Health Business Week

Johns Hopkins University Hospital - CT guided percutaneous renal tumor cryoablation effective in initial clinical use

KV Pharmaceutical Company - Specialty pharmaceutical company reports 13% revenue increase in Q3 06 over a year ago

Kanazawa University, Ishikawa - Omentopexy enhances angiogenesis in ischemic hearts treated with cell therapy

Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy, Tokyo - Hippocampal neurons participate in the depolarization-induced increase in choline acetyltransferase activity

Kyoto University - Data advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Lumera Corporation - Nanotechnology company, Medical University of SC contract to codevelop new protein array

Luminex Corporation - Developer of biological testing technologies reports 28% revenue increase in Q4 2005

Lung Cancer - Minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer compares favorably to open surgery

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Orathecin exhibited minimal clinical benefit in metastatic breast cancer

Mayo Clinic - Heart failure patients treated effectively with tolvaptan

Mayo Clinic - PEEP restores normal acoustic transmission after lung injury in pigs

Mayo Clinic - Study examined atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter after heart transplant

MediciNova, Inc. - Enrollment complete in phase II multiple sclerosis trial of MN-166

Merck & Co., Inc. - U.S. FDA approves Rotateq to prevent a leading cause of severe infant diarrhea

Minnesota State University - Chlorogenic acid modifies insulin receptor exon 11^+/- and improves some cellular mechanisms

National Defense Medical Center, Taipei - Acute renal failure predicted in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis

Nosocomial Infections - Kimberly-Clark Health Care joins national initiative to reduce surgical complications

OSI Systems, Inc. - Medical monitoring product developer announces record revenues of $117.1 million

PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc. - Nutrition technology company finds new soft chewable tablet reduces food intake by 20%

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge - Researchers' findings advance obesity pathogenesis research

Pennsylvania State University - Risk factors and ultrasound predict chronic hepatitis caused by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Personnel - Healthcare analytics company appoints Douglas Williams as vice president

Pfizer, Inc. - Genetic Association Information Network launched

Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc. - Pharma company receives milestone payment following delivery of compounds to Celgene

Pluristem Life Systems, Inc. - Biotech company files patent application for expanding hematopoietic stem cells

Poland National Veterinary Research Institute -  S. typhimurium DT104 epidemic strains isolated from animals and feed in Poland

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas - Cryopreservation time, donor gender were associated with pulmonary homograft stenosis

Primagen Holding B.V. - Diagnostic tests company upgrades dry filter spot HIV-1 collection solution to monitor viral load

Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London - Fertility-sparing surgery could be option for women with gynecological malignancies

Regional Cancer Center, Kerala - Expression of VEGF might prognosticate primary nasopharyngeal cancer

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Climate change may affect length of respiratory infection season

Royal Colleges of Physicians - Physicians say medical research must put public interests before commercial decisions

Royal Free and University of College Medical School, London - Relationship between elevated sPLA₂ IIa levels and CAD risk discovered in diabetes

Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb - Effect of indomethacin on E-cadherin and beta-catenin expression in colon cancer studied

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago - Drug may cut down involuntary movements in Huntington's disease patients by 25%

Seoul National University - Reports add new data to apoptosis research

Shanghai Medical University - Pancreatic carcinoma can be treated by adenoviral mediated gene transfer of vasostatin

Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. - RNAi therapeutics company appoints Gregory Weaver, CPA, MBA, as chief financial officer

Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York - Sickle cell anemia treated by coregulating globin transgene expression and RNA interference

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Trial data show gamblers taking oral nalmefene had significant reduction in urge to gamble

SonoSite, Inc. - Peter Hsu named managing director of China, NE Asia by hand-carried ultrasound company

Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital - Smaller postprocedural minimal lumen diameter is linked to late recurrence in-stent restenosis

Sorin Group - Italian group launches world's smallest defibrillator on European market

Synthetic Genomics, Inc. - Dr. Aristides Patrinos named president of company that commercializes synthetic biology

Technical University of Dresden - Hypoxia-inducible factor inhibition disturbs cardiac development in embryos

The March of Dimes - Birth defects prevention organization commits additional $2.4 million to research

Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, Istanbul - Use of iloprost or nitroglycerin offers hypertension relief during valvular heart surgery

Tianjin Medical University - AKT pathway contributes to the development and progression of gliomas

Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical University - Recent findings illuminate research in Epstein-Barr virus

Tutogen Medical, Inc. - Biological implants manufacturer names L. Robert Johnston, Jr. chief financial officer

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to hit non-Hispanic blacks hardest in U.S.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Partnership formed to strengthen pandemic influenza preparedness

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - Ethanolic extract alters the vasomotor reactivity of aortic rings from obese rats

Universite Libre de Bruxelles - Dendritic cell vaccine induces CD8+ T cell responses against NA17-A2 tumor peptide

Universite de Bretagne Occidentale - Inserting antigenic protein in flagellin improves Th1 immune response

University of Arkansas Medical Sciences - Altering TV viewing habits is proposed for adult obesity intervention

University of Bari - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of stem cell transplantation

University of California, Los Angeles - Studies add new findings to melanoma vaccines body of knowledge

University of California, San Diego - Macrophage signaling may affect hormone resistance in prostate tumors

University of Copenhagen - Tn/STn MUC1 glycopeptides elicit cancer-specific anti-MUC1 antibody responses

University of Florence - Neuronal nitric oxide synthase varies in systemic sclerosis skin

University of Florida - Myocardial performance index can detect acute heart transplant rejection in children

University of Frankfurt - Suture annuloplasty for mitral valve repair has questionable durability

University of Geneva - New way of looking at molecular motors has implications for many health conditions

University of Gottingen - Novel breakable stent shows promise for infant and neonatal interventions

University of Gottingen - Recent findings in cancer therapy provide new insights

University of Helsinki - Breaking the cycle of related factors may offer treatment plan for metabolic syndrome

University of Helsinki - Mechanism potentially explains evolution of cell signaling pathways

University of Illinois - Bone response to hydroxyapatite scaffolds is visualized

University of Ioannina - Flow-mediated changes in pulse wave velocity offer new measure of endothelial function

University of Leicester School of Medicine - Telmisartan was more effective than ramipril in reducing blood pressure

University of Michigan Health System - Hospitals should stockpile oseltamivir to prepare for avian influenza outbreak

University of Naples SUN - A functional serotonin transporter gene polymorphism is associated with binge eating disorder

University of Nottingham - Center of excellence in targeted therapeutics will train selected pharmacologists

University of Pisa - Idarubicin displayed cytotoxic effect on breast cancer multicellular spheroids

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - DNA structure gives insight into treatment against cancer

University of Texas Southwest Medical Center, Dallas - Findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis provide new insights

University of Washington - Preventive services most likely to pay off are often not covered by employers

University of Zurich Hospital - Gefitinib was well tolerated in a phase II study of patients with renal-cell carcinoma

Vernalis Plc - Pyrrolo(Iso)quinoline derivatives reduce food intake in rats

VisualSonics - Ultrasound micro imaging systems developer reports record growth, increased demand

Wistar Institute, Philadelphia - U.S. FDA licenses vaccine to protect infants against rotavirus infection

Yale University - Therapeutic potential of PDE5 inhibition needs to be determined