Lab Business Week

New York Blood Center - Blood center offers automated blood collections to address shortage

New York Medical College - Differentiated skeletal muscle stem cells protect renal function after ischemia

New York University - Antibodies immobilize Plasmodium sporozoites injected by mosquitoes

New York University - Synthetic peptide reduces beta-amyloid plaque formation in transgenic mice

Norak Biosciences, Inc. - Biotechnology company and Curis sign research agreement

Obesity - Weight loss greatest with portion control, study shows

Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi - Report finds increasing Medicare premiums erode Hispanic benefits

Ohio State University - Intoxicated honey bees may clue scientists into drunken human behavior

OmniSonics Medical Technologies, Inc. - Medical device company appoints VP research and development and operations

Oncolytics Biotech - Experimental reovirus-based cancer therapy kills host cells, researchers find

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems - Ophthalmic digital imaging company launches two new products

Optimum Technology, Inc. - Software that helps manage controlled substances launched Nevada initiative

Oregon Health & Science University - Testosterone deprivation makes men forget

Orphan Medical, Inc. - Pharma company reports third quarter record results

Osaka Medical College - Specific therapy needed for Cocksackie virus in patients with cardiomyopathy

Osaka University - p14(ARF) and p16(INK4A) overexpression associated with HPV-positive cancer

PARI Aerosol Research Institute - Trial evidences importance of pairing drug formulation and delivery device

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharma company presentesresults of trial at cystic fibrosis conference

Pall Corporation - Filtration, separations and purification company authorizes share repurchase

Parker Hughes - New technology prevents breast cancer development in transgenic mice

Partnership for Food Safety Education - Food safety education partnership kicks-off safe produce handling campaign

Penn Biotech Inc. - Biotech company renewed license agreement with Traffic ITS Co Ltd.

Pennsylvania Dental Association - The Pennsylvania Dental Association presents the facts on dentures

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company completes humanization of 3G4 antibody

Pharsight Corporation - Drug development software assists with regulatory path

Phase Forward - Data management company signs 17 new customers in past year

Planar Systems - Flat panel display maker announces financial results, management appointments

Prana Biotechnology Ltd. - Biotech company announces plans to initiate Alzheimer disease study

Princeton University -  S. typhimurium recognizes a distinct form of bacterial quorum-sensing signal

Purdue University - Insulin variants identified using Raman spectroscopy

Queen Margaret University - Energy-restricted, low-fat, sugar-containing diet results in weight loss

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated - Technology company's physician portal now offers electronic prescribing

RehabCare Group, Inc. - Hospital inpatient rehabilitation provider appoints human resources officer

Research & Markets - Company publishes report on Chinese governments and the lesson of SARS

Rigel Pharmaceuticals - Pharma company announced data from rheumatoid arthritis trial

Rotech Healthcare Inc. - Provider of home respiratory therapy services releases financial results

Royal Hallamshire Hospital - Management of endocrine emergencies outlined

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Thrombopoietin and SF have a synergistic effect on primitive stem cells

SUNY Upstate Medical Univ. New York - "Macro-level" risk factors for HIV transmission explored among black U.S. women

Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. - BioScience company publishes data on DNA-binding protein to treat PAD

Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc. - Study unveils America's best and worst cities for sleep

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals company presents phase 1 results on drug for severe gout

Solicore, Inc. - David Corey joins battery maker as company's CEO

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. - Maker of hearing protection system grants stock options to directors

SpeechEasy - One hundred fluency devices and follow-up therapy given to people who stutter

St. James's Hospital, Dublin - Airway-obstructing endolaryngeal cysts characterized

St. Jude Children's Hospital - ETS factor expressed in human leukemia regulates monocytic differentiation

St. Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam - Sleep disorder increases risks in general anesthesia

Stanford Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory - Parietal lobe differences denote the visuospatial deficits of Turner syndrome

Stanford University - Neurobiology prize goes to Miriam B. Goodman at Stanford medical school

Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - Analytical safety kit maker reorganizes, expands U.S and European sales teams

SurModics, Inc. - High-tech medical devices company #20 on Forbes 200 Best Small Companies list

TEDA Intl. Cardiovascular Hospital - Cardiovascular hospital in northern China offers care to travelers, others

Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naple - Spastin plays role in cytoskeletal rearrangement

Temple University - Gene vaccines lead immune response reactions in the desired direction

Texas A&M University, Galveston - Optimizing blood and muscle oxygen allows exercise while holding the breath

The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsyl - Pennsylvania hospital association comments on medical liability reform

Theratechnologies - Yves Rosconi named president, chief executive officer of biotech company

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Infliximab can resolve pyoderma gangrenosum in Crohn patients

Tm Bioscience Corporation - Genetic testing company launches mutation detection kit for eight disease states

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. - Court rules in Amgen's favor, affirms validity of EPO patents

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Americans slightly taller, much heavier than 40 years ago

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Antimicrobial resistance risk assessment in food safety reviewed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Mechanism of action of IL-13 antagonist in cells expressing IL-4R determined

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Persistence of hepatitis C infection linked to low levels of heterogeneity

U.S. Natl. Women's Health Research Cntr. - National survey highlights need for more education about bone loss prevention

UCLA researchers - Scanning our brains for political difference

Uniformed Services University of the Health Scienc - IL-4-producing T cells during intestinal nematode infections reviewed

United Biomedical, Inc. - SARS antibody test used for serosurveillance

United States Navy - Rare features of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome relate to connexin 26

