Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

Mental Health - Home Instead Senior Care reaches out to dementia patients' second victims

Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. - Pharma company foundation awards $10 million in grants to five childhood asthma programs

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. - Life science company reports net sales of $93 million

Oakland Children's Hospital - Diet-genotype interaction may be therapeutic in atherogenic dyslipidemia

Ohio State University - Squinting at a computer screen reduces blinking, causes dry eye

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. - Long-term care industry investment firm closes public offering of 5,175,000 shares

Open Text Corporation - Enterprise content management software provider launches online forum

OrthoSupply Management, Inc. - Information technology company completes $1.5 million private placement

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne - New chemotherapy and radiotherapy combinations used in the management of gastric cancer

RIKEN - Promoter polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of atopic dermatitis

Red Rainforest Enterprises, Inc. - Botanical-based scar cream to be sold in new packaging

Research & Markets - Report discusses business survival in potential influenza pandemic

Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra, Gothenborg - Diabetes increases risk of in-hospital mortality in women with acute coronary syndrome

Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Hokkaido - Coexpressed molecular markers identify progression risk in patients with oral cancer

Shimane University - No difference in quality of life found between patients with neobladder and control population

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Interferring with cells' hypoxia mechanisms may enhance solid tumor treatment efficacy

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Research defines role of synaptotrophin proteins in maintaining healthy synapses

St. Louis University - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes pathogenesis

Stanford University - Increasing incidence of lentigo maligna melanoma subtypes reported

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - HO-2 gene deletion may protect striatal cells from Hb oxidative toxicity

Tokai University, Kanagawa - New findings in the area of cardiology described

Tokyo Institute Technology - An implantable carbon fiber microelectrode-based biosensor detects superoxide anions in vivo

Tufts University, Boston - AIDS-related active opportunistic infections associated with nutritional status

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Vaccination reduces disease burden and health costs of rotavirus diarrhea in Vietnam

U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - Metabolite of methoxychlor inhibits testosterone formation

U.S. National Institute on Aging - Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors enhance cognitive abilities

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Prenatal irradiation induces genomic instability in hemopoietic cells

Unilife Medical Solutions Limited - Safe syringe developer signs memo of understanding for U.S. production

University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome - Paraoxonase gene variants are associated with autism in North America

University College London - Cardiac arrhythmia common in older patients

University of Aberdeen - Polymorphisms of CLCN7 gene contribute to regulation of bone mineral density

University of Amsterdam - Studies describe new findings in imaging research

University of California, Los Angeles - Study reports adolescents traumatized by natural disasters face a high risk of PTSD

University of Cincinnati - Reports advance knowledge in virology research

University of Copenhagen - Obesity increases mortality in liver transplantation

University of Cyprus - MTHFR 677TT and 677CT/1298AC genotypes may predispose to nephrosclerosis and CRF

University of Geneva Medical Center - Mutant fibrinogen retention is partially responsible for congenital afibrinogenemia

University of Laval - Signal peptide peptidase promotes the formation of HCV non-enveloped particles

University of Liverpool - Human adipocytes do not secrete amounts of IL-18 required for inflammatory cascade

University of London Imperial College - WHO DOTS strategy not adopted in Russia due to inadequate understanding

University of Louisville - Findings advance knowledge in diagnostics research

University of Navarra, Pamplona - Chromosomal deletions in B-cell lymphoma identify candidate tumor suppressor genes

University of Oxford - Automated method detects venous gas bubbles in humans

University of Oxford - Disease patterns shown on x-rays may be a good predictor of survival in avian flu patients

University of Paris 5 - Endothelial progenitor cells respond to PAR-1 with concentration-dependent angiogenesis

University of Pittsburgh - Natural killer dendritic cell cross-talk is effective for cancer immunotherapy

University of Puerto Rico - Molecular weight of PEG emulsifier is key determinant of PLGA microsphere drug release

University of Sussex - Antibiotic marker cassettes for gene disruption and marker switching constructed

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Robotic treadmill training can increase brain activity of people partially paralyzed by spinal cord injury

University of Thessaly, Larisa - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

University of Tokyo - MAPK inhibition induces parthenogenetic activation during oocyte maturation

University of Toronto - Study suggests that effects of drug given during pregnancy may last for generations

University of Tromso - Benefits from short-term contact with general practitioner following cancer treatment assessed

University of Tubingen - PCR increases diagnostic yield of infectious pathogens from bronchoalveolar lavage after SCT

University of Uppsala - Quality of pathology department affects staging and management of colon cancer

University of Utah - Reduced mitochondrial oxidative capacity impair myocardial energetics in obese mice

University of Utrecht - Social support was positively related to self-management and sense of well-being diabetics

University of Zurich - Microsporidia increasingly detected in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients

Uppsala University Hospital - Postoperative blood glucose levels were linked to surgical wound infections

Utah State University - Early research shows nanoparticles may provide a feeling of satiety with less food

VSM MedTech Ltd. - Functional brain imaging company Q3 2005 results reflect revenue growth

Vancouver Hospital & Health Science Center - Graft-versus-leukemia effect associated with acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - CEO Richard M. Levy to retire from cancer therapy systems company

Ventiv Health, Inc. - GSW Worldwide to lead Saforis launch campaign for MGI Pharma, Inc.

Vertex Pharmaceutical Inc. - HCV mutations confer cross-resistance against Ser protease inhibitors

Virginia Commonwealth University - Breast radiation exposure during pulmonary CT scan exceeds dose for mammography

Virginia Commonwealth University - Periodonitis patient's plasma lipoprotein profile may be link with cardiovascular disease

ViroPharma Incorporated - Pharmaceutical company selected for Nasdaq Biotechnology Index

Viron Therapeutics Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company wins 2005 Prix Galien Award for excellence in research

Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam - Review proposes to treat depression in diabetics with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Washington University, St. Louis - Active surveillance and aggressive infection control eradicates MRSA from neonatal ICU

Washington University, St. Louis - Data advance knowledge in leukodystrophy research

Wuhan University - Thalidomide amplifies the effects of paclitaxel in liver cancer models

Zaldivar Institute, Mendoza - Five modifications improve LASIK outcome

Zucker Hillside Hospital - Imaging study shows abnormalities in brains of marijuana smokers and schizophrenics