Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, U.S. - Seventh and eighth grades are peak years for beginning alcohol use in U.S.

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - African green monkey species and SIV strains must be matched for SIV infection models

National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma controlled with external beam radiotherapy supplemented by HDRIB

National Yang Ming University, Taiwan - Lung cancer responds to salvage therapy that combines gemcitabine with tegafur and uracil

Neose Technologies - Neose discloses proteins under license agreements with Novo Nordisk

New Zealand Institute of Environmental Science and Research - Studies from New Zealand, United States and Italy describe new findings in meningitis research

Nippon Medical College, Tokyo - Research from Japan, the United States and Switzerland add new data to cardiology body of knowledge

Northwestern University, U.S. - Periurethral collagen therapy results are enhanced in women with prior anti-incontinence surgery

Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit - Researchers' findings from Turkey, the United States and Italy advance cardiology research

Oregon State University, U.S. - Nucleotide hydrolase involved in biosynthesis of blasticidin S characterized

Osaka University, Japan - Fos-enkephalin signaling facilitates vestibular compensation

Pamukkale University, Turkey - Aortic elastic parameters are deteriorated in obstructive sleep apnea

Pennsylvania State University, U.S. - There is no economic evidence that the alcohol beverage industry targets youth in its magazine ads

Personnel - Scott P. Youngstrom named chief financial officer of Enpath Medical, Inc.

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh - Data from India, Turkey and France advance knowledge in hypertension research

RMIT University, Melbourne - Reports from Australia, Belgium and France advance knowledge in cardiology research

Research & Markets - Urinary incontinence therapeutics market expected to be at $3.7 billion by 2010, report says

Rockefeller University, New York - Researchers from the United States, Canada and Portugal provide details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity

San Francisco Department of Public Health, U.S. - Syndromic surveillance may not mitigate effects of waterborne disease outbreaks

San Raffaele Science Institute, Italy - Oral CCR5 inhibitors are under development for treatment of HIV-1 infection

Shahed University, Iran -  Listeria monocytogenes growth inhibited by thyme essential oils

Skin Cancer - Mapping moles can be a simple, low-cost way to reduce the risk of death from melanoma

Soroka University, Israel - Mortality in the critically ill is predicted by N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide

St. Francis Medical Technologies - Study shows intermediate-term efficacy of minimally invasive X STOP procedure for low back pain

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Pediatric hepatic malignancies managed with FDG PET, but more studies are needed

Stanford University - Recent findings in ovarian cancer described by researchers from the United States, Japan and Bulgaria

State University of New York, U.S. - CFTR gene therapy improves pulmonary hypoplasia linked to diaphragmatic hernia

Sunnybrook & Women's College, Toronto - Researchers' work from Canada and Switzerland adds to cancer treatment body of knowledge

Tel Aviv University, Israel - Incontinence care of elderly women may contribute to vaginal Candida colonization

Teva Pharmaceutical - U.S. FDA grants final approval to Teva for generic version of Pfizer's Zoloft tablets

The Endocrine Society - New data shows testosterone patch increases sex drive for menopausal women

Tokyo Medical University, Japan - Cancer proliferation and angiogenesis are stopped by interleukin-27

Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - Brain tumor margins delineated using intraoperative sononavigation

Toranomon General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - HLA-A24, -DQA1*03, and -DR9 trio linked to acute-onset beta-cell destruction in diabetes

Toranomon General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - Predictive model of hepatocarcinogenesis developed

Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital, Tottori, Japan - First-line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer with docetaxel-cisplatin regimen shows promise

UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, U.K. - Hepatitis B virus genotyped from whole- and sub-genomic fragments

Universitary Medicine Berlin, Germany - Angiotensin II-induced tissue perfusion and metabolism changes similar in lean and obese

Universite de Picardie-Jules Verne, Amiens - Researchers from France, Italy and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

University College of Health Sciences, Jonkoping - Researchers from Sweden and the United States report recent findings in cancer treatment

University Hospital Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain - Vertebral compression fractures caused by multiple myeloma treated by vertebroplasty

University degli Studi di Firenze - New findings from the United States and Israel in the area of breast cancer described

University of Arizona, U.S. - Telomere length changes after umbilical cord blood transplantation

