Health and Medicine Week

Imaging - Eline Entertainment Group announces formation of imaging sub

Imaging - Researchers distinguish between kinds of dementia using brain imaging

Imaging Purchase - InSight completes purchase of mobile imaging assets in eastern U.S.

Imaging Trends - PET census shows fast growth in PET procedures

Immune Evasion -  Peptostreptococcus magnus protein L has immunoglobulin binding domains

Immunology - "Macrophageless" mice have near-normal wound healing

Immunology -  Hoxa5 gene loss linked to transient setback in murine thyroid development

Immunology - Chromatin antibodies associate with autoimmune hepatitis pathology

Immunology - Inactivated parapoxvirus ovis protects against hepatitis and herpes viruses

Immunology - Patent granted for ISA247, a calcineurin inhibitor

Immunology - Shark cartilage protein stimulates antitumor immunity in murine models

Immunosuppression - Bone marrow transplant has characteristic risks for pulmonary complications

Immunosuppression Risk - Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma can occur following liver transplant

Infection Control - Company expands Ramoplanin program with launch of infection control study

Infection Control - E Med Future begins NeedleZap distribution in Uganda

Infection Susceptibility - Mannose-binding lectin quantity, thus infection resistance, may be genetic

Infectious Disease -  Aeromonas pathogens carry cagA gene from H. pylori

Infectious Disease -  Clostridium species not significant cause of pediatric diarrhea in Brazil

Infectious Disease - Dengue virus serotype 3 viral evolution elucidated

Infectious Disease - Gilead inks nonexclusive HCV licensing agreement, initiate research programs

Infectious Disease - Integron-bearing but drug-susceptible E. coli strains found in Rio Grande

Infectious Disease - New patents granted on oral-dosed, broad-spectrum immune activators

Infectious Disease - The structure of a key enzyme solved

Infectious Disease Diagnostics - Dried blood suitable for immunological RNA testing

Infectious Disease Diagnostics - Novel molecular assay improves E. coli detection in beef products

Infertility - Different techniques can manage ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Infertility - Sperm mobility and oocyte number predict multinucleate formation in human IVF

Inflammatory Immunoglobulin - Triggering receptor on myeloid cells can cause sepsis, acute inflammation

Inflammatory Responses - Sex differences in asthma and atopy may relate to hormones

Influenza - Biostatisticians demonstrate method to bolster accuracy of vaccine studies

Influenza - GHRH receptor gene involved in NREMS response to influenza infection in mice

Information Technology - Cancer research organization selects Blue Coat for secure proxy appliance

Information Technology - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh converts to SET oximetry

Information Technology - Courion delivers identity management support for healthcare applications

Information Technology - Drug information available in handheld database

Information Technology - Foundation Surgery Affiliates to deploy SunriseXA financial solutions

Information Technology - LanVision announces new product installations at medical center

Information Technology - Lee Memorial Health System chooses Sprint for gigabit ethernet system

Inherited Disease - The cathepsin C gene now has 2 mutations linked to Papillon-Lefevre syndrome

Insect Sting Allergy - Insect sting anaphylaxis appears related to mastocytosis, urticaria pigmentosa

Interlukin Expression - IFN-alpha induces binding of IRF-1 and Stat3 to the IL-10 promoter

Interstitial Cystitis - Study finds limited benefit from two oral drugs

Intracranial Aneurysms - FDA approves expanded use of MicroCoil System family of embolic coils

Kidney Disease - Anemia prevalence is extremely high in renal transplant recipients

Kidney Disease - Autosomal recessive Alport syndrome can be a cause of different kidney problems

Kidney Transplant - The use of IVIG in renal transplant may help suppress panel reactive antibodies

Laparoscopic Instruments - Baylor Medical Center commits to AEM surgical instruments

Laryngeal Cancer - Components of fibrinolytic pathways occur in situ in laryngeal cancer

Laser Imaging - Kodak inks global sales agreement for imaging products

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - New treatment for enlarged heart effective

