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Juntendo University, Japan - Chronic hepatitis C steatosis predicts poor response to combination therapy

Kaiser Permanente - Drinking coffee could help protect liver

Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan - Recent findings in imaging described by researchers from Taiwan, Turkey and Italy

Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan - Researchers' work from Taiwan, Canada and the United States adds to diabetes body of knowledge

Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey - HBV core antigen expression pattern reflects anti-viral treatment response

King's College, England - Researchers from the United Kingdom and Canada report recent findings in obesity

Lexicon Genetics - Lexicon Genetics receives equity financing commitment

Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital, Santiago, Chile - Pediatric stem cell transplantation program established in Chile

Lung Cancer Alliance - Lung Cancer Alliance disputes National Cancer Institute figures

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Greece advance knowledge in obesity research

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, U.S. - Defibrillator-associated ventricular arrhythmia incidences are not reduced by rate smoothing

McGraw-Hill Professional - McGraw-Hill launches content additions to medical Web site

MediaFact.com - MediaFact launches Ortho Evra section

Medical College of Georgia, U.S. - Findings from the United States, People's Republic of China and South Korea advance knowledge in physiology research

Medical College of Georgia, U.S. - Study looks for genetic predictors of hypertension

Medical University of Lubeck, Germany - Hepatitis A virus infection is silenced by small interfering RNAs

Mediscience Technology - Mediscience reports investment banking agreement for developing ingestible diagnostic pill

MerLion Pharmaceuticals - MerLion Pharma and ICES sign R&D partnership

Mergers & Acquisitions - WebMD completes acquisition of Summex Corporation for $10 million in cash with milestones

Monogram Biosciences - Monogram announces outstanding CVR valued at $57 million to be settled with cash payment

National Human Genome Research Institute, U.S. - Female breast cancer patient views on donating biologic samples for genetic research surveyed

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, U.S. - Safety evaluation of DNA vaccines against HIV-1, Ebola, SARS, or West Nile virus is similar

National Taiwan University, Taiwan - Complement C3a may be diagnostic of chronic hepatitis C and HCV-related HCC

Nerve Transplantation - Living-donor nerve transplantation performed in global obstetric brachial plexus palsy infant

NexMed - NexMed executive VP Vivian Liu named to post of chief operating officer

Niigata University, Japan - Cardiovascular risk factors cluster in the metabolic syndrome

Northwestern University, U.S. - Bexarotene is useful for treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma

NovaRx - Lung cancer survival increased with Lucanix

Okayama University, Japan - Research from Japan and the United States in transplants provides new insights

Pennsylvania State University, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States, United Kingdom and Denmark illuminate research in diabetes

Personnel - Bob Dockendorff named vice president of sales by I-Systems, Inc.

Personnel - Society of Hospital Medicine elects Mary Jo Gorman, MD, president, full slate of officers

Polish Academy of Science, Poland - Researchers' data from Poland, Iran and the United States advance cell biology research

Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland - Specific immunoprophylaxis of infectious bird flu is focus of review

Polymer Technology Systems - Polymer Technology Systems to market direct LDL cholesterol test

Queen's University, Canada - Breast carcinogenesis linked to activating function of c-Src and Stat3 on HGF transcription

Quick-Med Technologies - U.S. patent issued for Quick-Med Technologies, Inc.'s Nimbus technology

Ramazzini Hospital, Carpi, Italy - RAND assessment developed schemes for in-hospital or hospital-based home care services

Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia - Moz protein is essential for the development of long-term reconstituting hematopoietic stem cells

Sahlgrens University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden - Acylation-stimulating protein levels are higher in preobese interleukin-6-deficient mice

Saint Louis University, U.S. - A warm blanket lessens the chances of false-positives in cancer scans

Senetek - Senetek PLC reports successful results in trials of cytokinin anti-aging compound

Shionogi & Co. - Shionogi launches broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic IV solution kit in Japan

