Health Insurance Week

National Cheng Kung University - Long-term synapse potentiation studied, roles of protein and receptors revealed

National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen - Wine drinkers live longer than beer guzzlers

National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu - Baculovirus disseminates genes to rodent chondrocytes

National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu - JEV recombinant GAG-binding proteins have potential tissue engineering use

National University of Singapore - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of neuroscience

New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque - Decreased activity of COX and NOS pathways disrupts modulation of contraction

New York University - Activation of nuclear factor studied, role of translational repression revealed

Novavax,Inc - Pharmaceutical company updates 2005 first half milestones

Oita University - E2 blocks cardioprotection vs. ischemia/reperfusion injury in female rat heart

Oregon State University, Corvallis - Pyruvate dehydrogenase catabolizes pyruvate more efficiently in aged rat hearts

Osaka University - Fusogenic liposomal vector is a potent gene vaccine delivery vehicle

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Pharma company names new board member

PDV Communications Inc. - Oncology-focused pharmaceutical company announces Johnson & Johnson agreement

Pall Corporation - Proteomics company launches line of chromatography sorbents

Patient Safety - Nursing home quality initiative launched

Philanthropy - Dow pledges $5 million to aid tsunami relief effort

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - WHO fears psychological tsunami damage

Prince Henry's Inst. of Medical Research, Clayton - Binding determinants of eplerenone and spironolactone are similar to each other

Radiant Research Inc. - Phase I-IV clinical drug development company announces new facility

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast - Polymorphisms are not associated with ischemic heart disease

Schering-Plough Corporation - Science-based healthcare company announces executive changes in R&D

Sentigen Holding Corp. - Ronald C. Newbold elected operations executive VP of biotech holding company

Sentillion. Inc. - Practicing physician to head IT company's healthcare information security effort

Sepracor Inc. - Commercial availability date for eszopiclone treatment for insomnia revised

Siemens Medical Solutions - Mummies' mystery probed with computed tomography in National Geographic project

Sleep Solutions Inc. - Researchers find less variability in sleep studies performed in the home

State University of New York, Buffalo - Study describes drinking patterns that are associated with risk of hypertension

Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - Second generation test to detect unauthorized GMO soybeans in Brazil released

Teranode Corp. - U.S. NIH Chemical Genomics Center selects life sciences software platform

The Petrov Group - Market research firm announces new report examining, in part, medical technology

The Wheat Foods Council - Nonprofit wheat organization issues statement on the new dietary guidelines

The World Federation for Mental Health - Mental health group partners with Lilly to raise wellness awareness

Tokushima Prefectural Center Hospital - Epstein-Barr virus detected in lymphoma cells in mantle cell lymphoma patient

Transgenomic Inc. - Patent issued for enhanced detection sensitivity in DNA materials analysis

UNR-CNRS 7131, Paris - Results suggests a link between cGMP pathway and arterial wall geometry

Univer. of Med. & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark - Study of potassium provides a link between platelet biology and occlusive stroke

Universite Francois Rabelais - Recent findings illuminate research in cancer vaccines

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden - Utility of hip resurfacing arthroplasty reviewed

University of Alabama - Research add new data to enzymology body of knowledge

University of Alabama, Birmingham - Method of measuring vena contracta area can assess mitral regurgitation

University of Barcelona - Hepatitis C compromises the survival of HIV-positive liver transplant patients

University of Birmingham, U.K. - Most childhood cancers "probably" down to prenatal exposure to pollutants

University of Bristol, U.K. - Intellect linked to risk of suicide in young men

University of California Davis - Interventions that alter mitochondrial pH can limit injury during I/R

University of California, Los Angeles - Diffusive cell coupling modulates the dynamics of cardiac excitation

University of Central Florida - Anti-apoptotic protein studied, protease-mediated apoptotic regulation revealed

University of Cincinnati - Piperazine-linked bisbenzamidines active against Pneumocystis carinii

University of Edinburgh - South Asian, black people in the U.K. more likely to be admitted for asthma

University of Essen Gesamthsch - Substitutions in mutant hepatitis B virus surface antigens are immunogenic

University of Freiburg - Immunogenic proteins released from Streptococcus agalactiae identified

University of Glasgow - New research shows heroin use falling across Scotland

University of Helsinki - Cholinesterase inhibitors have demonstrated improvements in vascular dementia

University of Helsinki - Household dust may be source of infant botulism

University of Hong Kong - HSCT survivors have increased risk of secondary nonhematologic malignancies

University of Houston - Thy-1 expression marks corneal keratocyte repair phenotypes

University of Illinois - Data advance knowledge in enzymology research

University of Manitoba - Insulin promotes glycemic control in type 2 diabetic adolescents

University of Massachusetts - Cassette-based presentation of SIV epitopes with gas vesicles is feasible

University of Missouri, Kansas City - Angiogenic proteins maintain the vascular architecture of livers

University of Oxford - Studies add new findings to haemophilus vaccines body of knowledge

University of Paris - NRTIs cross the placenta by simple diffusion and concentrate in amniotic fluid

University of Pennsylvania - Recent studies add new data to angiology research

University of Sassari - CD10 expressed in some chromophobe renal cell carcinomas

University of Southern California - Apolipoprotein regulation studied, changes during development and aging revealed

University of Tennessee - Calcium and dairy products inhibit weight and fat regain

University of Texas, Houston - Nested PCR with PGMY09/11 and GP5+/6+ primer sets improves HPV DNA detection

University of Tokyo - Researchers' data advance atherosclerosis research

University of Toronto - Modern proverbs needed to illustrate truths about health principles

University of Toronto - Ultrasound generates DNA fragments that are rapidly identified by biosensors

University of Western Ontario - Optimal timing of liner exchange for retroacetabular osteolysis determined

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond - Serial ultrasound assessment is suggested for at-risk fetuses with CHD

Washington University, St. Louis - Gut microbiota regulates fat storage in the host

Women In Government - Report on cervical cancer by women in office shows no state excels in prevention

Ziopharm, Inc. - Collaborative research agreement initiated to develop cancer-effective analogs

lue Foundation for a Healthy Florida - Ten Florida organizations to receive $532,112 in grants from philanthropic group