Legal Issues - Florida investigates Tenet for hospital ties

Legal Issues - Pharmacy groups sue prescription managers

Leishmaniasis -  Leishmania major chromosome 3 contains two gene clusters

Leptin Studies - Ins and outs of leptin receptor activation reviewed

Leukemia - Childhood survivors not receiving radiation have same life expectancy as general population

Leukemia - Targeted approaches may lead to better treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia - Tumors with a high proliferation index have a poor prognosis

Leukemia - User-defined assays may have applicability in management of leukemia

Leukemia Therapy - AML karyotype strongly influences benefits of pre-HSCT consolidation chemotherapy

Lipoprotein Testing - Doctors Laboratory to offer VAP expanded cholesterol test

Liver Cancer - Organ allocation criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma need review

Liver Failure - Hybrid artificial liver support systems can stem hepatic decline

Liver Lesions - Method for quantifying volumetric lesion change in liver CT scans discussed

Liver Transplantation - Left liver grafts are successful for patients with MELD score less than 15

Liver Transplantation - Monitoring blood samples may be a better way to optimize cyclosporine A dosage

Liver Transplantation - Sonography has poor sensitivity in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma

Liver Tumors - Coded harmonic imaging, Levovist can differentiate hepatocellular carcinoma

Longevity - Brain cell research spawns hope for longer life

Lung Cancer - ALG-2 may be a player in survival pathways in lung cancer

Lung Cancer - New test improves chance of survival

Lung Cancer - Surgical resection of liver metastases may be justified in certain cases

Lung Cancer - Surgical techniques, perioperative care permit more resections in lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Tumor-associated antigen L6 is involved in cancer invasion and metastasis

Lymphoma - Brief chemotherapy plus rituximab is an option for elderly patients with NHL

Lymphoma - Mesenteric malignant lymphoma detected by routine color Doppler ultrasonography

Lymphoma - The anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab is generally well tolerated

Lymphoma Therapy - R-HDS regimen with stem cell autografting effective against mantle cell lymphoma

Macular Degeneration - Cholesterol lowering drugs may prevent degenerative eye disease

Macular Degeneration - Clinical trial: Squalamine improves vision in wet AMD

Malaria - Exoerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium inui shortti shown in new world monkeys

Malaria - Novel activated C kinase receptor helps regulate plasmodial life cycle

Malaria Diagnosis - Neutrophil lipocalin levels linked to malaria severity

Malaria Pathogenesis -  P. falciparum hastens red blood cell senescence

Malaria Therapy - Amodiaquine with SP superior to chloroquine for first-line malaria treatment

Malaria Therapy - Antimalarial action explained by new report

Mandibuloacral Dysplasia - Researchers identify second gene responsible for rare syndrome

Market Analysis - Burn injury management product sales will double

Market Analysis - Coronary heart disease market to reach $23B in 2012

Mathematical Modeling - There are three different models for schistosomiasis transmission

Medicaid - Nebraska must resume payments

Medicaid - New national and state-by-state fact sheets released

Medicaid - Report finds spending rules hurt California, Florida, New York

Medical Equipment - FDA approves stair-climbing wheelchair

Medical History - Genetic risks for disease often missing from patient charts

Medical Malpractice - Doctors, politicians wait to see if plan works

Medicare - CAMC participates in bonus program

Medicare - CMS proposes new rules to pay appropriately for covered drugs

Medicare - Coverage boosts disease screening for previously uninsured adults

Medicare - Federal funding preserved for hospital pharmacy residencies

Medicare+Choice - Enrollees face continued cost increases in 2003

Medulloblastoma - Cancer research center reports that retinoids kill childhood brain tumor cells

Memory T Cells - Killing is much more efficient than previously thought, upon virus re-exposure

Meningitis - CIE, LA are best tests for pneumococcal antigen detection

Meningitis - West Nile possible, but not probable, cause of aseptic meningitis

Menopause - Grape components lower triglycerides and cholesterol levels in menopause models

Mental Health - APOE genotype joins fetal or neonatal malnutrition as a risk for schizophrenia

