Lab Business Week

Oxford University - Drug companies and governments must act on fake drug problem

PDI, Inc. - Biopharma sales and marketing company announces improved financial results

Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company announces milestones in production of human antibodies

Pennsylvania State University - CCK-A receptor-deficient OLETF rats have increased sucrose sensitivity

Pfizer Inc. - In vivo disintegration of encapsulated sumatriptan characterized

Planet Technologies, Inc. - Allergy control company to acquire Allergy Control Products

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago - Report provides technique for closing multiple ventricular septal defects

Predix Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Generalized anxiety disorder phase II trial of serotonin 1A initiated

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase 3 trial for opioid-induced constipation top-line results announced

Psychemedics Corporation - Hair testing drug abuse company announces record net income

Quality Care Solutions Inc. - Information technology company enters partnership with ACTEK Inc.

Queen Mary's School of Med., U.K. - Gene responsible for severe congenital skin disease identified

Queen's University of Belfast - Glu298Asp substitution does not affect eNOS activity

ReGen Biologics, Inc. - Orthopedics company regains distribution rights for collagen meniscus implant

Respiratory Medicine - Asthma buddy program gets positive patient reviews

Rikshospitalet, Oslo - Social hearing compared in cochlear implant and acoustical hearing aid users

RoboDesign, International, Inc. - Biotech and laboratory automation equipment company acquired by Rigaku/MSC

Rx for Indiana - Program to help Indiana residents find prescription drug assistance

SUNY, Stony Brook - Chronic inflammation associated with tumorigenesis

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, West Bengal - Mithramycin inactivated ADH enzyme by inducing structural change

Saitama University - Cyanobacterial AphC studied, role in far-red light inducing signaling revealed

San Raffaele Science Institute - Dendritic cell vaccine rescues peripheral T cell tolerance in prostate cancer

SanguiBioTech GmbH - Biotech, pharmaceutical company staffs evaluate options for possible cooperation

Sanguine Corp. - Synthetic blood-focused biopharm company convenes medical advisory board

Sao Paulo State University - Jambolan tree fruit from Brazil does not improve diabetes

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Clifford Bacsik appointed chief accounting officer by pharmaceutical company

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - Predictive value of primate models for AIDS therapies reviewed

Second University of Naples - RB & RB2/p130 genes have overlapping functions during early NSC differentiation

Secure Elements, Inc. - Oklahoma Health Care Authority selects HIPAA information technology company

Serologicals Corp. - Second Upstate Young Cell Signaller Award winners to be announced in Dundee, UK

Seryx Signature Genetics - Genetics-based company's technology enables personalized drug therapy

Shinshu University, Nagano - Scaffold protein investigated, role in multiprotein complex revealed

Siemens Medical Solutions - Imaging company announces 16-slice CT system for private practices, hospitals

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands - Study examined variation in diaphragm activation

SkyePharma PLC - Pharmaceutical company issues clarification on Paxil CR for depression, anxiety

Society of Hospital Medicine - Hospitalists group elects Goldsholl, Amin and Flanders to 3-year board terms

Southern Research Institute - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS vaccines research

Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. - Organic, natural products company reports record sales in 2004, plant relocation

Stanford University - Carboxyl terminus of p21 activates novel apoptosis pathway

Stanford University - GlaxoSmithKline CEO Jean-Pierre Garnier gets Global Business Leadership award

Stanford University - Selected cytokine elimination does not alter allogeneic hematopoietic resistance

State University of New York, Stony Brook - Subcutaneous fat loss not due to accelerated apoptosis in HIV lipodystrophy

Stockholm University - Amyloid precursor protein mutants studied, effect on G proteins revealed

Stratagene Corp. - Life science research-focused company reports strong Q4, 2004 financial results

Sutura, Inc. - Cardio closure device maker receives ISO 13485:2003 and additional certification

Tans Healthcare - Mark Fulchino, Toni-Jean Lisa named to executive posts by long-term care company

Tenet Healthcare Corp. - Hospital corporation announces results for year, quarter ended December 31, 2004

Thermogenesis Corp. - Re-examination of two more PharmaStem cord blood stem cell patents requested

Third Mil Med University, Chongqing - NSCs from ESCs relieve symptomatic motor behavior in Parkinson disease model

Tufts University - Studies advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

Tulane Medical School, New Orleans - Review explores amount of myocardial viability needed for revascularization

