Health Business Week

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - HIV Vpr fuels the progression of AIDS

Mater Medical Research Institute, Brisbane - In prostate cancer, CD1c+ blood dendritic cells provide vaccine delivery

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences - Brain researchers discover the evolutionary traces of grammar

Mayo Clinic - Feline immunodeficiency virus restriction by Ref1, Lv1, and TRIM5 alpha proteins is examined

McGill University, Montreal - Recurrent myocardial infarction, mortality are similar for immediate or delayed statin therapy post-MI

Medical School of Newcastle Upon Tyne - Hepatitis C virus antigen detected in cholestatic hepatitis after liver transplantation

Merck & Co., Inc. - U.S. CDC committee recommends inclusion of Rotateq in Vaccines for Children Program

National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi - Lung cancer suppressed by SC-560

National Comprehensive Cancer Network - National Comprehensive Cancer Network announces updates to myelodysplastic syndromes guidelines

National Institute of Neurology & Neurosurgery of Mexico - In experimental glioma, interstitial transfer factor is effective adjuvant immunotherapy

National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu - Paclitaxel-loaded nanoparticles target drug delivery in liver cancer

Neuro-Hitech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Neuro-Hitech Pharmaceuticals appoints Mark Auerbach as chairman of the board of directors

North Glasgow University - Stroke outcome poor in diabetes patients with high serum urate levels

Oregon State University - Angiogenesis flourishes when proteins are released from implanted hydrogel

Osaka University - Functional corneal endothelial cell sheets fabricated for ocular surgery and repair

Osteoporosis - Denosumab therapy shown to increase bone mineral density in women with osteoporosis

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer treated by abraxane

Pasteur Institute , Paris - Pax3 and Pax7 have distinct and overlapping functions in adult muscle progenitor cells

Phoqus Group plc - Phoqus Group and Diurnal Limited complete phase I Chronocort trial for adrenal insufficiency

PolyMedix, Inc. - PolyMedix raises $21 million in equity financing

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Progenics Pharmaceuticals HIV drug, PRO 140, receives U.S. FDA fast-track designation

Public Health - U.S. HHS deputy secretary speaks at pandemic planning summit

QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Company - QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Company initiates phase II trial of fispemifene for andropause

Radboud University of Nijmegen - Xenopus intermediate pituitary cells transgenically express prion protein

RegenMed - Anti-SDF-1 treatment prevents retinal neovascularization in nonhuman primates, study shows

Research and Markets Ltd. - New rheumatoid arthritis drugs may push biologics above traditional therapies, report says

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Rheumatoid arthritis carries high costs for employers

Rubicon Genomics, Inc. - Rubicon Genomics forms new scientific advisory board for molecular diagnostics

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage repeated head CT has limited utility

Seoul National University - Hirsutenone inhibits COX-2 and MMP-9 upregulation in mammary epithelial cells

Smith & Nephew plc - Eustace retires from Smith & Nephew board, Buchanan becomes chair, Illingworgh named COO

Smith & Nephew plc - Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics names Flora, Augusti and Woody to senior management positions

Spectranetics Corporation - Spectranetics reports record Q4 2005 revenues of $12.3 million, atherectomy sales up 60%

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. - Synovis Life Technologies reports Q1 2006 consolidate net revenue of $13.3 million

Theratechnologies - Gerald A. Lacoster named director of Theratechnologies

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - Findings advance knowledge in prostate cancer research

TranSenda International, LLC - MediQuest Therapeutics chooses TranSenda to deploy clinical trial portal

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Albumin purification methods to analyze albumin-organic toxicant adducts are evaluated

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Diarrhea in children is reduced by flocculant-disinfectant for drinking water

U.S. Department of Agriculture -  Listeria monocytogenes strain is not linked to competitive fitness

U.S. National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - DTH-inducing proteins from cDNA library have been identified

UITA - Utah IT and life science associations announce unanimous board agreement to merge

United Therapeutics Corporation - United Therapeutics reports that 2005 full-year revenues grew to $115.9 million

Universita Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan - BXL628 arrests prostate growth in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia

University Hospital, Lausanne - Hypertension is transient after surgical closure of an abdominal wall defect

University of Bradford - Colorectal cancer patients preferred oral to intravenous therapy

University of California, Los Angeles - Nuclear receptor activation improves hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in diabetic mice

University of California, San Francisco - Breast cancer risk reduction awareness was evaluated among women from different ethnic groups

University of Cordoba - Rapamycin-eluting stents for coronary bifurcation lesions underexpand without restenosis impact

University of Dresden - Tumor uptake in neuroendocrine tumors enhanced with I-131-labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine

University of Frankfurt - Findings in diagnostics provide new insights

University of Illinois - Extracellular matrix proteins in uveal melanoma reconstructed in 3D

University of Liverpool - HPLC-MS/MS simultaneously quantifies seven protease inhibitors in plasma

University of Louvain - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer vaccines

University of Mainz - Gastroscopy not necessary for all patients preparing for gastric banding

University of Malaga School of Medicine - Knee replacement postoperative unwashed shed blood use does not alter immunosuppression

University of Munich - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

University of Ottawa - Arthroscopic debridement and capsular release treats arthrofibrosis

University of Ottawa - Coronary artery bypass outcomes may be improved with thoracic artery skeletonization study

University of Oxford - Research add new data to cardiovascular body of knowledge

University of Pittsburgh - Adiponectin linked to insulin sensitivity independent of visceral adipose tissue

University of Rochester - Proteosome-influenza vaccine induces influenza antibodies in humans

University of Sao Paulo - Volunteer blood donors with hepatitis C experience a worse quality of life

University of Sheffield - Chemoprotective effects of cruciferous vegetables against colorectal cancer studied

University of Sheffield - Coxsackievirus B4 2A proteinase structure and dynamics have been determined

University of Sydney - Apoptosis of primary neurons is inhibited by varicella-zoster virus ORF63

University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio - Studies describe new findings in atherosclerosis research

University of Toronto - Biodegradable nerve guidance channels with protein-eluting microspheres developed

University of Turin - Macroadenomas treated by octreotide long-acting repeatable

University of Turin - Obesity therapy may benefit from plastic surgery

University of Ulster, Londonderry - Antimicrobial peptides with insulin activity were found in Rana saharica frog secretions

University of Washington - Sexual HIV transmission may bridge high-risk populations with general populations

University of Wisconsin - Self-advocacy in health care encounters may vary according to race

VU University, Amsterdam - Practice of euthanasia related to terminally ill cancer patient's suffering

Warsaw University - Melatonin attenuates diabetes-induced oxidative stress in rabbits

Western Hospital, Melbourne - Reports advance knowledge in imaging research

Yamaguchi University - Interleukin promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with aging

Yan Chai Hospital, Hong Kong - Metabolic traits likely due to genetic effects