Mental Health - Stress moderation model variables provide clues to surgery-related psychology

Mental Health - Structure of schizophrenia-linked gene characterized

Mental Stress - Stress can affect heart rate, NK cell numbers, and subsequent cytokine release

Mergers and Acquisitions - Baptist Health to purchase HealthSouth Doctors' Hospital

Mergers and Acquisitions - Community Health Systems acquires hospital in Petersburg, Virginia

Mergers and Acquisitions - FTC clears Biogen merger

Mergers and Acquisitions - Gen-Probe announces acquisition

Mergers and Acquisitions - Genesis Bioventures announces merger

Mergers and Acquisitions - Home health nursing company acquires home care agencies

Mergers and Acquisitions - Letter of intent signed for merger with diagnostics company

Mergers and Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical research company buys Clinical Pharmacology Associates

Mergers and Acquistions - InnaPhase finalizes acquisition of laboratory automation operations

Metastatic Cancer - Interferon-gamma suppresses S100A4 transcription

Microfluidic Device - Microfluidic device can be programmed for adsorption and release of proteins

Microfluidics - Big pharma orders make for successful commercial launch for Dynaflow

Middle Ear Imaging - MRI of the ear is important for preoperative work-up and diagnosis

Midwifery - Study shows that midwives provide equivalent maternity care for less money

Migraine Headache - Screener found highly reliable in undiagnosed patients

Minority Health - Hemoglobin levels affect outcomes in pregnant African-American adolescents

Molecular Biology - Scientists report why taste and smell differ among individuals

Monkeypox - Researchers to take blood samples from victims for study

Morphogenesis - Class 3 semaphorins mediate vascular growth through integrin inhibition

Mosquito-borne Disease -  Aedes albopictus mosquitos do not spread dengue virus

Mosquito-borne Disease - Maize pollen improves Anopheles development

Multicellular Spheroids - Thermo-reversible gelation polymer is very useful for three-dimensional cultures

Multiple Myeloma - Myeloma cell contamination minimal in melphalan-mobilized stem cell grafts

Multiple Myeloma - Thalidomide has been found to be effective for relapsed or refractory myeloma

Mutagenesis - Baculovirus expression vector system allows mutant actin protein studies

Mutagenesis - Deletion in endocytic receptor gene Endo180 impairs collagen uptake

Mutagenesis - Enzyme changes cause different abnormalities in oocytes and bone marrow cells

Mutagenesis - SOX9 gene mutation effects are not necessarily linked to XY sex reversals

Mutagenesis - Suppressor mutations define Cbp1 protein regions important for mRNA stability

Myocardial Infarction - Antidepressant reduces clotting factors after heart attack

Myocardial Infarction - FDA clearance granted to market defibrillator

Myocardial Infarction - Healing the heart with stem cells

Myocardial Infarction - Preliminary results of phase III PRIMO-CABG trial reported

Nasal Reconstruction - Results vary for nasomaxillary epithelial inlay skin graft for saddle nose

National Health Insurance - Thousands of doctors support proposal of single-payer system

National Healthcare Insurance - Louisiana joins push against federal insurance regulation

Neonatology - A modified variance index provides clues about preterm infant development

Neurodegenerative Disease - Scientist links brain disorders to tradition of eating bats

Neurological Activity - CART peptides can act as psychostimulants and reduce some cocaine effects

Neurology - Early endosomes carry nerve growth factor retrograde signals

Neurology - Stroke group announces new program in Dallas

Neuropsychiatric Drugs - Phase I clinical testing of ACP-103 complete

Neuroscience -  Hoxb1-expressing neural crest cells play key role in glia development

Neuroscience - Gli2 required for Shh signaling and oligodendrocyte maturity in spinal cord

Neuroscience - MCK-driven dystrophin ameliorates muscular dystrophy in murine fast muscles

Neuroscience - Phosphorylation of calsenilin at Ser63 regulates its cleavage by caspase-3

Neuroscience - RhoG activates Rac1 by interaction with Dock180-binding protein Elmo

