Lab Business Week

Mylan Laboratories, Inc. - Bertek's parent company declares quarterly cash dividend

National Sun Yat Sen University - Canstatin-C arrests endothelial cell-associated tumor growth

National Tokyo Hospital - Japanese investigators develop new tuberculosis test

Neurochem, Inc. - North American phase III clinical trial on Alzhemed launched

New York City Department of Health - Mass smallpox vaccination does not increase cardiac death rate

NitroMed, Inc. - Nitric Oxide-enhancing COX-2 inhibitor advanced to phase II testing

Ohio State University - Mucosal antimicrobial peptide expressed by chinchilla airway identified

Okayama University - Hyperthermia augments lipofection-mediated transduction in lung cancer cells

Okayama University - Receptor deficiency stalls the efforts of lung cancer gene therapy

Okayama University - Researchers measure coronary flow reserve after coronary interventions

Ondokuz Mayis University - Routine MRI recommended for patients with facial pain

Osaka University - CGRP down-regulates IL-2 and IFN-gamma and up-regulates IL-4 production

Pasteur Institute, Paris - Somatic antibody mutations can alter superantigenic and polyreactive binding

Pennsylvania State University - New device will allow measuring blood sugar with a wave of the arm

Perlegen Sciences - Galileo discovers new gene candidate regions in whole genome study

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association - Group seeks to block enforcement of title II of DC Access Rx act

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Clinical trial to study Talabostat in advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Polish Academy of Science - Metastatic lesions from head and neck cancers often lose chromosome Y

Prana Biotechnology Limited - Australian fellowship to support neurodegenerative disease research

Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces appointment of VP, business development

Purdue University - Mechanism underlying mature-onset obesity proposed

Quest Clinical Research - Enfuvirtide safe and effective for adult and pediatric HIV-1 infection

Regeneration Technologies Inc. - BioCleanse process offers sterilized soft tissue allografts

Regina Elena Inst. for Cancer Research, Rome - Alfa-epoietin can improve anemia in patients with gynecological cancer

Rejuvenon Corporation - Pharmaceutical development company raises $37M in Series B financing

Rice University - Biologists ID defense mechanism of leading fungal pathogen

Roswell Park Cancer Institute - DNA lesion type defines death characteristics of colon carcinoma cells

Royal Free & University College Medical School - Lipoic acid and evening primrose oil prevent diabetes-induced changes

Safety Syringes Inc. - Oral and injectable Exanta launched in Germany for prevention of VTE

Sahlgrenska University Hospital - Scientists gain new insight into factors for successful single embryo transfer

Senetek PLC - Ardana to manufacture, market Invicorp erectile dysfunction treatment in E.U.

Silpakorn University - PADRE-ASREAK peptide induces mucosal immune response to Streptococcus

St. George's Hospital Medical School - Effects of passive smoking may have been underestimated

St. Marianna University, Kanagawa - Telomerized presenescent osteoblasts are able to correct bone loss

Stanford University School of Medicine - Implantable chip may offer treatment for age-related blindness

Sun Yat-sen University - Rare point mutation found in Han population of Guangdong China

TekCel, Inc. - Sample-management systems developer acquired

Temple University - Research emphasizes value of minimally invasive surgery for complex procedures

Temple University - Sutureless technique is effective for delicate thyroidectomy

Thermogenesis Corp. - Chinese cord blood stem cell bank adopts BioArchive system

Townsend Associates, Pittsburgh - Flow-type spirometer errors that elevate test results described

Tranzyme Pharma - Collaboration to develop novel genetic controls for diagnostic assays

Tufts University - Don't blame the pyramid

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Protozoan gene expression outcomes correlate with regulation mechanism

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Millions of Hispanics at increased risk for type 2 diabetes

United Healthcare Insurance Co. - Managed care plan offered to beneficiaries in Connecticut

Univ. Hospital of Michigan - Pain experience differs among racial, gender, and age groups

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - IL-6 mediates hypoferremia of inflammation by inducing hepcidin

Univ. of California, San Diego - On-screen smoking by movie stars leads young teens to smoke

Univ. of Saarland Clinic, Hamburg - Herv-K(HML-2) Gag/Env antibodies may indicate treatment response

