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Maastricht University - Finger pulse amplitude is predictor of food intake

Maggiore Hospital, Milan - Study reviews cyclosporine and other immunosuppressive therapies

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics - Genomic sequence of rat major histocompatibility complex completed

Mayo Clinic Hospital - MELD has improved survival odds for liver cancer patients awaiting transplants

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cntr. - Following a breast-cancer drug's actions via PET imaging may aid drug design

Military Healthcare - Idaho Guard: For deploying guardsmen and families, health is major concern

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Sti1 and Cdc37 stabilize Hsp90 in chaperone complexes

Nagoya University - EBV nuclear antigen leader protein induces B-cell TARC expression

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company reports loss of $0.64 per share

National Comprehensive Cancer Network - New treatment options featured in colorectal cancer guidelines

NeoRx Corp. - Oncology drug maker reports $0.17 per share loss

Ohio State University - Body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomatology link examined

Osteoporosis - Study: Pharmacists able to identify and refer patients at-risk for fractures

Oxigene, Inc. - Combretastatin A4 Prodrug granted EU orphan product designation

Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen - Hyaluronan-binding protease stops cytokine-driven endothelial cell growth

Personnel - Michael F. Neidorff elected chairman of Centene board

Pheromone Sciences Corp. - Healthwatchsystems acquires marketing rights to Fertilite-OV fertility monitor

Physiometrix, Inc. - Medical product manufacturer announces first quarter financial results

Political Conflict - Women suffering brunt of conflict in Western Sudan, UNFPA warns

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Increased risk of cardiovascular disease shown in PCOS patients

Princeton University - Chromatin structure of ribosomal DNA causes genome instability

Royal Free and University College Medical School - Role of therapeutic vaccines for the control of HIV-1 reviewed

Royal Marsden NHS Trust - Novel systemic therapies for breast cancer reviewed

Saegis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Patient enrollment initiated for Alzheimer disease product candidate trial

Serono, Inc. - Zorbtive launched for treatment of short bowel syndrome

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company approved for listing on NASDAQ National Market System

Stanford University - Hepatitis vaccination in patients with chronic liver disease reviewed

Technion Israel Institute of Technology - Modification of BCR tonic signals activates receptor editing in immature B cells

TherMatrx, Inc. - New FDA-approved catheter designed to treat shorter prostate lengths in BPH

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces first quarter 2004 financial results

Tottori University - Losartan may improve exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure

Transplant Medicine - Families get letters from recipients of organ donations

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - 4-methylthio-1-butyl group protects phosphate/thiophosphate groups

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Arsenic determined in infant food products by IC-ICP-MS

U.S. National Cancer Institute - No link found between IGF or IGF-binding protein and pancreatic cancer

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Antioxidant corrects neurobehavioral defect in ataxia-telangiectasia

U.S. Veterans Affairs Department - VA to close three hospitals

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - CTL ontogeny and viral escape have implications for HIV vaccine design

Univ. of California, San Diego - Annexin II is gene involved in insulin-induced glucose transport

University Hospital MAS, Malmo - Tubular repair of median and ulnar nerves superior to microsurgical repair

University of Bologna - Hamster model for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection developed

University of Brasilia - Cyanogenic glucosides in ingested foods don't harm breastfeeding babies

University of Dusseldorf - Study discusses the molecular biology of the estrogen receptors

University of Edinburgh - Diagnostic value of heart fatty-acid-binding protein reviewed

University of Gothenburg - Prestorage plasma filtration activates the complement cascade

University of Liege - Pain thresholds of tender point sites compared in patients, healthy controls

University of Manchester - Mesothelial cell progenitors able to switch between different cell phenotypes

University of Miami - Laser in situ keratomileusis ignites choroidal neovascularization

University of Miami - Neointestinal cysts found after intestinal epithelium organoid implantation

University of Munich - GABRA 3 gene may play role in unipolar major depressive disorder in females

University of Ottawa - Evidence of apoptosis in human diabetic kidney found

University of Paris 07 - HCV compartmentalization in circulating B cells and monocytes is common

University of Pisa - Reduced allopregnanolone levels during luteal phase may contribute to PMS

University of Texas, El Paso -  Leishmania amazonensis vaccine not effective against leishmaniasis

University of Vienna - Immunoreactivity higher to non-pathogenic strains of Acanthamoeba

University of Vienna - Safety and efficacy of pimecrolimus reviewed

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Endogenous human prolactin amplifies the effects of estrogen on breast cancer

University of Zurich - Interferon and immune cell interactions in HSV-1 infection characterized

Vaccine Testing - Smallpox vaccine might benefit those who can't use other vaccines

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - Data: ZOMIG (zolmitriptan) nasal spray provides fast, lasting migraine relief

White Knight SST, Inc. - Cell therapy companies sign letter of intent to merge

World Health Organization - WHO: More AIDS clinics needed in countries