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Johns Hopkins University - AIDS, TB, malaria, and avian influenza spreading unchecked in Burma

Kagoshima University - Cancer cells resist DNA-damaging agents with thymidine phosphorylase upregulation

Kagoshima University - In acute MI, increased Tei index suggests absence of adequate coronary reperfusion

Karolinska University - Prepregnancy personality disorders correlate with gestatory/postpartum psychiatric illness

Karolinska University - REVERSE study will assess cardiac resynchronization therapy

Kyoto University - Small peptides control epidermal growth factor receptor autophosphorylation

LCA-Vision Inc. - E. Anthony Wood elected chairman by LCA-Vision board of directors

Leiden University - Pancreatic cancer related to high risk of venous thrombosis after surgery

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research - Inducing melanoma may provide additional information for cancer vaccine development

Lund University - Researchers' data advance leukemia research

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Oxidative metabolism of linoleic acid modulates PPAR-beta/delta suppression of PPAR-gamma activity

MGI Pharma Inc. - Initiation of pivotal program for fospropofol disodium injection for sedation announced

MIGAL-Galilee Technology Center - Reports advance knowledge in cancer vaccines research

March of Dimes - March of Dimes announces approximately $1.7 million in funding for Colorado-based programs

Mayo Clinic - New findings in the area of breast cancer therapy described

Medical University of Vienna - Cerebral glutamate metabolism during hypoglycemia in TID may play role in autonomic failure

Medicare - More than 27 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in prescription drug coverage

MedsiteCME - MedsiteCME now includes educational roundtables, monographs, and teleconferencing

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Pelvic lymph node metastasis in prostate cancer predicted by endorectal and phased-array MRI

Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. - Mersana Therapeutics appoints Russell C. Petter and Ullrich S. Schwertschlag as vice presidents

Michigan State University - Children with asthma were almost 1.5 times more likely to be overweight

Microvision, Inc. - Microvision reports 2005 revenues of $14.7 million

National Taiwan University - Fas-associated phosphatase-1 proposed as tumor suppressor gene in hepatocellular carcinoma

National Taiwan University College of Medicine - Keratinocytes cultured without external supplements in conditioned media and feeder gel

New York-Presbyterian Hospital - Even complex first-time febrile seizures unlikely to need emergency neuroimaging

Nottingham Trent University - Researchers describe findings in cancer vaccines studies

Novartis AG - Aclasta may offer a new approach for improving bone health

Okayama University - Prostate cancer treated with estramustine phosphate, ifosfamide, and cisplatin

Operon Biotechnologies, Inc. - Operon Biotechnologies to provide preprinted microarrays with AROS content

Patient Transport - IBSS introduces SynTrack Mobile Dispatch and Transport for Healthcare

Personnel - Henry Ford Health System appoints CEO for new West Bloomfield Hospital

Pharmos Corporation - Pharmos agrees to acquire Vela Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Polish Academy of Science - Researchers' work adds to stem cell transplantation body of knowledge

Presidio Sanitario San Camillo, Torino - Hip fracture recovery may not be associated with lean muscle mass after injury

Professional Education - NetworkOmni offers scholarships for cultural competence trainers for health care

Pure Bioscience - Pure Bioscience reports revenues of $59,442 for the second quarter

Reproductive Genetics Institute, Chicago - Somatic cells reprogrammed by embryonic stem cell cytoplast

Royal Free & University College Medical School, London - Studies advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

Salick Cardiovascular Centers, Inc. - Salick Cardiovascular Centers obtains a $75 million series A financing from Warburg Pincus

Semafore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Semafore Pharmaceuticals receives $2.3 million Indiana grant to conduct kinase research

Semmelweis University, Budapest - Nitric oxide metabolism cannot predict type 1 diabetes development in children

Seoul National University College of Medicine - Findings in prognostics provide new insights

SonoSite, Inc. - U.S. court reverses patent infringement ruling, grants SonoSite summary judgment motion

Staffing - Long-term care providers address immigration debate with eye toward industry employment needs

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. - Stem Cell Therapeutics closes IPO in 2005 for gross proceeds of $8,500,000

Stockholm University -  Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is prevented by IgA and T cell mucosal immune defenses

Technical University of Munich - Use of biphosphonates in advanced prostate and renal cell cancer discussed

Tripos, Inc. - Tripos and Cara form partnership to develop therapeutics for treating pain, inflammation

Tzu Chi University - Programmed 20-sec apnea in rats shows time course of cardiovascular neural regulation

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - U.S. FDA and the Critical Path Institute announce Predictive Safety Testing Consortium

U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - New federal research program aims to improve survival from cardiac arrest and severe trauma

U.S. VA Medical Center, San Francisco - Coronary heart disease risk is not affected by serum uric acid levels

Universite Libre de Bruxelles - Recent findings illuminate research in melanoma vaccines

Universite de Picardie-Jules Verne, Amiens - Metformin improves sleep apnea, showing that insulin resistance may impair ventilation control

University of Basel Hospital - For heart failure patients, hospitalization increases prescriptions, potential drug interactions

University of California, Los Angeles - TAK-1-binding protein modulates localization of p38 MAP kinase and downstream signaling

University of California, Santa Barbara - Growth hormone is made in the brain, report scientists

University of Cambridge - DNA strand breaks induce CAF-1 expression in quiescent human cells

University of Connecticut - Antisocial personality disorder blunts HAART effects on event-related brain potentials

University of Granada - Vascular and renal function in experimental thyroid disorders are focus of review

University of Hong Kong - Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein is obesity and metabolic syndrome-related biomarker

University of Murcia - Differential diagnoses of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies may be aided by DNA quantification

University of North Carolina - Weight maintenance in adults should be defined as weight change of <3% of body weight

University of Oklahoma - Research add new data to transplant medicine body of knowledge

University of Paris 11 - Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell survival is promoted by high Mda-7 expression

University of Pittsburgh - Dentin phosphophoryn signaling involves activation of the smad pathway

University of Rochester, School of Medicine & Dentistry - HIV-1 replication fitness estimated in growth competition assay

University of South Australia - alpha-Cyclodextrin reduces glycemic response to carbohydrate meal in dose-dependent manner

University of Stellenbosch - Studies describe new findings in tuberculosis vaccines research

University of Tampere - Rhesus rotavirus-based tetravalent vaccine can be administered neonatally

University of Turin - Clinical nephropathy is a predictor of early and late mortality in type 2 diabetes

University of Utrecht - Pneumococcal vaccine efficacy depends on Fc gamma receptor IIa polymorphism

University of Western Australia - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of hypertension

University of Yamanashi - Immune targeting with MAGE-3(113) peptide is a promising gastrointestinal cancer therapy

Virginia Tech - Student creates material with multi-patterned surface to study tissue growth

VirtualScopics, Inc. - VirtualScopics presents four research studies at meeting of Orthopaedic Research Society