Neuroscience - Serial analysis of gene expression provides insight into nervous system

Neurotransmission - The central portion of Bassoon is involved in synaptic targeting, CAZ anchoring

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Delaying chemotherapy could be best treatment option

Nutrition - Cereal maker cites study: Eating breakfast shown to help manage weight

Nutrition - Eating fish may lower heart rate, reduce risk of sudden death

Nutrition - Peanuts that keep hearts healthy on way to grocery stores

Obesity Risk Factor - Children just as likely to choose toys as candy on Halloween

Obesity Therapy - Exendin-4, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, suppresses food intake in rats

Obesity Therapy - Inverse agonism provides insight into obesity control

Obesity Therapy - Medicare and Medicaid pay half of costs for overweight and obesity

Obstetrics - Delaying treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is unethical

Obstetrics - Factors influencing choice of prenatal genetic screening by Israeli women identified.

Obstetrics - Leptin and hCG modulate new vessel growth at the maternal/fetal interface

Obstetrics - Lifestyle changes aid pregnant women with nausea and vomiting

Obstetrics - Monoamine transporters are involved in several reproductive processes

Obstetrics - Physical activity during pregnancy improves psychological well-being

Obstetrics - Taking painkillers during pregnancy increases risk of miscarriage

Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Hyoid myotomy with suspension under local anesthesia is safe and effective

Oncogenesis - Collagen XVII expression is reduced, then increased en route to oral cancer

Oncogenesis - Host angiotensin II type 1 receptor signals foster tumor angiogenesis

Oncology - Assay sensitivity sways the results of gene distribution analysis

Oncology - COX-2 causes prostaglandin E2 to modulate pancreatic cancer angiogenesis

Ophthalmic Therapy - Company announces submission of second Vitrase NDA to the FDA

Oral Lichen Planus - Infiltrating CD8+ T cells express CCR5, CXCR3 and their chemokine ligands

Osteogenesis - Hydroxyapatite particles promote osteogenesis

Osteoid Osteoma - Tibialis spastic varus foot can be caused by osteoid osteoma of the calcaneus

Osteoporosis - Ten surprising facts about bone health every woman should know

Osteoporosis - Therapy that prevents bone loss also reverses cholesterol transport

Outsourcing - South Carolina hospital selects business office outsourcer

Ovarian Cancer - Autoschizis is the principal form of cell death from in vitro vitamins

Ovarian Cancer - Bcl-2 down-regulation is a novel mechanism of paclitaxel resistance

Ovarian Cancer - Transcriptional and transductional targeting improve gene delivery to ovaries

Pain Management - Well-designed trials are needed to determine management of opioid side effects

Pain Medicine - Compound that acts on peripheral receptors may be promising treatment

Pain Medicine - First Flexogan order delivered to Canadian retailer

Pain Medicine - Study: Patient-controlled analgesia in hospitals must be made safer

Pancreatic Cancer - Novel targets for aberrant methylation in pancreatic carcinoma found

Pancreatic Islets - Islet volume increased while islet number remains unchanged in ob/ob mice

Pancreatitis - Acute pancreatitis can occur during painful sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis

Pancreatitis - Mutation in SPINK1 gene linked to idiopathic pancreatitis in Italian patients

Parasitic Disease - Schistosomiasis symptoms in Nigeria include gynecological manifestations

Parasitology - Trypanosomes lacking pre-mRNA, gRNA still form functional RNA-editing complexes

Parkinson Disease - New drug reduces advanced disease symptoms

Parkinson Disease - Some over-the-counter pain relievers may reduce risk

Patents - Patent pending for antibodies to treat solid organ, cell transplant rejection

Pathogenic Microorganisms -  Burkholderia cepacia complex and other pseudomonads are phage-infectable

Patient Safety - Results of utilization management and patient safety study released

Pediatric Endosurgery - Port-site recurrence of malignancy is rare after pediatric endosurgery

Pediatric Radiology - Causes of lower-extremity bowing must be distinguished for proper management

