Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - NIH grant to support research on angiotensin-converting enzyme in heart disease

Mylan Laboratories Inc. - FDA approves Metoprolol Tartrate, Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets ANDA

Netherlands Cancer Institute - ERalpha conformational arrest after PKA activation causes tamoxifen resistance

Nutrition - Europeans eating too much fat but less of the most dangerous kind

Nutrition - Study raises concern on benefits of fish

On The Go Healthcare, Inc. - Baby product supplier lists three new items to major supermarket chain

Oregon Health & Science University - Novel component of innate immune system lethally hypermutates retroviruses

Organ Recovery Systems - Patented process preserves transplant tissues/organs

PSS World Medical, Inc. - Medical supply company adds former Arthur Andersen executive to board

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland - Effects of membrane phospholipids on CYP3A stability determined

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Maternal-fetal and newborn care group expands neonatal services in Houston

Peplin Biotech Ltd - Biotech company launches new corporate identity

Pomeranian Medical University - SLE with antiphospholipid syndrome is reported

Portland State University - Human and environmental factors caused hantavirus pulmonary syndrome outbreak

Professional Education - Health institutions pool resources to train doctors, nurses

Provectus Pharmaceuticals - Pharma company files FDA IND for Provectus, treatment of solid tumors

Rubicon Medical Corporation - Medical device company announces annual shareholder meeting results

Schering-Plough Corporation - U.S. FDA approves scent-free prescription nasal inhaled steriod

Sirtex Medical Ltd - Oncology-focused company progresses with Medicare coverage of device in U.S.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute - Processing of wild cereal grains revealed by starch grain analysis

Southwest College Research Institute - Homeopathic treatment found effective in relieving allergy symptoms

Spectral Diagnostics Inc. - Drug company initiates clinical testing of West Nile virus assay in Canada

St. George Hospital, London - Tumor oxygenation and angiogenesis share an inverse relationship

Stanford University - Muscle rehabilitation can improve stiff-knee gait

Technicon-Israel Inst. of Technology - Study: Chernobyl children more hyperactive

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology - Neutralizing p28 subunit of IL-27 suppresses adjuvant-induced arthritis

Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center - Pulse pressure does not appear to be affected by early PDA closure

Texas Tech University - New concepts of physiology in obese patients reviewed

ThermoGenesis Corp. - Dennis F. Marr named vice president of R&D for blood bank equipment company

Tobacco Use - College-age females with dieting concerns and depression at risk for smoking

Tokyo Medical University - Peptide-treated peritoneal cells suppress uveoretinitis

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Infectious disease consultants in U.S. question hospital preparedness for SARS

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Method to purify Enterocytozoon bieneusi spores from stool developed

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Novel spectroscopic assay devised for ligand-protein conjugates

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Hepatitis C virus mutation affects proteasomal epitope processing

Uniphyd Corporation - Managed care plans developer prepares for OTC Bulletin Board application

United American Healthcare Corp. - Healthcare services company for Medicaid participants reports Q4 results

Univ. of California, Irvine - Prenatal corticosteroid exposure suppresses HPA response in premature babies

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Enzyme reins in runaway inflammation; may prove potent drug target

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Thioaptamers targeting NF-kappa B could stall pathological immune response

University Zurich Hospital - Genes induced by GDNF overproduction of neuronal progenitor cells characterized

University of Alabama-Birmingham - Androstenediol improves cardiac function after trauma-hemorrhage

University of Bologna - Fish oil diet increased relative kidney weight in rats

University of California, Los Angeles - Sociodemographics associated with HIV healthcare access among Hispanic patients

University of Cologne - Chatechins manipulate several genes in order to suppress cancer

University of Dusseldorf - Dietary flavanols can lower the plasma level of F₂ isoprostanes

University of Haifa, Tivon - Chironomid egg masses natural reservoir of V. cholerae non-O1 and non-O139

University of Helsinki - Protein expressed in tobacco inhibits enterotoxigenic E. coli binding

University of Maryland - Activated dendritic cells cause T cell biasing

University of Massachusetts - Cross-reactivity among hantaviruses investigated

University of Memphis - Insect antiviral compound effective against HIV-1

University of Nantes - DNA vaccine encoding glutamic acid decarboxylase enhances diabetes

University of New South Wales - Implantable electrodes may make prosthetic vision possible

University of Paris - Arsenic trioxide, MEK1 inhibitor treatment appears useful in hematologic cancers

University of Pittsburgh - Recipient-derived dendritic cells induce T-cell hyporesponsiveness

University of Queensland - Best size descriptor to use for pharmacokinetic studies in obese discussed

University of Rotterdam - CIS/ITGCNU arises from developmentally arrested germ cells

University of Southampton - Natural killer cell interactions govern immunity to hepatitis C virus

University of Southampton - Susceptibility to respiratory disease linked to weight gain in early infancy

University of Texas SW Medical Center - Alleles contribute to low HDL cholesterol

University of Texas Southwestern - Reynolds Foundation awards $12 million to continue Dallas Heart Study

University of Toronto - Do RNA helicases contribute to cancer development and/or progression?

University of Ulm - Researchers develop a kinematic knee-joint coordinate system

University of Washington - Blood center partners with UW to expand cord blood program

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - David Martin elected lead director; Samuel Hellman named to executive committee

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Life sciences chemistry, pharmaceuticals company reports second quarter results

West Haven VA Healthcare Systems - HCV coinfection associated with higher risk of diabetes in HAART era

West Nile Virus - California passes Arizona as worst in nation for West Nile cases

West Pharmaceutical Services - Pharmaceutical company announces quarterly dividend, 2-for-1 stock split

Whitehead Institute - Yeast genes get expressive

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 3-D fluid-structure interactions models may be able to predict plaque rupture

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company's oncology researchers honored with ACS chemistry award

Xenotope Diagnostics, Inc. - New, rapid assay for detection of T. vaginalis performs well in study

Yale-New Haven Hospital - Connecticut hospital overcharged Medicare nearly $800,000, audit finds

Zhejiang University - Transgenic potato expressing bronchitis virus protein developed