Health Insurance Week

Nanyang Technology University, Singapore - Hepatitis B virus proteins yield clues about liver cancer formation

National Cancer Center, Singapore City - Surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy compared to concurrent chemoradiotherapy

National Inst. of Public Health & Env., Bilthoven - New findings in the area of pertussis vaccines detailed

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki - Clearance of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in mice examined

National University of Singapore - Increased lungkine and chitinase protein levels in asthma studied

Natl. Inst. of Chem. Physics & Biophysics, Tallinn - Studies add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge

Nature Immunology - A new defense mechanism for keeping viruses out identified

NextCare Urgent Care - Urgent care provider announces new CFO

Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo - High prostate cancer mortality in Norway not influenced by Cancer Registry data

Novavax - Biopharma company appoints new VP of pharmaceutical development

Novogen - Drug discovery company subsidiary, Glycotex, to expand, board member resigns

Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit - Novel approach facilitates prosthodontic treatment in microstomia patients

One Cell Systems - Gel Microdrop Growth Assay accurate/sensitive/rapid TB susceptibility test

Osaka University - Skeletal muscles studied, proteomics of slow- and fast-twitch muscles defined

Otto Von Guericke University, Magdeburg - Tumor cell invasion factors in gliomatosis cerebri assessed

Paradigm Business Solutions - Consulting, software solutions company selected by children's hospital

Penn State University - Researchers find mushrooms are a natural source of ergothioneine

Personnel - Andrea Barthwell appointed to board of directors at Hythiam

Pfizer - Pharma company partners with pharmacies to expand Hurricane Katrina relief

Pharmos Corp. - Phase I trial with cannabinor for pain initiated

Regence Group - Healthcare plans company donates $100,000 to support Katrina relief efforts

Research Center Borstel - DNA vaccine inhibits inflammation in mice sensitized with allergen

Ruhr-Universitat Bochum - Loss of Cx36 increases retinal cell vulnerability to secondary cell loss

Schering-Plough Corp. - Krzystof Dziedzic, Aleda Chu named general managers by healthcare company

Solvis Group - Financial, HR services company announces sale of subsidiary to Global Food

Spherix Incorporated - Technology services company expands call center for hurricane relief effort

St. Louis University - Patient surveillance examined after curative-intent surgery for rectal cancer

Sun Yat-Sen University - Expression of SARS-CoV spike protein subunit elicits immune responses

Tecan U.S. - Detection kit for bovine spongiform encephalopathy-infected samples developed

Technische Universitat Berlin - Pharmaceutical in water treated by membrane bioreactor analyzed

Texas A&M University System - Health science center discovery could lead to new understanding of birth defect

Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary - Reovirus purges contaminating tumor cells in breast cancer cells

Tottori University - Interferons have differential effects on liver cancer cell signals

Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu - Short use of pseudoephedrine linked to greater blood pressure

Tsukuba Primate Research Center - Glycosylation affected the efficacy of vaccine against SIV

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  Salmonella outbreak occurred between animals and humans in vet clinics

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of West Nile virus reviewed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Agency approves new influenza vaccine for upcoming flu season

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Decapentaplegic gene of Drosophila melanogaster analyzed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Article demonstrates heterodimerization of beta₁ AR and beta₂ AR

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Myeloid/plasmacytoid DCs transfer HIV-1 preferentially to Ag-specific CD4+ cells

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Vpr-mediated cell cycle arrest important for HIV replication and pathogenesis

United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain - Retinoic acid stimulates proliferation of gastric epithelial progenitors

University College London - Channel trafficking linked to long QT1 syndrome pathogenesis

University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven - BP, dyslipidemia improve in renal patients following parathyroidectomy

University of Alabama - CD20+ B-cell clusters linked to reduced postrejection graft survival

University of Alabama - Outcomes after negative superficial inguinal lymphadenectomy reviewed

University of Birmingham - PEP005 has potent antileukemic activity mediated via delta isoform of PKC

University of British Columbia - Effect of whole body exercise and dragon boat training on arm volume examined

University of California, San Francisco - Risk of electromagnetic cardiac device disruption reviewed

University of California, San Francisco - Tobacco industry weakened pesticide regulations, UCSF study shows

University of Campinas - Duration of drug tapering doesn't affect seizure recurrence risk

University of Colorado - Non-HLA genes are associated with type 1 diabetes autoimmunity

University of Ferrara - Influenza vaccines are safe and effficacious in HIV-positive patients

University of Giessen - Chromatography quantification proves D-amino acids common in higher vertebrates

University of Heidelberg - HPLC-ESI-MS/MS proposed as tool for studies measuring bile acid CoA esters

University of Human Arts & Design, Saitama - Green tea consumption did not correlate with incidence of stomach cancer

University of Illinois - Novel technique for endovascular revision described

University of Maryland, Baltimore - Findings in cardiomyocytes provide new insights

University of Massachusetts - Approaches to host cell adhesion by Lyme disease spirochete examined

University of Miami - Diode non-ablative laser increases collagen expression

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - New research in the area of gynecology detailed

University of Nantes - Mechanisms of milnacipran anxiolysis elucidated

University of Nottingham - Promising therapeutic approaches to cancer vaccines reviewed

University of Parma - Researchers' data advance proteomics research

University of Pittsburgh - HIV-1 Vpr impairs dendritic cell maturation and T cell activation

University of Shizuoka - Rat renal ablation model studied, peritubular collagen deposition clarified

University of Szeged - Beta-amyloid peptide studied, co-precipitating synaptic proteins identified

University of Texas, Dallas - G protein beta gamma subunits studied, protein interaction defined

University of Texas, Houston - Reports add new data to kidney transplantation research

University of Tours - Proteinuria reduction linked to improved long-term renal graft survival

University of Tubingen - Study in Germany failed to change sun exposure and protective behavior

University of Zurich Hospital - Comparisons made between mediastinal lymph-node dissection versus sampling

Vein Associates Of America - Cyberquest changes name

VeriChip Corp. - Identification, security systems provider adds four hospitals clients in August

Wesley Medical Centre - Investigators outline the Sentinel Node biopsy versus Axillary Clearance trial

Weston Park Hospital,Yorkshire - Bone loss due to aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer treatment identified

sanofi pasteur - U.S. government buys vaccine, antivirals for potential influenza pandemic

vasamed - First shipments of noninvasive hemodynamic assessment system announced