Pediatrics - Groups collaborate in development of pediatric core measures

Personnel - Anderson joins scientific advisory board at cancer drug firm

Personnel - Bernard Questier becomes chief business officer of drug discovery company

Personnel - Buccal drug delivery company hires GunnAllen Financial as advisor

Personnel - Daniel Levitt named VP, chief medical officer of biopharmaceutical company

Personnel - Dr. Farkad Ezzet joins science/IT consulting firm

Personnel - Durrant named president of pediatric drug firm

Personnel - First Coast Service Options announces new medical director

Personnel - Martone appointed head of medical affairs at pharmaceutical firm

Personnel - McClanathan named VP for behavioral health firm

Phagocytosis - Bacterial threat must be gauged during recognition, destruction by macrophages

Pharmaceutical Care - Pharmacist-physician partnership reduces healthcare costs, bad drug interactions

Pharmaceutical Marketing - Physicians using online marketing content, spending less time with sales reps

Pharmaceutical Research - NIH awards grant to Florida A&M

Pharmacokinetics - FDA incentive program improves study of medications for children

Pharmacy - Web-based self-assessment tool helps pharmacy managers improve quality

Pharmacy Management - Kodak to provide service and support to Parata customers

Photodynamic Therapy - Sulfonamide derivatives of porphycene are candidates for treating nasal cancers

Physician Compensation - Several specialties saw decline in 2002

Physiology - Findings in frog oocytes may help study of chromosomes

Plasmodium Falciparum - Study reveals genetic activity of key step in malaria parasite's cycle,

Pneumococcal Vaccine - 23-Valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine not effective in Navajo adults

Prader-Willi Syndrome - Surgery successful in morbidly obese Prader-Willi syndrome patient

Pregnancy Complications - Hormone imbalance and anti-thyroid antibodies may cause postpartum depression

Pregnancy Complications - Placental villotrophoblastic pulmonary emboli can occur following abortion

Pregnancy Tests - Human chorionic gonadotropin is used to test pregnancy but has complications

Preventive Medicine - Macrophage migration inhibitory factor acts in septic shock, may be good target

Prion - Small interfering RNAs inhibit pathological prion protein accumulation

Product Marketing - Imaging company establishes direct sales in Europe's largest markets

Prostate Cancer - Beta-catenin induces hyperplasias and squamous transdifferentiation

Prostate Cancer - Chronic prostatitis may increase risk of BPH and prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Chronic zinc oversupply may play a role in prostate carcinogenesis

Prostate Cancer - Drug that mimics vitamin D hormone may boost effectiveness of treatment

Prostate Cancer - Gene profiling and clinical data can predict prostate cancer recurrence

Prostate Cancer - Improvements in radical prostatectomy yield better results

Prostate Cancer - Osteoporosis needs to be managed in men with prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Rare MSR1 mutations related to increased prostate cancer in African-American men

Prostate Inflammation - Chronic pelvic pain syndrome could be produced by pressure, nerve aggravation

Proteomics -  Egr-1 expression elevated during hyperoxia

Proteomics -  late expression factor-8 gene necessary for optimal baculovirus function

Proteomics - Analysis of E. coli W3110 expressing heterologous sigma factor reported

Proteomics - Annexin I interaction "unmasked" from structure of apo-S100A11

Proteomics - Bax and Bak localize to endoplasmic reticulum to initiate apoptosis

Proteomics - Casein kinase 2 is found in brain cell extracts; it binds occludin

Proteomics - FMRP interacting protein shows intracellular localization

Proteomics - Human protein TIN2 stimulates interactions between telomeric DNA tracts

Proteomics - Increase in NO production by bradykinin mediated by protein kinase A pathway

Proteomics - Oxidative stress induces 1-cys peroxiredoxin expression in lung cells

Proteomics - Phosphinic acid-based MMP-13 inhibitors spare MMP-1 and MMP-3

Proteomics - Proteasome-interacting motif found in ubiquitin-like domain of parkin

