Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

Microsoft Corp. - Information Technology company announces digital pharma initiative

Monsanto Company - Agricultural company and genetics company announce collaborative relationship

NanoSignal Corp - Letter of intent to acquire technology company signed

National Autonomous University, Mexico City - Cortistatin investigated, modulation of memory evocation revealed

National Business Group on Health - National business group appoints chairman of the board

Neurotech - Biotechnology company announces resignation of nonexecutive chairman

Ohio State University - Scientists identify new model of NK cell development

Ohio State University - Silencing of tumor suppressor ARHI contributed to thyroid carcinogenesis

Oregon Health Science University, Portland - Study examined CMV-encoded chemokine-receptor R33 in transplant sclerosis

Ortek Therapeutics Inc. - Therapeutics company develops new candy to counteract tooth decay

Orthovita, Inc. - Synthetic biomaterials producer announces patent for composite shaped bodies

Osaka University - Reverse micellar systems examined, protein back-extraction processes clarified

Ospedale S. Agostino-Estense - Out-of-hospital thromboprophylaxis not needed after laparoscopic surgery

Pennsylvania State University - Targeting mutant B-Raf protein reduces melanoma development

Personnel - Fusion Medical Education, LLC, announces new managing director

ProClarity Corporation - Business intelligence provider announces support for digital pharma initiative

ProxyMed, Inc. - Healthcare transaction processing services company announces financial results

Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus - Homozygosity mapping used to identify candidate risk genes

RIVM, Bilthoven - Tissue response to partially degraded poly-L-lactide implants characterized

Regional Hospital, Vladivostok - Treatment and survival of adults with acute leukemia in the Primorsky Region

Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm - Twin anchor target chip improves accuracy of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla - Modified adenoviruses may not yield anticipated results in in vivo research

Simplified Training Solutions - HIPAA security software company, AMA Press collaborate on small practice tool

Society for Adolescent Medicine - Medical group comments on U.S. FDA recommendation for pertussis vaccine

Somantics Corporation - Developer of cerebral oximeter reports record net revenues for Q1 2005

Sorin Group - Cardiac system that suppresses unnecessary ventricular pacing launched in Europe

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals - Cancer-focused pharmaceutical company reports 2004 financial results

St. James Hospital, Dublin - Environmental agents linked to thyroid cancer development

St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst - Study sheds light on lower diabetes, CVD risks in moderate alcohol drinkers

Stanford University - Reports describe recent advances in immunology research

Stanford University - Researchers analyze varicella zoster virus attenuation in mouse skin xenographs

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. - Marco Taglietti, MD, named senior VP, head of global research and development

Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants approval for tissue removal breast biopsy system

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich - Arousal effects may reflect energy mobilization in preparation to act

Syneron Medical Ltd. - Medical aesthetic devices company announces closing of secondary offering

Tech University of Munich - Screen for leukemia resistance identified mutation pattern for PD166326

Technical Univ. of Catalonia, Barcelona - Apatitic cement modified with superplasticizers are stronger

Technical University of Munich - Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy frequently leads to dilated cardiomyopathy

Tezukayama Gakuin University - Nonessential fatty acids are exogenous and endogenous in adipose tissue

The Merck Group - Pharma company announces financial results with tripled profit after tax gains

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation - Myeloma foundation announces 3 winners of targeted therapeutics initiative

Tokyo Med & Dent. University - ATL cells express sufficient antigens to evoke T cell responses in vivo

Tottori University - COX-2 correlates with F-box protein/Skp2 expression/prognosis in gastric cancer

U.S. Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Obesity does not play a role in vitamin D differences in black and white women

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Low-dose total body irradiation causes clonal fluctuation of stem cells

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Macromolecular interactions in solution assessed via static light scattering

UPMC - Body mass index affects gastric bypass outcome

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Atherogenic effects of alcohol use outweigh benefits in young people

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Hypoxia-inducible expression vector directs cancer gene therapy

University College London - Peptide dendrimers offer versatile nucleic acid delivery

University Klinikum, Dusseldorf - nAPCsr isn't an indicator of pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism

University of Amsterdam - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of oncology

University of California San Diego - IKK-beta inhibition holds promise as a treatment for insulin resistance

University of California, Irvine - ESCs differentiate and myelinate after spinal cord transplantation

University of Essen - Serum procalcitonin could be a marker of low-grade inflammation and CV disease

University of Florida - Computer model can predict total knee prosthesis wear

University of Groningen Hospital - Positron emission tomography of esophageal cancer prevented unnecessary surgery

University of Iowa - Clozapine-induced weight gain linked to 5HT2C receptor -759C/T polymorphism

University of Kansas - DNA vaccine protects against AIDS, not HIV

University of Kuopio - Increased stromal versican related to higher lung tumor recurrence rate

University of London - Spectral magnitude effects on CD spectra-derived secondary structure determined

University of Louisville - Parotid secretory anti-inflammatory peptides designed and validated

University of Mainz - Reengineered T cells acquire tumor-specific reactivity

University of Manitoba - New findings in the area of DNA vaccines described

University of Med Berlin - Primary immunosuppression found with tacrolimus after liver transplantation

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes therapy

University of Naples - Interaction between herbal medicine and CV drugs is an important safety issue

University of Nebraska - Researchers examine vaccine strategies against MUC1-expressing tumors

University of Pennsylvania - Gene mutation may be link to injury from light exposure

University of Pennsylvania - Mouse study suggests link between estrogen excess and thrombotic fetal loss

University of Perugia -  Cryptococcus neoformans mannoproteins studied, cellular role defined

University of Perugia - Microglia nitric oxide production studied, nature of dependence clarified

University of Ulster, U.K. - Sumatra-Andaman earthquake raised stress on nearby fault lines

University of Utrecht - IgG antibodies to a beta-glycoprotein I domain studied, role in thrombosis shown

University of Virginia, Charlottesville - Fiber-based tissue engineered scaffold designed for ligament replacement

University of Washington - Studies describe new findings in chlamydia research

University of Yamanashi - Halothane-anesthetized canine model can help predict I_Kr blocking

V.I. Technologies, Inc. - Company regains compliance with NASDAQ stockholders' equity listing requirement

Wyle Laboratories, Inc. - Drexel L. Smith named to lead business development efforts by research company

Yale University - Methionine aminopeptidase 2 inhibitors cut off cancer growth in mice