Univ. of California, San Diego - New approach for assessing glaucoma risk may lead to earlier treatment

Univ. of Med. & Dentistry of New Jersey - Nicotine nasal spray reduces tobacco use in schizophrenics

Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Target for resveratrol may be blockage of epidermal growth factor receptor

Univ. of Southern California - New insights into HT highlight when estrogen best aids brain

Universal Studios - Universal Studios foundation collects $2.5 million for children's health, others

University Autonoma Barcelona - Epidemiological study in Barcelona identifies temporal EC use patterns

University Hospital, Lausanne - Initial indinivir dose should based on patient sex and ritonavir intake

University Hospital, Munich - Transplant arteriosclerosis attenuated in CCR5-deficient mice

University Hospital, Tubingen - Novel retractor system facilitates minimally invasive spinal interventions

University of Arizona - Can't place a name to the face you just saw?

University of Bologna - Lamivudine resistance is a risk factor for HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

University of British Columbia - Estradiol affects female and male memory and brain cell production differently

University of California, Berkeley - Effect of bimodal hearing aid use on sound localization determined

University of California, Irvine - Researchers advise against attempting VBACs in birth centers

University of California, San Francisco - Alteration in practice because of risk of nephrotoxicity is inappropriate

University of California, San Francisco - Factors influencing mammography rescreening among ethnic U.S. women identified

University of Catania - Prolactin is a mediator of immunological and angiogenic processes

University of Cincinnati - Mesenchymal stem cells used for rabbit tendon repair can form ectopic bone

University of Colorado - 3D reconstruction technique quantifies effects of stent implantation

University of Colorado - Chondrocytes encapsulated in copolymer gels

University of Colorado - HIV-1 Tat regulates SOD2 basal promoter by altering Sp1/Sp3 binding activity

University of Copenhagen - Therapeutic strategies based on glucagon-like peptide 1 reviewed

University of Delaware - DNA strand bias is apparent during targeted gene repair

University of Dublin Trinity College - Study characterizes behavior of healthy coronary arteries in porcine model

University of Florence - Microvessel density has prognostic significance in advanced ovarian cancer

University of Florida - JAK2 tyrosine kinase mediates ligand-independent gene expression

University of Georgia - Role of CD8+ T cells in Trypanosoma cruzi infection reviewed

University of Kansas - PDGF-B chain protein expression is a forerunner of SHIV encephalitis

University of Laval - Mediterranean-type diet improves LDL particle characteristics in healthy women

University of Leicester - Aversive stimuli can increase extracellular dopamine in rats

University of Milan - High HTLV-1 prevalence in immigrant male-to-female transsexual HIV+ sex workers

University of Milan - Trivalent influenza vaccine immunogenic in HIV-infected children

University of Milan Bicocca - TRPV1 receptor could be molecular target of cannabidiol antihyperalgesic action

University of Nebraska - Immunological mechanisms may play a role in recurrent alcoholic hepatitis

University of Newcastle - Mucosal immunity in first year related to sudden infant death syndrome

University of Newcastle - Prevalence of obesity increasing in adolescents living in Northumberland

University of Oxford - Connectivity profiles define functional cortical regions

University of Padua - Vinyl chloride intensifies the effects of alcohol and viruses on liver diseases

University of Pennsylvania - Effects of culture on mouse embryo gene expression clarified

University of Pennsylvania - Locus influencing fasting glucose found in chromosome region 18q22-23

University of Pittsburgh - Caspase-9dn gene delivery may impede dopaminergic neuron degeneration

University of Pittsburgh - New DNA repair enzyme makes mistakes to save lives of cells

University of Rochester - Xenomitochondrial murine model developed

University of Southampton - Maternal protein intake during pregnancy alters regulation of PPAR expression

University of Thessalia - Studies debate primary endpoint for ART

University of Tokyo - RNA-directed DNA demethylation shows promise for modifying mammalian cells

University of Toronto - In women with history of depression, stopping HRT associated with recurrence

University of Waikato - Muslim-Hindu fertility differences in India explored

University of Washington - (CCR)5-Delta32 polymorphism higher in HIV-negative exposed than HIV+ individuals

Uppsala University - Tyrosine kinase participates in islet cell cytotoxicity

Urological Sciences Research Foundation - Prostate Cancer and Asian diet examined by study

VITAS Healthcare Corporation - Bob Miller promoted to executive role at healthcare corporation

Vanderbilt University - Activator protein-1 stimulates collagenase-1 gene transcription

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Phase Iia trial results for percutaneous coronary intervention announced

Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium - Utility of tissue microarrays reviewed

Washington University - Potential new oncogene may be missing link in cancer-causing chain

Washington University, St. Louis - Calcium-triggered pathways have a role in regulation of cardiac energetics

Westlakes Research Institute - Dose/age associated with translocation frequency in low-dose radiation exposure

William Beaumont Hospital - Clinical studies show therapeutic angiogenesis improves myocardial perfusion

World Health Organization - WHO announces 2005 theme: "Make every mother and child count"

Wuhan University - CD46 level not altered in measles virus vaccine strain-infected cells

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - Arthritis patients on ENBREL and Methotrexate showed no additional joint damage

Yale University -  Leishmania paradigm of pathogenesis and protection reviewed

Yale University - Survivors' recurrence risk, weight gain reduced with physical activity

Yonsei University - Photoactivation of Pba induces mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in Jurkat cells

Zix Corporation - U.S. Health & Human Services grant used to study e-prescribing solution