University of Birmingham - Studies from the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia advance knowledge in influenza research

University of Bonn, Germany - Physical activity improves glycemia control without raising hypoglycemia risk in type 1 diabetes

University of British Columbia, Canada - Risk factors identified for drug-resistant tuberculosis in British Columbia

University of California, San Diego - Researchers from the United States and Portugal publish new studies and findings in the area of genetics

University of California, U.S. - Esophageal cancer staged by number of malignant regional lymph nodes

University of California, U.S. - HIV infection does not influence vitamin D status

University of California, U.S. - Prostate cancer patients desired and received information differently among different ethnicities

University of Cologne, Germany - Multiple myelomas malignant transformation linked to increase of functional regulatory T cells

University of Dundee, U.K. - Coronary heart disease prediction score was developed for type 2 diabetes

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany - Renal disease models incur faulty angiogenesis and perfusion in ischemic limbs

University of Glasgow, U.K. - Atorvastatin 80 mg reduced cardiovascular event rate in coronary heart disease with diabetes

University of Gottingen, Germany - MM2 cortical subtype of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease clinical features are described

University of Helsinki, Finland - Reports from Finland, Italy and Germany advance knowledge in obstetrics research

University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Metabolic syndrome is an independent predictor of obstructive sleep apnea

University of Liverpool - Researchers' work from the United Kingdom and United States adds to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, U.S. - Denervated failing heart is protected by downregulation of L-type Ca²⁺ channel

University of Melbourne, Australia - Cystatin-C-based glomerular filtration rate estimates had same potential as accepted formulas

University of Michigan, U.S. - Pten dependence distinguishes hematopoietic stem cells from leukemia-initiating cells

University of Minnesota - Findings from the United States and Japan in transplants provide new insights

University of Nebraska, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and France describe findings in transplants studies

University of New Mexico, U.S. - Reports from the United States, QC H9X 3V9; kristine and United Kingdom add new data to obstetrics research

University of Oklahoma, U.S. - 3-O-(3',3'-dimethysuccinyl) betulinic acid inhibits maturation of HIV

University of Rome, Italy - Parkinson disease patient response to subthalamic stimulation is studied

University of Texas, Austin - Reports from the United States and Republic of Korea add new data to biomedical engineering research

University of Texas, San Antonio - Researchers' data from the United States and Brazil advance diabetes research

University of Texas, U.S. - Normal-weight adults consume more fiber and fruit than overweight/obese peers

University of Tokyo, Japan - Changing distribution of norovirus genotypes and genetic analysis revealed

University of Tokyo, Japan - Endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastrointestinal tumors using Flexknife described

University of Tokyo, Japan - Hepatocellular cancer risk association with PIK3CA hotspot mutations is less likely, per new study

University of Toronto - Studies from Canada, Israel and the United States describe new findings in angiology research

University of Warwick - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Austria and United States detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of Washington - Recent studies from the United States add new data to proteins research

University of Washington, U.S. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcome is better with manual CPR

University of Wurzburg, Germany - Findings from Germany and the United States advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research

University of Zurich, Switzerland - Cocaine unbalances endothelial tissue factor and tissue factor pathway inhibitor expression

VA Medical Centers, U.S. - Breath carbon monoxide is used to assess erythrocyte survival in chronic diseases

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, U.S. - Researchers develop vaccine against Post-weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome in pigs

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Data from the United States, Germany and Austria advance knowledge in angiology research

Washington Hospital Center - New findings from the United States, Japan and Scotland in the area of cardiology detailed

Washington University, St. Louis - Studies from the United States and Netherlands advance knowledge in lung cancer research

Washington University, U.S. - Heart failure outcomes after treatment are best predicted from peak VO₂

Wayne State University, U.S. - Fibroblast immune response may function in development of post-operative adhesions

West Virginia University, U.S. - Melanoma proliferation inhibited by inositol hexaphosphate

Xechem International - Xechem gets approval to sell herb-based drug for sickle cell disease from Nigeria authorities

Yamaguchi University, Japan - Polyprotein of hepatitis C associated with induction of hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China - Influenza A virus subtypes H2-H13 not detected among migratory wild waterfowl in China

pSivida - pSivida files U.K. patent application for drug delivery platform that can act as adjuvant