Hospital and Nursing Home Week

Keio University, Tokyo - Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma in Japan is relatively rare

Kyoto Biken Laboratories Inc. - Adjuvant oligosaccharide oleate ester characterized

Kyoto University - The enzyme regulator RECK opposes non-small cell lung cancer angiogenesis

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Grant to society will help expand cancer educational programs

Market Analysis - Patients' experience at California hospitals rated in eight categories of care

Massachusetts General Hospital - Risedronate improves bone density in females with anorexia nervosa

Mayo Clinic - Nottingham Prognostic Index useful in microarray profiling

Medwave Inc. - Blood pressure products manufacturer extends purchasing agreement with Novation

Misconduct - Health worker charged in sexual assault

Nagasaki University - Survivin measured by RT-PCR is biomarker in adult T-cell and acute leukemias

Nakamura Gakuen University - Diabetes decreases hippocampal release of neurotransmitters

Nanobacteria Science - Nanobac and NASA to collaborate on nanobacteria research

Nutrition 21, Inc. - Chromium picolinate safety data presented at CDC conference

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Sequencing of poplar genome giant step for research community

Ohio State University - Genetic differences might help distinguish thyroid cancers

PDSHeart, Inc. - Cardiac monitoring and arrhythmia management service partners with Medtronic

PacifiCare Health Systems - Consumer health organization signs business and patient care agreements

Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester - Recent development in human papillomavirus vaccines reviewed

Paul Hamel Institute, Valbonne - Function of potassium channel TREK-1 clarified

Personnel - AMIA names Don Detmer president and CEO

Personnel - CAP names Kevin Donnelly new VP of SNOMED International

Personnel - Denise Fletcher joins DaVita

Personnel - Massachusetts Institute of Technology expected to name new director for brain center

Planar Systems, Inc. - Flat-panel display systems provider announces new product release

Policy - Should genome data be kept freely accessible?

Reproductive Health - Former tech exec launches company to freeze women's eggs

Rosetta Biosoftware - Provider of enterprise bioinformatics solutions announces new solutions

Royal Perth Hospital - Impaired cytokine production may contribute to OI in patients with CD4 recovery

Sahlgrens University Hospital, Gothenburg - Microvascular invasion is a common response after endochondral fracture

Sanofi-Synthelabo Research - VEGF receptors collaborate in the differentiation of bone marrow progenitors

Sepracor Inc. - Pharmaceutical company offers $500 million convertible senior subordinated notes

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. - Life sciences company completes acquisition of Boston Biomedica divisions

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. - Biotech company updates progress of split flu vaccine production in China

Skin Rash - Oklahomans report rash first seen in southeastern Kansas

SpectRx, Inc. - Medical device maker receives CE Mark approval for insulin pump infusion sets

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fdn. - Breast cancer foundation launches college tour to reach young women

Swiss Institute Bioinformat - SWISS-2DPAGE has expanded in 10 years of operation

Tokyo Medical University - Results support recommendations for strict control of blood pressure

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Polychlorinated biphenyls and breast cancer risk ambiguous

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Studies point to a pathophysiological basis for atherogenic potential of arsenic

Ullevaal University of Hospital, Oslo - H₂ O₂ attenuates Ca²⁺ accumulation during reoxygenation

Univ. of California, Los Angeles -  Ganoderma lucidum spore extract may possesses antiangiogenic properties

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Two experts evaluate suicide risk with antidepressants

Univ. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - CpG oligodeoxynucleotide enhances tumor response to radiation

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Management of atherogenic dyslipidemia of metabolic syndrome described

University Medical Center Utrecht - Activated vitronectin is a target for controlling human tumor growth

University of California, Irvine - Speech recognition with speech maskers characterized in cochlear implant users

University of California, San Francisco - Author raises questions about the role of lysophospholipids

University of Dundee - Supplementation therapy bypasses defective genes by boosting alternate ones

University of Glasgow - A polymorphism of a gene encoding aldosterone may be linked to hypertension

University of Heidelberg - Motor cortex plays role in phantom limb pain

University of Helsinki - Components of L. helveticus fermented milk increase osteoblastic bone formation

University of Hong Kong - Prevalence of sclerosing panencephalitis in Chinese children reported

University of Illinois - Stem cells have potential to replace degenerated articular condyles

University of Kentucky - Homosexual men and women view factors affecting sexual orientation differently

University of Michigan - Human cytidine deaminase APOBEC3G is a broad antiviral enzyme

University of Milan - Wild plants contribute to low incidence of atherosclerosis in Mediterranean area

University of Munich - Effect of metal wire stent type on treatment outcome determined

University of Otago, Dunedin - Bifidobacterial species induce Th2-driven immune response

University of Oxford - Ethics of nicotine conjugate vaccine discussed

University of Palermo - Monitoring response to treatment in asthma management reviewed

University of Pittsburgh - Society promotes PhD graduate training programs in pathology

University of Saskatchewan - Oral low molecular weight heparin, tinzaparin, has wide tissue distribution

University of Southern California - Androgen loss may lead to AD

University of Texas - Unusual tumors associated with hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome

University of Toronto - Prophylactic mastectomy study patients satisfied with breast reconstruction

University of Warwick - New research reveals physiotherapy no better than advice for back pain

University of Western Ontario - Inducible NOS plays key role in pulmonary neutrophil infiltration

VA Medical Center, San Francisco - Renal dysfunction is associated with mortality in patients with heart failure

Valdoltra Orthopedic Hospital - Fifty-one-year survival of Judet PMMA prosthesis reported

Vocalscape - Communication software maker signs online pharmacy to its Partner Program

riPath, Imaging - Imaging company awarded 5-year contract with British women's hospital for Pap tests