Showa University, Japan - Researchers from Japan and the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of endocrinology

St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England - Lymphoma treatment with bortezomib therapy shows potential

St. Mary's Hospital, London, England - Studies from the United Kingdom, Italy and United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

Stanford University, U.S. - Parkinson disease patients demonstrate improved bradykinesia after microelectrode recording alone

TNO Biomedical Research, Netherlands - Hypercholesterolemia lowers arteriogenesis more strongly than hyperglycemia or hyperinsulinemia

Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan - Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma presents similar to hepatocellular carcinoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Researchers from the United States describe findings in healthcare studies

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Studies from Brazil, India and Iran advance knowledge in leishmania research

University College of Health Sciences, Sweden - Recent findings from Sweden and the United States illuminate research in cancer treatment

University Hospital of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - Primary adenocarcinomas of the small bowel not associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection

University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany - CABG patency may be assessed with a magnetic resonance spin echo sequence

University Hospital, Merseyside, England - Research from the United Kingdom, Japan and United States in diabetes provides new insights

University of Antwerp, Belgium - Iron-binding antioxidant capacity is impaired in diabetes mellitus

University of Athens, Greece - High physical activity and low saturated fat intake is linked to reduced diabetic mortality

University of Bern, Switzerland - Orthopedic surgery-associated arterial injury can be treated with endovascular techniques

University of California, U.S. - Research from the United States, Norway and Canada in heart disease provides new insights

University of California, U.S. - Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma management reviewed

University of Georgia, U.S. - Arid urban environments offer model for understanding human-induced changes in the water cycle

University of Hamburg, Germany - Nerve growth factor modulates angiogenesis

University of Illinois, U.S. - Antithrombin alters the genetic profile of endothelial cells

University of Istanbul, Turkey - Reports from Turkey, Scotland and Italy advance knowledge in heart disease research

University of Kiel, Germany - Findings from Germany, the United Kingdom and Denmark advance knowledge in cancer treatment research

University of London, U.K. - Sulphation modulates siglec binding

University of Nevada, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Germany describe recent advances in diabetes research

University of North Carolina, U.S. - Data from the United States and France advance knowledge in physiology research

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - New research from the United States and Canada in the area of HIV/AIDS detailed

University of Rome, Italy - Coronary artery bypass preconditioning with levosimendan may protect the myocardium

University of Sydney, Australia - Key LIM-only protein 2-binding determinants on LIM domain-binding protein 1 have been identified

University of Tampere, Finland - New findings in neurology described from Finland, the United States and Japan

University of Texas, U.S. - Breast adenocarcinoma apoptosis potentiated by febrile hyperthermia

University of Texas, U.S. - Clinical trials of concurrent radiation and chemotherapy for cervical cancer were evaluated

University of Tokyo, Japan - Epstein-Barr virus protein kinase dissociates from virions and phosphorylates viral protein BZLF1

University of Ulsan, South Korea - PGC-1alpha variants with Gly/Gly at 482nd amino acid may impair Tfam transcription

University of Vermont, U.S. - Immune activation in chronic heart failure reduces skeletal muscle mass and physical function

University of Washington, U.S. - Insomnia, sleepiness, and obesity are under strong genetic influence

University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - Resistin may be a modulator of insulin action in the daily feeding/fasting rhythm

VA Outcomes Group - Thyroid cancer incidence in the United States from 1973 through 2002 analyzed

Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, U.S. - Ghrelin secretion is directly stimulated by neural sympathetic nerves

Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation & Treatment, Austria - Reports from Austria, the United States and Italy advance knowledge in diabetes research

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Germany and Austria add new findings to angiology body of knowledge

Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia - Data from Australia, the United States and Austria advance knowledge in transplants research

Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest, U.K. - Colorectal cancer delayed diagnosis linked to good prognosis

World Health Organization - Malaria rapid diagnostic tests can deteriorate before use in tropical countries

Yale University, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States and Japan add new data to genetics research