Univ. of Santiago de Compostela - Cysteine prodrugs may be useful neuroprotectors in Parkinson disease treatment

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer reviewed

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - SPARC glycoprotein regulates host tissue response to tumor growth

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Spontaneously immortalized fibroblasts foster the study of neoplastic activity

University of Alabama - HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 variants associated with HIV-1 transmission events

University of Alabama - NIH consensus panel finds gastrointestinal disease under-diagnosed

University of Arizona - Polo-like kinase 1 suppression arrests the growth of pancreatic cancer cells

University of Arizona - Questioning mothers can identify children at risk of abuse

University of California, San Francisco - BAFF dependence underlies reduced survival of autoantigen-engaged B cells

University of Cambridge - Mutation in AKT2 causes severe insulin resistance and diabetes

University of Chicago - CD43 regulation of T cell activation is through an intracellular mechanism

University of Copenhagen -  Plasmodium linked to severe childhood malaria expresses PfEMP1

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - Inflammatory diseases of the nasal sinuses can have serious complications

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - Strain and strain rate are new echo parameters of regional myocardial function

University of Ferrara - Protein kinase C isozymes modulate mitochondrial Ca²⁺ signals

University of Helsinki - Tissue-specific promoters ensure oncolytic viruses target cancer tissues

University of Illinois - Activity of enzyme decreased in brains of teenagers who commit suicide

University of Illinois - Isolates from Aglaia silvestris exhibit potent cytotoxicity

University of Jyvaskyla - Physical activity reduces coronary heart disease risk in childhood

University of Leicester - Space technology and dental techniques combine in new cancer detector

University of London - Novel anti-Leishmania immunotherapies show promise

University of London Kings College - Potential protective effect of HLA DQB1*06 alleles on course of HIV disease

University of Maine - Women can be considered activists in the breast cancer movement

University of Manchester - E.U. "Newmood" research investigating genetic aspects of depression

University of Manchester - Role of bacteria in arsenic poisoning examined

University of Michigan - Drug regulation reexamined from perspective of innovation policy

University of Michigan Health Systems - Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain is feasible

University of Montreal - Therapy combining cyclosporin and sirolimus causes thrombotic microangiopathy

University of Munich - Patients with inoperable tumors benefit from radiofrequency ablation

University of Pennsylvania - Bacterial protein recycling factor possible key to new class of antibiotics

University of Pittsburgh - Heart allografts from donors lacking Flt3 ligand exhibit prolonged survival time

University of Saarlandes Clinic, Hamburg - Glomus tumors of the head and neck are usually diagnosed using CT and MRI.

University of Southampton - Processing of antigens delivered as DNA vaccines reviewed

University of Stuttgart - Der1p required for degradation of proteins of endoplasmic reticulum

University of Tokushima - Sequential therapy stimulates apoptosis in human oral cancer cells

University of Tokyo - Findings on platelet-activating factor may lead to treatment strategy

University of Ulm - Antigens with stress protein-capturing domain improve immunogenicity

University of Utah - Natural selection at work in ability to taste or not taste bitter compound

University of Vermont - Pregnancy, postpartum period predispose cerebral arteries to forced dilatation

University of Verona - Study finds higher-dose ibandronate regimen effective and safe

University of Washington, Seattle -  Chlamydia pneumoniae may be an infectious risk factor for atherosclerosis

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company to reduce operating expenses by more than $25M

Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Diabetes increases risk of prostate cancer

Washington University - RNA knockdown of phospholipase inhibits preadipocyte differentiation

Wayne State University, Detroit - Single chamber ventricular pacing is feasible initially in the young

West Nile Virus - West Nile virus infects four horses in California

Westmead Hospital - Association not found between CCL3-L1 absence and HIV-1 infection susceptibility

World Health Organization - Kano, Nigeria, intends to resume polio immunization campaigns

Wroclaw Medical University - Vascular endothelial growth factor levels rise in ovarian cancer patients

Yale University - Yale scientists decipher odor code

Yonsei University - TLR3 isoform cloned and characterized

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. - Tucson Orthopaedic Institute to provide surgeon training in MIS procedures

demedis, GmbH - Henry Schein completes acquisition

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - $1.2M awarded to study technology for cardiac safety monitoring