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M-phasys GmbH - German companies collaborate on monoclonal antibodies to human GPCR cancer targets

MIV Therapeutics, Inc. - Positive results reported from long-term animal study of stent coating technology

Mayo Clinic - GI metastasis occurs more in patients with lobular cancer than ductal cancer

McKinley Medical - AutoMed 3400C Ambulatory Infusion Pump introduced to deliver continuous chemotherapy

MedLink International, Inc. - Healthcare information technology firm seeks to expand into Japanese market

Medical Services International Inc. - Diagnostics test company enters joint venture with Chinese firm and northern China hospital

Medicare - Medicare announces a new strategy for anemia management for dialysis patients

Medicare - National Council on the Aging partners to begin Medicare Part D education campaign

Medtronic, Inc. - 50,000 patients enrolled in Internet-based implantable cardiac device management system

Memry Corporation - Medical device company reports revenues of $12.6 million

Mie University - Apoptosis-inducing ligand and receptors are involved in viral hepatic diseases

Migenix Inc. - Enrollment underway in phase IIb combination therapy clinical trial of celgosivir

Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat - Bone formation and bone turnover is altered in type 2 diabetics

Myriad Genetics, Inc. - Biopharma company, Abbott extend collaboration focused on human genetic variation

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Tsukuba - Transfection suppresses tissue infiltration of B cell precursor leukemia cells

National Institute of Medical Research, London - Protein coded by Rv1747 gene required for normal virulent MTB infection

Netherlands Institute Health Service Research NIVEL - Community network of reference laboratories developed for influenza surveillance

Ohio State University - ERTargetDB integrates information on transcription regulation of estrogen receptor target genes

Peking University, Beijing - Efficacy of doxorubicin improved via an enhanced intracellular delivery system

Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. - Pharma company CEO Robert Hennessey resigns, Jennifer Good promoted to president and COO

Philanthropy - Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis campaign raises more than $290,000

Quality Assurance - Vanderbilt University Medical Center ranks high in patient safety survey

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Researchers' work adds to heart failure body of knowledge

ReGen Biologics, Inc. - Orthopedic products maker signs second distribution agreement in Spain

Rhode Island Hospital - Insulin levels reported to drop as Alzheimer disease progresses

Rizk Hospital, Ankara - Testing required by U.S. FDA suggests Neoral and Equoral are switchable

Romark Laboratories - Nitazoxanide bests standard of care for treatment of C. difficile in hospitalized patients

Saint Louis University - Lack of aspirin protection in diabetics may be related to aspects of platelet function

Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul - Mulberry, Korean red ginseng, and banaba improved insulin sensitivity and hyperglycemia

Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte - SOCS-3 regulates cytokine signaling in pancreatic beta-cells

Taipei Veterans General Hospital - CAPE sensitizes CT26 colorectal adenocarcinoma to IR, does not affect marrow radioresponse

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Pharmaceutical company reports Q3 2005 sales of $72.5 million, down from year ago

Tel Aviv University - Erythropoietin multiplies the proliferative and adhesive properties of endothelial progenitor cells

Terason - Convertible laptop ultrasound imaging system launched by Massachusetts company

The BioTeam - IT company to add life science informatics system to Microsoft Cluster Server 2003

Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital - Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha used to treat pancreatic cancer

TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. - Phase I trial initiated for AK receptor antagonist compound for severe pain, migraines

U.K. Health Protection Agency - HIV prevalence increasing among injecting drug users in England and Wales

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Findings in influenza vaccines provide new insights

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Fourplex real-time RT-PCR assay to detect dengue viruses is developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Small number of genes explains a major proportion of common complex diseases

U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Risks accompany attempts to jumpstart angiogenesis with G-CSF-induced stem cell mobilization

U.S. National Institutes of Health -  Giardia lamblia surface protein cytotoxicity is enzymatically controlled

Universitatsklinik Heidelberg - MRI could not be used to stage congenital mesoblastic nephroma

University Hospital, Maastricht - Novel clinical pathway improves outcome while containing cost

University of Birmingham - Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor gene is linked with Graves disease

University of Coimbra - Data advance knowledge in apoptosis research

University of Connecticut - Nurse-delivered adherence intervention improves knowledge and HAART adherence

University of Delhi - Recombinant antigens of M. tuberculosis for serodiagnosis were purified

University of Heidelberg - Study postulates why some cholesterol-lowering drugs cause hot flashes

University of Heidelberg - VEGF gene-activated matrix accelerates bone healing

University of Iowa - In vitro fertilization may be associated with a slightly increased risk of major birth defects

University of Leeds - A polymorphism in the factor XIII B-subunit influences venous thrombosis

University of London Imperial College - Beijing/W strains are a distinct genetic lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

University of Mainz - Complex bariatric methods have higher risk for complications, but good long-term outcomes

University of Manchester - Type 1 diabetes gene SUMO4 at IDDM5 is not linked to arthritis

University of Miami - Research add new data to cochlear implants body of knowledge

University of North Carolina - Policies can increase influenza and pneumococcal immunizations

University of Queensland - High-throughput molecular characterization of rMAbs correlates with HPLC analysis of fluorophore labeled N-glycans

University of Rochester - Pregabalin is safe and effective new treatment for neuropathic pain in diabetics

University of Southern California - Neuropsychological impairment is a risk in HIV- and HCV-infected women

University of Washington - Patients with Wilms tumor associated with low risk of end stage renal disease

University of Zurich - F57 sequence-based real-time PCR detects M. avium subsp paratuberculosis in milk

Validian Corporation - Security software provider introduces secure data-exchange application

Varian, Inc. - New instruments introduced for complex sample analysis

Viventia Biotech Inc. - U.S. FDA grants fast track status to drug for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Heparin antibodies may pose a risk for heart surgery patients

Washington University, St. Louis - Gender differences to insulin response and resistance susceptibilities are prevalent

Xcyte Therapies, Inc. - Biotechnology company reports Q3 2005 net loss of $12.6 million