Proteomics - Researchers search for new cyclic AMP-binding proteins

Proteomics - Sum1 and Ndt80 proteins compete for binding to sporulation element sequences

Proteomics - The true bioactive conformation of anginex is the beta sheet

Proteomics - Up-regulation of elastin gene expression related to increase in transcription

Pseudomonas Syringae - Leading bacterial pathogen is sequenced

Psoriasis - FDA gives green light to U.S. phase I clinical trials for Psoraxine

Psoriasis - Treatment passes Phase II clinical trials

Psoriasis Research - VitD₃ downregulates CXCR2, thus inhibiting keratinocyte proliferation

Public Health - Death rate from heart disease improving, but is still higher among black Americans than white

Public Health - Illiterate and poor in Brazil have lower life expectancy

Public Offering - Biotech company announces common stock offering, second quarter results

Public Offering - MRI pharmaceutical company announces pricing of 4,300,000 shares of common stock

Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Adjunctive interleukin-2 does not improve anti-TB treatment efficacy

Quality Assurance - Critics say call center's staff unqualified

RNA Research - Reverse Hoogsteen base pair 54-58 important for tRNA function

RNA Research - Translational efficiency helps regulate expression of RNA binding protein

Rabies - Rabies reported among infrequently affected mammalian carnivores in U.S.

Radiology - Beer-derived beta-pseudouridine protects against radiation-induced chromosome damage

Radiotoxicity -  Aegle marmelos extract prevents radiation damage in blood cells

Receptor Signaling - Different adapter proteins help create different microbe-specific TLR signals

Receptor Signaling - Toll-like receptor 4 has MyD88-independent pathway for inducing interferons

Receptor Signaling - Toll-like receptor signaling is dependent on adapter proteins such as MyD88

Recurrent Breast Cancer - Whole-body PET imaging can detect distant metastasis in breast cancer

Regulatory Issues - FDA pledging get-tough stance with drug over-promotion

Reimbursement - PET equipment supplier comments on proposed APC rates for 2004

Renal Artery Aneurysm - Nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, autotransplantation are safe, successful

Reporting - Activists oppose state proposal to report names of HIV patients

Reproductive Medicine - "Minisequencing" can improve detection of genetically defective embryos

Reproductive Medicine - Fertility specialists back warnings on human reproductive cloning

Reproductive Medicine - Identification of allele drop-out risk factors may aid single-gene disorder PGD

Reproductive Medicine - Novel PGD strategy improves muscular dystrophy diagnosis

Research Funding - Breast, prostate cancers focus of new Cancer Society research professorships

Research Funding - Lipids get the spotlight in new NIGMS "glue grant"

Respiratory Disease - Nasal vaccine may increase protection

Respiratory Medicine - Both gender and race influence nasal breathing during exercise

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor escape mutants characterized

Restenosis - Happy Valley Medical strikes deal to evaluate Ceracor

Rheumatology - Propolis has stronger effects against IL-1 beta in cartilage than indomethacin

SARS - Did rats spread disease in apartment complex?

SARS - Virus will appear again, as will other viruses incubating in "Pandora's boxes"

Sales - Genesis Technology launches drug registration program with U.S. sales force

Schizophrenia - A treatable form of the psychosis was found in Hashimoto thyroiditis patient

Schizophrenia - Illness could cause patients to forget their medication

Schizophrenia Therapy - Mood stabilizers do not affect GSK-3 beta protein levels or GSK-3 activity

Sepsis - NF-kappa B increases occur with organ failure; targeting it may reduce risk

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Pregnancy centers initiate program to reduce spread of STDs

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Report finds low condom use, HIV testing in NYC

Sleep Disorders - Report tells older Americans how to fight sleeplessness

Slide Adhesive - Novel microscope slide adhesive for poorly adherent tissue sections is developed