Tyson Foods - Fertilizer company and poultry company join forces

U.K. Div. Epidemiology and Public Health - Depression may explain higher risk of MI associated with antidepressants

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Expansion of AIDS centers needed to prevent spread of HIV in Russia

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Health experts begin first national initiative to promote healthy swimming

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - SARS clinical features in the United States described

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Severe headaches common after smallpox vaccination

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Propiconazole generates cytochrome P450 gene variations in animal livers

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - CpG oligodeoxynucleotides enhance neonatal resistance to Listeria

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Iron transport in Corynebacterium diphtheriae investigated

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - New findings in the area of tuberculosis vaccines detailed

U.S. National Cancer Institute - African American women have more aggressive disease than Caucasian women

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Research in breast cancer provides new insights

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Cytokines reverse gamma-globin gene silencing in erythroid stem cells

UC Hub Group, Inc. - Communications company contracts with Nevada healthcare facility to build system

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Perspective change needed in obesity prevention

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - World's first hospital to introduce remote presence robots in ICU

Univ. of Texas, Dallas - Blood levels of flame retardant are rising

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - Soy diet protects kidneys of obese rats

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - Fragmented M. tuberculosis cells increase efficacy of therapy against TB

University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck - Study examined NE release after adenosine A₁ -receptor activation

University College London - Researchers report new pro-inflammatory role for anti-inflammatory enzyme

University Hospital, Lausanne - Positive end-expiratory pressure in anesthesia extends nonhypoxic apnea

University Hospital, Limoges - UGT isoforms involved in mycophenolic acid glucuronidation identified

University Hospital, Orebro - Infectious Mycoplasma genitalium is commonly associated with cervicitis

University Hospital, Plzen - Immunosuppressives reduce production of TNF alpha in NHBD kidneys

University at Buffalo, New York - Finances, lack of dentist barriers to seniors receiving needed dental care

University of Aarhus - Relatively common mutation affects heparin affinity

University of Alabama, Birmingham - Genetic make-up determines immune-inflammatory response after burn injury

University of Annunzio - Early metformin treatment reduces late-developing diabetes complications

University of Athens - Mountain life spells longer life

University of British Columbia - Novel software system enables visualization of microarray genotyping data

University of California Los Angeles - Findings in neuroscience provide new insights

University of California, Davis - Review appraises clinical trials concerning vitamin E and health

University of California, Irvine - Novel RAR target genes identified in Xenopus neurula

University of California, San Francisco - ADAM9 disintegrin analyzed, role as a ligand demonstrated

University of Cambridge - Arg-482 not essential for transporting antibiotics, bile acids, and sterols

University of Canterbury - Adrenocorticotropin response studied, nature of desensitization clarified

University of Cincinnati - Diagnosis, prevention, and management of eclamptic conculsions reviewed

University of Cologne - Reports describe recent advances in cancer vaccines research

University of Colorado Health Science Center - B7-H4 protein expression is almost ubiquitous in ductal and lobular disease

University of Dundee - Angiogenesis denotes a risk for second primary tumors in oral cancer patients

University of Florence - Thiazolidinediones possess pleiotropic activity

University of Florida, Gainesville - Stromal derived factor promotes proliferative retinopathy in the diabetic eye

University of Frankfurt - Sensitivity, specificity of electrical impedance scanning still too low

University of Glasgow - Anopheles leucokinins and receptor studied, functions characterized

University of Greifswald, Stralsund - Genotype - social environment interactions guide stress vulnerability

University of Guelph - Intake of dietary (N-3) fatty acid by pregnant women in Canada is too low

University of Heidelberg - Acylated peptides battle hepatitis B virus infection

University of Hong Kong - Impaired coronary artery vascular contraction studied, dependences revealed

University of Illinois - Herpes simplex virus infection studied, endoplasmic reticulum effects clarified

University of Istanbul - Despite its significance to overall health, control of BP is far from optimal

University of Kentucky, Lexington - Doxazosin halts vascular endothelial cell adhesion, migration, and invasion

University of Klinikum Schleswig Holstein, Lubeck - Liver tumor ablation gains increasingly clinical importance

University of Kuopio - Findings describe new data in virology research

University of Liverpool - Endothelial cell attachment to prosthesis materials characterized

University of Marburg - Dilated cardiomyopathy requires immunohistochemical and molecular investigation

