Lab Business Week

National Taiwan University - Study confirms link between cancer and common Asian nut

Natl. Center for CV Investigation, Madrid - Regulation of lipid rafts may be important for spatial control of cell migration

Natl. Partner. to Help Preg. Smokers Quit - Adverse health effects associated with smoking during pregnancy are preventable

New Mexico State University - Multivariate statistical methods effective for phytopathological research

Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Study is looking at ways to help stroke survivors regain lost motor skills

Novo Nordisk - U.S. FDA approves prefilled, multidose, disposable growth hormone delivery system

Odyssey Thera, Inc. - Agreement expanded to assess drug compounds effects in cells

Ohio State University - Amperometric assay provides sensitive measure of cholinergic transmission

Okayama University - Gene products may promote urinary tract infection by methicillin-resistant staph

Okayama University - Long-term cyclosporin A exposure suppresses cathepsin-B/-L in gingival cells

OmniCorder Technologies, Inc. - Breast cancer imaging system delivered to Italy's National Tumor Institute

Oscient Pharmaceuticals - Positive clinical efficacy data on FACTIVE presented at meeting

Overlake Hospital - Hospitals launch Sound Heart to offer patients medical care close to home

PPOM - Preferred provider network announces new management structure

Patient Care Technology Systems - Technology systems company sponsors annual meeting of emergency physicians

PediaMed - Pediatrics pharmaceutical company appoints director, field sales

Pennsylvania State University - Stigma was predictive of modified high sexual risk in men having sex with men

Picis - University of Virginia Health System selects new critical care software

Precyse Solutions - Information technology company announces new contracts

Product Licensing - Pfizer to study pain medication Celebrex for patients at risk for heart disease

Quality Assurance - Study: Hospital quality on the rise, but varies greatly by city, hospital

Quill Medical, Inc. - Medical devices and wound closure technology companies announce alliance

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society - Professional association helps Russia become known for healthcare research

Renal Physicians Association - Physicians association encourage nephrologists to work together

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Refrigerated or frozen expressed breast milk loses its antioxidant content

Roswell Park Cancer Inst. - No link between conjugated linoleic acids and disease found

Russian Academy of Science - H₂ O₂ used as the oxygen source by Pseudomonas and Rhodococcus

SUNY-Stony Brook - Platelet mRNA profiles characterized

Sanfaustino - Natural spring mineral water from Italy may help meet calcium requirements

Sanofi-Aventis - Pharmaceutical company, P&G form alliance to market tablets for osteoporosis

Schering AG - Betaferon associated with reduced relapse rate in study patients with early MS

Seoul National University - Pharmacokinetics of erectogenic determined in diabetic rats

Sight Savers International - Program to restore sight to one million people launched

Sigma - Companies team up to provide researchers human genomic DNA for gene regulation

Specialty Risk Services - Insurance services available for nonparticipants in state workers' comp

Spectranetics Corporation - Medical device company announces resignation of customer service executive VP

Stanford University Medical Center - California university awarded NIH grant to study hypertension drug in children

Stanford University, Palo Alto - Ambulatory ECG monitoring of silent ischemia can aid disease management

State University of Ghent - Education of women is an essential part of the rebuilding of Afghanistan

Statens Serum Institute - Culture and PCR for Bordetella detection compared

Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - Biotechnology-based company updates adoption of test method for food products

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fdn. - Passage of Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004 lauded

Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. - Lighter, more esthetic orthodontic device launched by dental specialty company

TRI-AD - Slight majority of FSA participants oppose health savings accounts, survey shows

Taiwan Council of Agriculture - Surfactin-producing Bacillus subtilis rapidly detected and characterized by PCR

The Centient Biotech Investor - New biotech investment newsletter launched from San Francisco

The Quigley Corporation - Pharma company receives patent approval for arthritis treatment

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science - Hepatitis C virus alters the ability of dendritic cells to fight infection

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Neuroscience - Chemokine receptor DNA therapy prevents myocarditis-associated cardiac injury

Tokyo Metropolitan University - Newly discovered protein suggests novel tumorigenic pathway

Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology - Three SNP genotypes in ALDH2 detected using bacterial magnetic particles

Tokyo Women's Medical University - A new hepatocyte-specific autoantibody may be linked to autoimmune hepatitis

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Developer of liquid-based Pap test awarded 5-year contract in Liverpool U.K.

Trimedyne Inc. - Laser tested for use in outpatient procedure to treat arthritis in spinal joints

Truman State University - Female ultramarathoners are more likely to have eating disorders

Tubac Holdings, Inc. - Holdings company enters into partnership with colostrum products developer

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Mutations in isoniazid-resistant M. tuberculosis characterized

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA releases 2004 produce safety action plan

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Cancer immunotherapy beyond current vaccines reviewed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Lessons from DES use help researchers predict other perinatal cancer risks

U.S. National Institutes of Health - To predict outbreaks, standard assumptions must be set aside

U.S. National Institutes of Health - U.S. NIH study seeks 50,000 sisters of women with breast cancer

Umea University - Adenoviruses with alternate serotypes transduce glioma cell lines

Univ. Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Berlin - Contrast echocardiography should be considered in suspected myocardial rupture

Univ. Southern California, Los Angeles - Researchers propose a cohort mechanism that may contribute to mortality rates

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Magnetocardiography is a potential screening tool

Univ. of California, Davis - Dietary intake of saturated fats reviewed

Univ. of California, Irvine - Early life stress can inhibit development of brain-cell communication zones