Smallpox - Vaccine provides lifelong immunity

Smallpox - Voluntary shots may not protect

Smallpox Vaccine - Encephalitis is complication of smallpox vaccination

Smallpox Vaccine - Many aspects of smallpox vaccination reviewed

Solid Tumors - Manipulation of the vasculature with TNF improves response

Spinal Disorders - FlexiCore Intervertebral Disc clinical trial begins

Staffing - Small hospitals struggling to recruit, retain pharmacists

Statistics - "Diamond graph" corrects long-standing errors of 3-D bar graphs

Stem Cell Research - Bone marrow cells aid repair of necrotic renal tubules

Stem Cell Research - Bone marrow derived cells could heal organs through wound entry

Stem Cell Research - Diclofenac is toxic to neural stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Hypoxia enhances bone marrow hematopoietic cell activity

Stem Cell Research - Novel P2Y receptor regulates primitive hematopoietic cell activity

Stem Cell Research - Slug transcription factor needed for SCF/c-kit-mediated stem cell radioresistance

Stem Cell Research - TCRbeta enhancer activity characterized in T-cell progenitors

Stem Cell Transplantation - Airflow obstruction common after myeloablative stem cell transplants

Stem Cell Transplantation - Common lymphoid progenitors enhance immune recovery in stem cell graft recipients

Stem Cell Transplantation - Donor DNA chimerism monitoring useful in high-risk stem cell graft recipients

Stem Cell Transplantation - Donor memory T cells do not induce graft-versus-host disease

Stem Cell Transplantation - GVHD, glucocorticoid treatment impair IPC recovery in stem cell recipients

Stem Cell Transplantation - Murine hematopoietic stem cells engraft with near-absolute efficiency

Stem Cell Transplantation - Proteasome activity underlies alloimmune response to HA-3 antigen in stem cell recipients

Stem Cells - First U.K. line generated

Stem Cells - Scientists find that stem cells in the bone marrow become liver cells

Stock Market - Biotech firm reports conditional continued listing on NASDAQ SmallCap

Stock Market - Infectious disease-focused company approved for AMEX

Stock Sale - Biopharmaceutical company raises $2.7 million in private placement financing

Streptococcus - Gene linked to Streptococcus pyogenes in asymptomatic carriers

Stroke - Brain patterns the same whether doing or just watching

Stroke - Penicillin may help prevent strokes in the elderly

Substance Abuse - Legal hallucinogen a dangerous "roll of the dice," warns expert

Substance Abuse - Researchers urge advances in methamphetamine abuse treatment

Suicide - Parents may be less likely to take their own lives

Suicide - Same-sex twins have lower risk than general population

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A wide variety of treatments being researched for lupus are more targeted

T Cell Function - CD30 is not only in lymphoma, it is an important regulator of T cell functions

T-Cell Activation - Rho kinase is involved in structural and related activation functions of T cells

T-Cell Epitopes - Proteasomal cleavage sites of proteins for cytotoxic T cells may soon be fully predictable

Targeted Therapy - Complement inhibitor-CR fusion proteins inhibit complement activation better

Technology - DNA beats human challenger in tic-tac-toe

Technology - Hardware, software will enable immunology collaboration

Thoracic Cancer - Spinal cord circulation is an important consideration for thoracic surgeons

Thrombin Inhibition - Ximelagatran is safe given twice daily in a fixed dose regimen

Thromboembolism Risk - Thrombosis risk varies according to primary tumor site

Thrombogenesis - Beta-2-glycoprotein I is higher in lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome macrophages

Thromboprophylaxis - Are patients with cancer receiving adequate thromboprophylaxis?

Thromboprophylaxis - Dalteparin reduces the risk of recurrent thrombosis in cancer patients

Thromboprophylaxis - Some cancer patients do not receive adequate treatment for thrombosis

Thromboprophylaxis - There is an expanding role for antithrombotic therapy in cancer patients

Thrombosis - Drug-coated red blood cells destroy blood clots from within

Thrombosis - Inhibitors of tissue factor VIIa complex designed as antithrombotic drugs

Thrombosis - Thrombosis risk is higher due to increased apoptosis during treatment

Thyroid Cancer - Using cytology with histology has practical predictive value

Total Hip Arthroplasty - New multilayer coating system improves strength of the cement metal bond