University of Maryland - Reports advance knowledge in anthrax vaccines research

University of Maryland - Role of alpha-helix structure in aberrant protein aggregation elucidated

University of Maryland, Baltimore - Copolymer-conjugates localize to tumor vessels

University of Maryland, Rockville - New findings in proteomics described

University of Melbourne - ARAP3 studied, role in fibronectin attachment and cell spreading clarified

University of Miami - 'Shooting galleries' spawn the transmission of infectious diseases

University of Montreal - HPV-13 polymorphisms determined for HIV+ and women at risk for HIV infection

University of Montreal - Vanadium compounds with insulino-mimetic and anti-diabetic effects developed

University of New South Wales - Footprinting experiments outline retinoblastoma gene promoter regulation

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne - Major histocompatibility class II molecules studied, mechanism clarified

University of North Dakota - Effects of transdermal nicotine on prose memory and attention clarified

University of Oslo - Antiepileptic drugs alter reproductive endocrine hormones in men

University of Oxford - Late recurrence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the female breast reported

University of Oxford, U.K. - Researchers offer new estimates on extent of malaria

University of Pennsylvania - Epstein-Barr virus protein crucial to its role in blood cancers

University of Pisa - Researchers describe findings in diabetes pathogenesis studies

University of Pittsburgh - Specificity of antibodies induced by equine infectious anemia virus reported

University of Queensland - Nonhomologous proteins examined, intramolecular disulphide bonds revealed

University of Rome Tor Vergata - Recent findings in dermatology described

University of Salerno - Continuous education assures good food hygiene on merchant ships

University of Sherbrooke - Bradykinin B-1 receptor antagonist enhances vascular permeability in diabetes

University of South Florida - Imatinib mesylate overcomes tumor-induced CD4+ T-cell tolerance

University of Southern California - Rituximab ameliorates interferon-related thrombocytopenia

University of Sydney - Trials have provided much evidence regarding treatment with BP-lowering drugs

University of Szeged - Eliminating afferent nerves promotes adriamycin-induced myocardial dysfunction

University of Tennessee - Receptor internalization and endosomal processing inhibited by lithium

University of Texas - Tumor-specific antigen of murine T-lymphoma defined with monoclonal antibody

University of Texas, San Antonio - Certain aspects of normal aging resulted as consequence of anticancer mechanisms

University of Toronto -  Listeria monocytogenes cell entry studied, role of host proteins revealed

University of Toronto - Control of glucagon-like peptide secretion reviewed

University of Toronto - Vitamins may minimize increased plasma Hcy in cardiac transplant patients

University of Tsukuba - Recent findings in neuroscience provide new insights

University of Utah - Researchers develop mouse model of blinding disease

University of Virginia - Scientists suggest a role for estrogen receptor in behavioral sex differences

Vanderbilt University - Matrix metalloproteinase-7 activity studied, proliferative effects shown

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals - Anti-infectives-focused drug company reports fourth quarter 2004 results

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company updates Novartis peptide deformylase inhibitor program

Wake Forest University - Effect of moderate levels of alcohol intake in women still unclear

Wake Forest University - Research suggests possible blood test for MS

Wallaceville Animal Research Center - Vaccination of possums with BCG reduces Mycobacterium bovis replication

WebMD Corp. - Online medical web site reports fourth quarter and full year 2004 results

Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New Y - Studies add new findings to diagnostics body of knowledge

Wellcome Trust Center for Human Genetics, Oxford - Multivariate genetic analysis conducted of CPP and associated phenotypes

Wild Blueberry Assoc. of North America - Wild blueberries top magazine's 'Hot List' of 20 high antioxident power foods

Wrightington Hospital, Wigan - Long-term outcome of cemented total hip replacement evaluated

Wyeth Ayerst Research - Estrogen receptor gene expression deviates in human blood mononuclear cells

Wyeth Research - Rapamycin-induced aP2 may play a role in increased triglyceride accumulation

Yale University - Authors raise concerns regarding regionalized heart attack care

Yale University - Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk, study finds

Yokohama National University - Dynamic changes of Prrp/DAZAP1 during spermatogenesis described

Zentrum Pathology, Marburg - Ganglioside expression correlated poorly with astrocytic tumor proliferation

Zila, Inc. - Neutraceuticals company announces results for fiscal 2005 second quarter

ZymeQuest, Inc. - Company exercises option for rights to blood platelet modification technology