Health Business Week

Kyushu University, Japan - Myostatin silenced in embryonic myoblast differentiation

LCT BioPharma - Choroid plexus transplants provide extensive neuroprotection in monkeys

Leiden University, Netherlands - Calcified spots in ST-segment elevation MI detected by intravascular ultrasound are characterized

Loughborough University, U.K. - Modifying carbohydrate glycemic index of meals changes hyperinsulinemic response in women

Maastricht University, Netherlands - Glycemic instability is underestimated in type 2 diabetes

Makerere University, Uganda - Primary mania and HIV-related secondary mania clinically and immunologically distinct

Market Analysis - Hospital admissions for GI disorders rising

Marketing - Healthnotes Connect 2007 launched

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Depression, anxiety in myocardial infarction patients are under-recognized, under-treated

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. - Secretion of cancer-testis antigen NY-ESO-1 from yeast has been improved

MaxCyte - MaxCyte adds Arthur Mandell, Judith Hedstrom, and Carl June, MD

Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Latissimus dorsi reconstruction is a good option for failed breast conservation therapy

Medical Devices - Implanted wireless device alerts patients and physicians to dangerous conditions

Medical University of South Carolina, U.S. - South Carolina study finds cancer rate among African-Americans about twice as high as whites

National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan - Gastric cancer should not be treated by left thoracoabdominal approach

National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan - Urothelial carcinoma development and progression discussed

National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan - Decreased serum paraoxonase 1 activity due to lead exposure may increase atherosclerosis risk

National Veterinary Research Institute, Poland - New generation vaccines extend immunotherapy possibilities in animals

New York Medical College, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Japan and Italy report recent findings in diabetes

NicOx - NicOx gives full details of naproxcinod Phase III plan in osteoarthritis

Numico Research - Recent studies from Netherlands, United States and People's Republic of China add new data to vaccines research

Nurse Study - Work-family conflict is common among registered nurses, study shows

Ocean University of China, People's Republic of China - High-intensity ultrasound reduces allergenic properties of shrimp allergens

Oncolytics Biotech - Cancer-killing viruses employ multiple mechanisms

Oncolytics Biotech - Oncolytics Biotech researchers present reovirus research at European meeting

Oregon Health & Science University, U.S. - Leukemic oncogenes identified by phosphoproteomic analysis

Origenis - Aureus Pharma licenses AurWEB to Origenis

Ospedale Macedonio Melloni, Milan, Italy - Premature ovarian failure is risk after laparoscopic excision of bilateral endometriomas

Pharmexa - Pharmexa to add two new members to board of directors

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, India -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen was expressed to study its immunoprophylactic potential

Power3 Medical Products - Power3 makes research, patient samples available to industry partners

Proteome Systems - Proteome Systems announces proof-of-concept test for active tuberculosis

Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands - Researchers from Netherlands, United States and Italy describe findings in cell biology studies

Roche Palo Alto - Hepatitis C virus resistant subgenomic replicons show lack of cross resistance

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden - Researchers from Sweden, the South Korea and Germany provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Sahlgrenska University, Sweden - Interleukin-6-deficient mice show lower stress- and cold-induced increase in energy expenditure

Sendai Medical Center, Miyagi, Japan - Sevoflurane effects on cytokines in patients undergoing CABG are investigated

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego, U.S. - Adenoviral vector with heat shock protein and prodrug activation genes induced specific antitumor effect

Stanford University, U.S. - Coronary sinus cannulation is facilitated with a deflectable fiberoptic catheter

Stanford University, U.S. - Studies from Germany and Switzerland advance knowledge in cardiology research

Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea - New data from South Korea and United States lluminates research in brain cancer

Sydney University, Australia - New findings from New Zealand, United States and Germany in the area of heart disease described

Temple University, U.S. - Arthritic erosion is hindered by thrombospondin-1 peptide

Texas Technical University, U.S. - Organic acids and sodium chlorite were used to reduce E. coli and Salmonella in beef

The Heart Failure Society of America, U.S. - Rising health care costs make newer heart failure treatments difficult to obtain

The Partnership to End Cervical Cancer, U.S. - Physician, advocate groups pledge to improve access to vaccination against cervical cancer

ThermoGenesis - ThermoGenesis reports Q4 2006 net revenues of $3,557,000 up from $3,099,000 a year ago

Tm Bioscience - Tm Bioscience names Donald Low, PhD, as chairman of its scientific advisory board

Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan - LV diastolic function in muscular dystrophy patients improved with carvedilol plus ACE inhibitors

Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan - Studies from Japan, the the Netherlands and the United States advance knowledge in atherosclerosis research

Tulane University, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Japan and NORTH Ireland advance knowledge in cell biology research

Universita degli Studi G D'Annunzio, Italy - New data from the United States, Netherlands and Italy lluminates research in angiology

University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S. - New research from the United States, South Korea and Germany in the area of imaging detailed

University of Bern, Switzerland - Prostate cancer patients undergoing prostatectomy with PSA <10 ng/ml require lymph node dissection

University of California, U.S. - New breast cancer tumor suppressor gene identified

University of California, U.S. - New findings from the United States, India and Japan in the area of cardiology described

University of California, U.S. - Researchers discover the future of a wildflower may depend on the fates of two different animals

University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS

University of California, U.S. - Researchers use statistical technique to find mix of biomarkers predicting mortality

University of Colorado Health Sciences, U.S. - Moxifloxacin shows increased activity after 4 weeks of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment

University of Dusseldorf, Germany - Systemic immune mediators appear to be associated with type 2 diabetes progression

University of Frankfurt, Germany - Researchers from Germany, the United Kingdom and the RI 02905 report recent findings in cardiology

University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma survival improved after adding induction chemotherapy to radiotherapy

University of Leuven, Belgium - Aerobic endurance training lowers blood pressure by reducing systemic vascular resistance

University of Manchester, U.K. - Studies from the United Kingdom, United States and Italy add new findings to lipids body of knowledge

University of Massachusetts, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Japan detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in ischemia research

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Studies from the United States, PA 15260; jjakicic@pitt and Austria add new findings to obesity body of knowledge

University of Missouri, U.S. - A researcher isolates adult stem cells from blood that can develop five types of cells

University of Missouri, U.S. - Data from the United States and Germany advance knowledge in cardiology research

University of Montreal, Canada - Weight control through diet is a key factor for preventing BRCA-related breast cancer risk

University of Munich, Germany - Fast pathway ablation reduces risk of delayed higher-degree atrioventricular block

University of Munich, Germany - New findings from Germany in the area of leukemia detailed

University of Munster, Germany - Peri-implant bone mineralization and protocols for accelerating osseointegration are reviewed

University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Insulin pulmonary delivery may be possible with cyclodextrin particles

University of Ottawa, Canada - Application of evidence-based knowledge to clinical practice is discussed

University of Oxford, U.K. - Benefits may outweigh negative effects of oral contraceptives on gynecological cancers

University of Oxford, U.K. - Polymorphism within interferon-gamma/receptor complex related to pulmonary tuberculosis

University of Paris, France - Cricopharyngeal myotomy improves dysphagia in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy patients

University of Paris, France - Pancreatic-head adenocarcinoma treated by pancreaticoduodenectomy with mesentericoportal vein resection

University of Paris-Descartes, France - Medical management of peripheral arterial disease patients needs improvement

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States and France advance virology research

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - HIV-1 reverse transcriptase dimerization inhibited by TSAO-T derivatives

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Hurthle cell thyroid cancer diagnosed by F-18-FDG PET

University of Pompeu Fabra, Spain - Bladder carcinogenesis linked to PIK3CA mutations

University of Pompeu Fabra, Spain - Recent findings from Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States illuminate research in HIV/AIDS

University of South Florida, U.S. - Colorectal resection has a low risk of complications in patients with ovarian cancer

University of Tennessee, U.S. - Reports from Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States advance knowledge in neurology research

University of Texas, U.S. - Nucleus accumbens repressor expression increases behavioral stress responses

University of Washington, U.S. - Recent findings in breast cancer described by researchers from the United States and Germany

Uppsala University, Sweden - Research from Sweden and the United States in antibiotics provides new insights

Vanda Pharmaceuticals - Vanda Pharmaceuticals reports resignation of Wayne T. Hockmeyer, MD, from Vanda board

Vitrolife - Clinical breakthrough emerges for Steen Solution in lung transplantations

Yang Ming National University, Taiwan - Cataract surgery provider volume is associated with postoperative endophthalmitis

Yang Ming National University, Taiwan - Reports from Taiwan, the United States and Italy add new data to HIV/AIDS research

Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan - Findings from Japan and Italy describe new data in heart attack research