Total Joint Arthroplasty - Melagatran/ximelagatran effective in preventing VTE after orthopedic surgery

Transplant Medicine - Absolute lymphocyte count recovery at 30 d associated with CD34+ graft survival

Transplant Medicine - Complement C4d in graft capillaries may mean rejection; it may be controllable

Transplant Medicine - Homograft endocarditis can be caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Transplant Medicine - Researchers developing new ways to store tissue, organs

Transplant Medicine - Study to rate methods of kidney storage

Transplant Risk - Intestinal transplant recipients can develop calicivirus enteritis

Trends - Devices and prescription drugs driving growth in U.S. pain management market

Trends - Early-stage pharmaceuticals: R&D spending doubles, NDAs plummet

Tuberculosis Diagnosis - MRI may improve osteoarticular TB diagnosis

Tuberculosis Enzymology - Mycobacterial RecA intein acts as DNA-, Mn2+-dependent ATPase

Tuberculosis Genomics and Genetics - DNA repair gene mutations may improve mycobacterial adaption

Tuberculosis Therapy - Mangosteen-derived agents have potent anti-TB activity

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Recent progress in development of vaccines against tuberculosis reviewed

Tumor Suppressor Gene - Identifying Rb function loss may help researchers understand tumor development

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Management of obese diabetic patient discussed

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Thiazolidinediones play increasing role in metabolic syndrome therapy

Umbilical Cord Blood - Differences identified in T- and B-cell activity from adults and neonates

Upper Airways - Pain, itch, and perhaps other nociceptive nerve types exist in the upper airway

Urban Pollutants - Diesel fumes in particulate air pollution linked to increased atopy and allergy

Ureaplasma -  Ureaplasma multiple banded proteins exhibit phase-shifting mechanism

Urinary Tract Infection - Crystallization, calculus formation depend on type of Proteus endotoxin

Urinary Tract Infection - Toll like receptors and IL-8 receptors are involved in disease pathogenesis

Urogynecology - Moderate cystocele patients are the best candidates for four-corner correction

Urologic Symptoms - Prostatitis and interstitial cystitis may have similar symptoms

Urology - A new animal model will further the study of stress urinary incontinence

Urology - Female urethra perception threshold evaluations yield valuable data

Utilization - Aging boomers drive up doctor visits

Vaccine Adjuvant - Mixture of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides may be needed for effective vaccine

Vaccine Delivery -  Bacillus spores show promise for vaccine delivery

Vaccine Development - Effort to develop vaccines against helminth diseases reviewed

Vaccine Efficacy - HIV-1-infected children have impaired immunological memory

Vaccine Efficacy - Implications of genetic traits on vaccine efficacy outlined

Vascular Medicine - The matrix protein Del-1 initiates angiogenesis in ischemic tissues

Vault Prolapse - Burch procedure with abdominal sacrocolpopexy is less effective than Burch alone

Vector Development - Better gene expression can be attained with modified adeno-associated virus

Vector Development - Polyethylene glycol FGF2 conjugates retarget adenoviruses to select domains

Vector-borne Disease - Heterologous flaviviruses alter the outcomes of human yellow fever infections

Vectors - Fundamental patent gained for lentiviral gene therapy technology

Viral Epidemiology - Hepatitis B virus genotypes on India's islands arrived with penal settlers

Viral Hepatitis - GBV-B infections in marmosets closely resemble human hepatitis C virology

Virology - Combinatorial approaches enhance the selection of receptor-specific vectors

West Nile Virus - Clinical trial cleared for NeuGene against virus; financial results reported

West Nile Virus - Vaccine said to be effective in mice

Wound Care - Nutritional and pharmacological strategies can enhance wound healing

Wound Care - Ultrasound aids wound bed preparation of chronic wounds

Wound Repair - Duke investigators develop a clinical model of dermal wound angiogenesis

Wound Treatment - V.A.C. Therapy GranuFoam Heel Dressing launched at APMA meeting

Yttrium-90 - Company improves global security of isotope supply