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Northwestern University, Chicago - Study suggests placing caval filter preoperatively in gastric bypass patients with past VTE

Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo - Semen cryopreservation offered chance of paternity to testicular cancer patients

Ohio State University - Topical pure oxygen improves wound healing in porcine models

Okayama University - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of Diabetes Therapy

OraSure Technologies, Inc. - Diagnostic test maker takes steps to reduce false positives from HIV antibody test

Osaka City General Hospital - Gamma knife radiosurgery deemed useful to treat cavernous sinus metastases and invasion

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharma company names David P. Southwell to its board of directors

Peplin Limited - Offering to help advance actinic keratosis trials program

Philanthropy - Longs Drug Store Corporation raises $546,958 for Make-A-Wish Foundation

Polish Academy of Sciences - Morphine induces Arc expression in mouse striatum and neuroblastoma cells

Prince of Wales Hospital - New research in the area of gonorrhea detailed

Pusan National University - Betaine suppresses proinflammatory signaling during aging

Radboud University, Nijmegen - Gene polymorphism is not linked to GI health in cardiovascular patients on acetylsalicylic acid

ResCare, Inc. - Special needs support services provider announces earnings per share of $1.13 to $1.18

Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville - Research in virology provides new insights

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown - Lymphatic mapping aided management of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma

SCI Solutions - Efileshare.com wins Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Award

Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris - Sainte-Anne Hospital classification of oligodendrogliomas reappraised

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - Survivin-specific small inhibitory RNA inhibited growth of pancreatic cancer

Schizophrenia Association of Great Britain, Bangor - The PLA2G4D gene may not be associated with schizophrenia

Scripps Research Institute - A new thrombogen blocks tumor growth and angiogenesis

Seoul National University - Study defines molecular basis of UDP-galactose-4-epimerase deficiency galactosemia

Siemens Medical Solutions - Companies collaborate to develop MRI guided high intensity ultrasound therapy system

Source MDx - Patent granted for multi-gene molecular diagnostics indexes to track health, disease

Southampton University Hospital - Paclitaxel-eluting stent is effective in complex CA lesions

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Antibody therapy promising for pediatric neuroblastoma

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor associated with cortical dysplasia

Synova Healthcare Group, Inc. - Medical diagnostics company moves common shares to Over The Counter Bulletin Board

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore - Latent TB infection rate is high among correctional facility contacts in Singapore

The Cirrus Group - Healthcare real estate development company moves into the greater Cleveland, Ohio area

Tri Service General Hospital, Tokyo - Findings in SARS provide new insights

U.S. National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - Reports add new data to Smallpox Vaccines research

U.S. National Institutes of Health - BK virus infection creates a microenvironment promoting graft fibrosis

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Researchers' data advance HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis research

University Autonoma Barcelona - Hypertension prevalence does not differ between persons with or without HIV/AIDS

University Health Network, Toronto - H2 relaxin may encourage the formation of prostate cancer

University Hospital Liege - IVIg and CsA do not appear to completely abate the toxic epidermal necrolysis process

University of Birmingham - Concurrent diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation requries aggressive management strategies

University of Bonn - Contrast-enhanced MR imaging at 3.0 T yielded higher CNR than at 1.5 T

University of Bonn - Use of gemcitabine and paclitaxel in squamous cell carcinoma was not efficacious

University of Bordeaux 2 - ZDV plus 3TC is the most effective regimen in reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission

University of California, San Diego - Blood pressure influences increase with normal aging

University of Delhi - Recent studies add new data to Tuberculosis Vaccines research

University of Kuopio - Cystatin C modulates neurodegeneration and neurogenesis following status epilepticus

University of Leeds - HIV inhibits dendritic cell maturation and antigen presentation via PAK2 activation

University of Leicester - Good outcomes and patient satisfaction were observed for women treated with Cavaterm plus

University of Massachusetts - Changes in p120 catenin are a sign of colon cancer progression

University of Minnesota - Integration of the Sleeping Beauty transposon replicates liver tumor development

University of Montpellier 2 - Prions irreversibly adsorb to soil minerals

University of Nebraska - Recent findings illuminate research in oncology

University of North Carolina - Mycophenolate mofetil is an option in relapsing or resistant ANCA small vessel vasculitis

University of Puerto Rico - Caveolin isoforms are expressed during differentiation of C6 glioma cells

University of Roma Tor Vergata - Transmission ratio distortion in spinal muscular atrophy locus favors wild type allele

University of Seville - Acutely administered melatonin appears to decrease severity of TNBS-induced colitis

University of South Florida - Precise surgical anatomy knowledge required to prevent iatrogenic vertebral artery injury

University of Texas SW Center, Dallas - CRP prevents endothelial NO synthase activation

University of Tokyo - Shp2-binding site disruption in FRS2 alpha leads cerebral cortex development impairment

University of Tubingen - TLR and NOD2 ligands induce cell proliferation in the intact spinal cord

University of Turin, Canidolo - Genetic analysis of kinome and phosphatome in cancer conducted

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center - Nephrology fellows perform biopsies at least as well as radiologists

University of Wisconsin - Polyamidoamine dendrimers offer controlled drug release from solid dosage forms

Uppsala University - 5466 AG genotype is a novel predictor of CV death in acute coronary syndrome

Vancouver General Hospital - High-dose therapy and AHSCT does not increase risk of second neoplasm in Hodgkin lymphoma

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants clearance for eye cancer proton therapy treatment planning tool

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Data supports development of investigational HIV protease inhibitor brecanavir

Veterans Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor - Cancer treatment choices are affected by whether outcomes achieved actively or passively

Vivus Inc. - Enrollment completed in phase IIb study of treatment for female sexual arousal disorder

Woodson Merrell, MD - Physician offers tips on how to break the cold, influenza cycle

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. - Results from phase 2 Hepex-B study are positive

Xenomics, Inc. - John Brancaccio named to board, audit committee of DNA-technologies company

Yale University - New data illuminates research in SARS Vaccines

Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of Cervical Cancer