Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

Mars. Inc. - Food company promotes potential heart healthy benefits of chocolate

Mayo Clinic - Study considers balancing care decisions for gravely ill patients

McGraw-Hill Education - Publisher launches online version of essential pharmacological reference

Meda - Pharma company acquires Cibacen and Cibadrex

Medical Device Market Research - Market research firm issues new report on artificial disc replacement

Medical University of South Carolina - Mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis iron-dependent regulator clarified

Mental Health - Happily married couples less likely to be depressed when widowed

Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta - Granulocyte chemotactic protein mediates immunity via IL-8R beta interactions

Nagoya University - Interferon-beta gene therapy causes cancer cells to self-destruct

National Institutes of Health - Annexin II may be new target for prevention of HIV-1 infection

National Jewish Medical and Research Center - Research guides medication choices for young asthma patients

National Sun Yat Sen University - Novel chip injection technique improves high-resolution DNA separation

Netherlands Institute Brain Research, Amsterdam - Vascular dementia linked with decreased hormone and neurotransmitter production

New York Blood Center - Prevention of complement-mediated immune hemolysis reported

New York University - Cardiovascular disease in diabetes reviewed

Northwestern University, Chicago - Test may help detect AD earlier

Novartis Institute Biomedical Research - Pharmacodynamics studied in the development of new immunosuppressive drugs

OrthoLogic Corp. - Drug development company reports fourth quarter and 2004 results

Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles - Large-diameter femoral heads prevent dislocation

POZEN, Inc. - European patent issued for MT 400 technology for treatment of migraine

PRA International - Clinical research organization provides earnings guidance

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharma company announces financial results with positive outlook

Patient Privacy - Compromise reached on public records in South Dakota

Pediatric Healthcare - Book to help parents decide when to take children to ER

Peking University - Plasmid-based peptide mitigates thrombus formation

Ponce School of Medicine - Changes in HIV-1 V3 region correspond with disease progression

Quovadx, Inc. - Software solutions company expands agreement, announces partnership

SCOLR Pharma, Inc. - FDA allows testing of extended release ibuprofen tablets

Sanarus Medical Inc. - Medical device company names vice president of sales

ScanSoft, Inc. - Voicebrook integrates speech recognition into medical transcription system

Schering AG, Berlin, Germany - Pharmaceutical companies agree to jointly commercialize oral cancer drug

Sejong University, Seoul - Optimal crosslinking conditions determined for cholesterol removal from milk

Select Medical Corporation - Specialty hospital company announces proposed senior subordinated notes offering

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Atlantan, two New Yorkers diagnosed with rare sexually transmitted disease

Sky Capital Enterprises Ltd. - Companies form Advanced Spinal Technologies to market spine adjustment device

Sookmyung Women's University - Benzoxazole-containing thiazolidinedione derivatives synthesized

Telik, Inc. - Cancer-focused pharmaceutical company announces public offering of common stock

The Daniels Corporation - Maker of sharp-waste collection containers signs deal with Cardinal Health

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Advances in responding to bioterrorism and emerging diseases outlined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Americans more likely to suffer death and disability due to sexual behaviors

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Phytostanyl ferulate esters are hydrolyzed by pancreatic cholesterol esterase

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Flavivirus envelope glycoprotein cross-reactive epitopes characterized

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Method to determine choline in dietary supplements developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - New findings in the area of endocrinology described

U.S. Veteran Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans - Recent findings in pain medicine described

Ukraine Ministry of Public Health, Kiev - Irradiation is a cause of thyroid cancer in adult victims of Chernobyl

United-Guardian, Inc. - Healthcare products company names Christopher Nolan, Sr. director of company

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Muscle capillary growth is amplified in dialysis patients

Univ. of London Imperial College Sci. Tech. & Med. - Early life factors linked to adult blood pressure

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Hospital company appoints Marc D. Miller vice president and announces dividend

University Enterprise Laboratories - Bioscience incubator announces 10-year lease to Prism Research

University of Alberta - Calcium and vitamin D most effective for treatment of Crohn-related bone loss

University of Basel - Neural cell adhesion molecule loss causes cancer to spread and proliferate

University of Bath - In vitro model of premature neonatal skin developed

University of Bristol - Real-time PCR rapid/sensitive for detection of Trypanosoma brucei in blood

University of Brunei Darussalam - Regulated bradycardial response in limpets is associated with avoidance behavior

University of California, Davis - Genetic alterations in NY99 WNV genotype responsible for crow-virulent phenotype

University of Chicago - Chronic complex-induced neurodegeneration studied, distinct mechanisms revealed

University of Florence - Influences of alcohol studied, role of protein kinase signaling revealed

University of Freiburg - Data advance knowledge in streptococcus vaccines research

University of Guelph - Actin-capping protein is a therapeutic target in the management of heart failure

University of Guelph - Lung surfactant analogs analyzed, synthesis and interfacial behavior detailed

University of Hawaii Manoa - Dietary carotenoids, connexins and cancer: what is the connection?

University of Helsinki - ATPase of cerebral synaptosomes studied, effects of aluminium and lead revealed

University of Ibn Tofail - Immunity duration from live vaccine against Theileria annulata reported

University of Illinois - Youth smoking tied to tobacco control spending

University of Michigan - Protein regulates new protein synthesis, immune cell development

University of New Hampshire - Humans feel less thirsty in the cold

University of Palermo - Airway remodeling analyzed, influence of asthma and COPD revealed

University of Porto, Oporto - Transthyretin studied, crystal structure of diethylstilbestrol complex reported

University of Tampere - Utility of add-on treatments in ICS-resistant asthma evaluated

University of Texas, Houston - Researchers' data advance immunology research

University of Waterloo - One-month-old harbor seals can sustain long-duration apneas

University of Western Ontario - Findings describe new data in drug development research

University of Western Ontario, London - Electrophysiologic investigations provide a window into cerebral function

University of Wollongong - Poxvirus research still relevant despite eradication of smallpox

VIASYS Healthcare Inc. - Medical technology company acquires Navion Biomedical Corporation

Virginia Commonwealth University - Outer surface protein E structural domains involved in antibody binding

Washington Univ. School of Med., St. Louis - Gene increases risk of osteoporosis in women

Winston laboratories - Synthetic neuropeptide-active cream for osteoarthritis reduces pain, study shows

Wyeth Research - IL-12 redirects HSV glycoprotein immune response toward Th1 and CD4+ CTLs

Yamagata University - Cyclooxygenase-2 expression analyzed, ethanol-mediated inhibition revealed