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Medical Research Center, Warsaw - Ambulatory impedance cardiography gives useful values of stroke volume

Medical University of Lubeck - The pleiotropic effects of erythropoietin warrant more analysis

Merck & Co. - Alendronate improves BMD, bone resorption, back pain in osteoporotic women

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - U.S. FDA accepts sNDA filing with priority review for VELCADE for myeloma

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Proteasome inhibition sensitizes dopamine neurons

NASA - Reports detail Rover discoveries of wet Martian history

Nagasaki University - Liver site-specific gene transfer generates protein in murine models

New York University - Add an "E" to the alphabet for identifying melanoma

Novacea Inc. - Biopharma company presents study results for anticancer agent at conference

Novartis Pharma, AG - Certican MRP expanded to include 10 new E.U. member states

Novartis Pharma, AG - Company temporarily withdraws E.U. MRP application for Prexige

Novo Nordisk - Pharma company announces diabetes scholarship for Native Americans

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Pharma company files data with U.S. FDA for Alzheimer urine test

O2 Science - Respiratory therapy services provider secures financing

Ovid Technologies - Technology companies partner to offer a federated search solution

Penn Treaty American Corporation - Insurance company issues $10 million in convertible notes

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Pennsylvania healthcare council releases flu vaccine plan

Personnel - Hartford health director drops title

Personnel - Humana names vice president, commercial sales for Illinois

Personnel - Univ. of Oregon professor chosen to help improve nation's healthcare

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy - New pharmacy opens in Pacific Palisades, California

Royal London Hospital - Hepatitis C may block apoptosis by modulating pro-apoptosis signals

Saha Institute for Nuclear Physics - Genetics of biosynthesis of Vibrio cholerae lipopolysaccharides reviewed

Scientific Software, Inc. - Medical device provider selects software for research document management

SearCare Life Sciences, Inc. - Life science company receives additional U.S. FDA clearance for quality controls

Seattle Genetics, Inc. - Phase 1 clinical trial for non-Hodgkin lymphoma antibody treatment expanded

Second University of Naples - Erectile dysfunction raises proinflammatory cytokines in obese men

Sectra - Software developer includes osteoporosis testing on MicroDose Mammography system

Semmelweis University of Medicine - RNA targeting Fas protects mice from renal ischemia-reperfusion injury

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Frist backs review of abstinence programs

Shimane University - Blocked thymidine phosphorylase augments paclitaxel efficacy in prostate cancer

St. Mary's Hospital, London - Emergency departments failing to meet essential standards for children

Suicide Prevention - Arizona gets fed money for suicide prevention

Surgical Information Systems - Texas hospital purchases fourth surgical communications software module

TGen - Japanese researcher awarded 2-year fellowship to continue brain tumor research

Technical University of Munich - PET provides advantages for mapping of presynaptic sympathetic innervation

Teikyo University - Reduced expression of renal Cl^- channel in microalbuminuria

Tottori University - In rats arthritis suppresses bone formation induced by mechanical loading

Transax International Limited - Network systems provider enters alliance with Union Dental Corp

Tsinghua University - Pharma firm, Chinese university inaugurate HIV/AIDS public health program

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Toxicity and accumulation of perfluorooctanesulfonate analyzed in the frog

Univ. of California, Merced - Big spatial patterns seen for small-scale life

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Melanocortin-4 receptor activity plays role in energy homeostasis

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Management algorithms to address breast implant concerns developed

Universidad Complutense de Madrid -  C. albicans antigens identified to diagnose systemic candidiasis

Universite Joseph Fourier - Metformin inhibits mitochondrial permeability transition and cell death

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Monocyte counts predict optimal BM harvest time in absence of CD34 results

University of California ,Irvine - Stress and neutrophic factor expression analyzed, effect of stress revealed

University of California, Irvine - Acoustic features of "clear" speech identified

University of Edinburgh - Inflammation response to steroid signaling in HOSE cells studied

University of Erlangen, Nurnberg - Renal phenotype characterized in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome

University of Florida - Aged-obese rats respond to melanocortin agonist and antagonist

University of Foggia Ospedali Riuniti - Clozapine-induced hypersensitivity myocarditis led to man's death

University of Heidelberg - NF-kappaB, evoked by psychosocial stress, may directly target vessels, kidneys

University of Helsinki - Botulism resulting from toxic feed affects 52,000 foxes and minks in Finland

University of Illinois, Urbana - Environmental effects on brain plasticity during aging reviewed

University of Michigan - SH2-B activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in response to leptin

University of Munich - Novel method eliminates platelet error source in PBL mDNA quantification by rPCR

University of New England - Program addresses link between smoking and mental illness

University of Palermo - Nicotine-induced fibroblast growth factor 2 mRNA is preserved during aging

University of Paris - Not all antiretroviral medications cross the blood-testis barrier

University of Paris VII - VEGF-A expression is a prognostic marker for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

University of Pennsylvania - Study sought to determine reference values for ECG measurements in chinchillas

University of Pittsburgh - Common shampoo ingredient stunts developing neurons of rats

University of Pittsburgh - Cytokine gene therapy may overcome common barriers to glioma immunotherapy

University of Rochester - Scientists stalk PPAR-gamma, find novel cancer connection

University of Roma La Sapienza -  Schistosoma mansoni fatty acid binding protein characterized

University of Sheffield - New approach tries to differentiate true fracture from non-fracture deformity

University of Tokyo - Growth hormone and somatostatin levels in cerebrospinal fluid related

University of Tokyo - Milrinone may be more useful than catecholamines for improving heart failure

University of Wales College Cardiff - Analogues of Congo Red made and analyzed, anti-prion activity revealed

University of Wollongong - Exercise alters phospholipid molecular species in rat skeletal muscle

University of Wurzburg - Lamina-associated polypeptide 2 alpha isoforms are strictly mammalian entities

Verispan - Healthcare informatics company introduces reporting system for drug purchases

Washington University - Role of Rab5 in growth factor receptor-mediated signal transduction revealed

Washington University - Senile plaque measures more sensitive diagnostic measure than NFTs

iCad, Inc. - Imaging equipment maker introduces compact system for low-use mammography sites