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Genetically modified bone marrow treats mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB models

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - MRI appears to have some advantages over CT for detecting bleeding in brain

Univ. of California, San Diego - Brain cell transplants correct muscle spasms after aneurysm surgery

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Lipid A of Francisella tularensis modified

Univ. of California, San Francisco - New Internet resource facilitates HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training

Univ. of Massachusetts - Stem cells have potential as a study aid for breast cancer and fetal exposure

Univ. of North Carolina - Vegetables negatively associated with breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Univ. of Southern California - Study finds no link between tamoxifen and stroke

Univ. of Texas Southwestern - Researchers uncover process for sugar-induced fat formation

University College London - Why some people see "auras" around their loved ones

University of Alabama - Apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein particle assembly elucidated

University of Athens - RSV-A-induced bronchiolitis is more severe than RSV-B in infants

University of California, Irvine - Report reviews mammalian strategies in response to hypoxia

University of California, Santa Barbara - Tau induces cooperative Taxol microtubule binding

University of Cordoba - Imperatorin inhibits HIV-1 replication through Sp1-dependent pathway

University of Glasgow - Novel inhibitors of trypanosomal 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase designed

University of Heidelberg - Iron overload characterized in beta 2-microglobulin-deficient mice

University of Helsinki - Researchers develop method for detecting lignans in human plasma

University of Hong Kong - SARS coronavirus isolates susceptible to selected antiviral compounds

University of Illinois, Chicago - Risk of peripheral neuropathy associated with statin appears to be minimal

University of Iowa - IL-6 levels mediated relationship between religious attendance and mortality

University of Leicester - Evidence lacking for concomitant use of hydroxyurea plus radiotherapy

University of Maryland - Abrogation of recurrent autoimmunity provides islet graft survival

University of Maryland - ZapA functions in peptide proteolysis associated with immune response

University of Massachusetts - Use of bacteria-killing vs. bacteria-inhibiting drugs in treating infections

University of Michigan - Biosynthetic pathway and gene cluster of curacin A analyzed

University of Nijmegen - Study reports positive correlation between allopregnanolone and PBR density

University of North Carolina - Discovery might improve design, effectiveness of anticancer drugs

University of Oxford - The interleukin 1 gene cluster is involved in ankylosing spondylitis

University of Pittsburgh - Alpha-type-1 polarized dendritic cells optimize CTL-inducing activity

University of Pittsburgh - Chronic infections cause 30 million missed work days each year

University of Pompeu Fabra - Human-specific loci contribute to the risk for neurodegenerative diseases

University of Southern California - Occupational therapists study ways to prevent pressure sores

University of Szeged - Microvascular circulation plays key role in peripheral lung stability

University of Tasmania - Girls given hormones to suppress height may later have fertility problems

University of Texas - Novel protein capture approach presented

University of Tokyo - Formation of cardiac hypertrophy is regulated by positive and negative factors

University of Tokyo - NALT- versus Peyer's-patch-mediated mucosal immunity reviewed

University of Tokyo - Segment VIII preservation can reduce donor congestion

University of Toronto - Antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus isolates reported

University of Toronto - Best regimen for low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia remains elusive

University of Trieste - Collagen fibril patterns compared in different hybrid bonding systems

University of Turin - Intracellular Rho GTPase levels shift during hippocampal neuron development

University of Utrecht - Integrons play minor roles in antibiotic resistance in surgical units

University of Vermont - Protein C system defect may be linked to placental MPFD

University of Vienna - Marker studied in positron emission tomography imaging of adrenal masses

University of Virginia - Role of NDP kinase in cilia development elucidated

University of Washington - Rate of twin pregnancy far lower with single blastocyst transfer

University of Wollongong -  Streblus asper volatile oil has anti-leukemia activity

Valeant Pharmaceuticals - Specialty pharmaceuticals company partners to market skin care products

Vancouver General Hospital - Immunohistochemical markers in NSCLC subgroups identified

Varian Medical Systems - Experts detail how they are using Dynamic Targeting IGRT technologies

Varian, Inc. - Imaging device company acquires magnet producer Magnex Scientific Ltd.

VaxInnate Corporation - Vaccine developer receives U.S. HHS contract and grant to study innate immunity

Venetec International, Inc. - Catheter devices maker named to San Diego area Technology Fast 50 Program

Vical Incorporate - Jill M. Church appointed as chief financial officer by biopharm research company

Vision Service Plan - Sight for Students honors 250,000th recipient with free eye exam, eyeglasses

Vista Staffing Solutions, Inc. - Temporary physician staffing firms launches international services division

Wake Forest University - Soy probably doesn't affect fertility, according to research in monkeys

Wake Forest University Baptist - Screenings vital to reduce stroke rate

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Acute and delayed ischemia-induced gene expression characterized in rats

Washington University - Patient personality predicts preference for relationships with doctors

Wayne State University - Bacterial resistance in the U.S. increasing

Wayne State University - WHI data show benefits of oral contraceptives, risks of infertility

Wizzard Software - Parrot Software Licenses text-to-speech technology for rehabilitation programs

World Health Organization - Indoor air pollution - the killer in the kitchen

World Heart Corporation - CMS reimbursement for Novacor LVAS increased

Yale University - Psammoma bodies in cervicovaginal smears require investigation

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. - Incadronate attenuates corticosteroid-induced osteopenia in rats

Yonsei University - Carbohydrate arrays developed

Yonsei University - Overexpression of fatty acid-binding protein related to skin aging