Lab Business Week

Medifast, Inc. - Weight control company reports record first quarter revenues

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York - Patients do not recognize importance of elevated SBP or status of BP control

Merge eFilm - Healthcare software company releases web-based image, report, exam status portal

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro - Appropriate drug management helps HIV/AIDS patients improve quality of life

Millenia Hope Inc. - Biopharmaceutical corporation receives funding in private placement

Miyazaki University - HNF-1 causes hereditary alpha-fetoprotein persistence in adult livers

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Researchers describe findings in obesity surgery studies

NMT Medical, Inc. - Implant technology company announces 1Q 2005 financial results

Nagoya University, Aichi - Insulin resistance impairs endothelial function in healthy men

Nanjing Medical University - Polymorphism in COX-2 gene linked to higher risk of lung cancer among Chinese

Naples National Cancer Institute - Toxicity of adjuvant CMF in elderly breast cancer patients examined

Nara Medical University - 3D PLGA scaffold used to regenerate cartilage from meshenchymal stem cells

National Association for Business Resources - National association launches insurance plan for small business owners

National Defense Medical College - Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 has prognostic value in urinary tract carcinoma

Nautilus, Inc. - Health and fitness company acquires Canadian fitness equipment distributor

Nektar Therapeutics - Therapeutics company announces board appointment and first quarter finances

NexMed, Inc. - Transdermal pharma product developer reports financial results

Niigata University - Recent findings in neuroscience described

Nippon Medical College, Kanagawa - Carcinoma in situ of urinary bladder diagnosed by pirarubicin hydrochloride

North Carolina State University - Feline immunodeficiency virus examined, nature of T cell infection clarified

Northwestern University - Reports add new data to diabetes therapy research

Nuffield Orthopedic Center, Oxford, U.K. - Herbal remedies, arthritis drugs can be a potentially dangerous mix

Nymox Pharmaceutical - Study finds statin drugs can help treat Alzheimer disease

OncoGenex Technologies Inc. - Phase 1 data on OGX-011 trial presented at conference

Ophthalmic Imaging Systems - Ophthalmic imaging company announces record financial results

PBM Plastics, Inc. - Plastic baby bottle liners may lower risk of neurological disorders

PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. - Consumer health organization facilitates health fairs for Chinese-Americans

Peking University - New research in the area of cardiomyocytes detailed

Pfizer Inc. - Endotoxin-like reactions reported with intravenous gentamicin

Pharma Logic Development, Inc. - Novel timolol formulation evaluated in clinical trial

Phase Forward - Clinical trial data management solutions provider selected by GenVec

Pohang University of Science & Technology - Antibody to VEGF receptor retards tumor growth and metastasis

Porter Healthcare - Lead generation company selected by 13 healthcare IT companies

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. - Provisional patent application filed for blood-based diagnostic test

Premier - Hospitals urge U.S. FDA to require bar codes on medical devices

QIAGEN N.V.Peer - Nucleic acids separation and purification company enters supply agreement

Quidel Corporation - Rapid diagnostic test kits provider announces financial results

RS Dow Neurobiology Laboratories - Researchers' findings advance proteomics research

Radboud University, Nijmegen - Study examines effect of increasing recall rate in breast screening program

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company completes license agreement with universities

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association - CRPS affects more than twice as many women as men

Regeneration Technologies - Orthopedic, cardiovascular and allograft implants company announces results

Reims University - Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 has dual control of tumor growth

Reliv International, Inc. - Nutritional supplements company names national sales manager

Rey Juan Carlos University - Growth hormone stimulates peri-implant bone formation in rabbits

Roche Palo Alto LLC - Oral absorption improves with levovirin prodrug

Royal Brompton Hospital, U.K. - Noninvasive measurement of airway inflammation possible

Royal Free & Univ. College Medical School, London - Obesity severity limits cardiovascular benefits of weight reduction

Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey - Active surveillance advised for localized prostate cancer

Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey - Adjuvant treatments for colorectal cancer compared

Royal North Shore Hospital, Carlton - System improves efficiency of pathology testing for surgical patients

SAIC - Research and engineering company acquires Object Sciences Corporation

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. - Surgical device company reports first quarter 2005 financial results

Sahlgrenska University, Sweden - Endoscopic gastric plication does not appear helpful

Salk Institute - Vitamin A has paradoxical influence on symmetry during embryonic development

Second Military University, Shanghai - Small interfering RNA cuts hepatitis G production in cell cultures

Senesco Technologies, Inc. - Biotechnology company completes $3.37 million financing

Serenex - Protein-focused company advances anti-cancer compounds to pre-clinical studies

Shinjuku Suimei Clinic, Tokyo - Sevelamer decreased total- and LDL-cholesterol, calcium in hemodialysis patients

Singapore General Hospital - Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas differentiated by clinicopathological features

Sophia Children's University Hospital, Rotterdam - Expression levels of TEL and AML1 affected clinical outcome in pediatric ALL

Southern Methodist University, Dallas - HIV-1 Tat-coactivator interactions may contribute to neuronal apoptosis

St. James's University Hospital, West Yorkshire - Family history associated with incidence of colorectal cancer

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Medical devices company shareholders re-elect 4 to board, hire accounting firm

St. Louis University - Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise

St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne - Computed tomography accurately guided core needle biopsy of tumors

Stanford University - Earlier treatment of perinatal HIV associated with better outcomes

State University of New York, Buffalo - Birth weight and breastfeeding in infancy may affect young women's cancer risk

State University of New York, Buffalo - Recent studies add new data to drug resistance research

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. - Stem cell-focused biotechnology company reports first quarter 2005 results

Stowers Institute for Med. Research, Kansas City - Drosophila used to understand molecular mechanisms controlling stem cell biology

Stratagene Corporation - Life science, diagnostic products company reports strong Q1 2005 results

Stressgen Biotechnologies Corp. - Immunotherapeutics-focused biotech company announces first quarter 2005 results

Sungkyunkwan University - Pap smear effective for cytomorphological analysis of UPSC

SureScripts - Agreement connects electronic medical records system to e-prescription service

Targeted Genetics Corporation - New patent issued to University of Pennsylvania for hyperlipidemia treatment

Taylor Madison Corp. - Telzuit Technologies, Inc. acquisition, securities offering complete

Texas Nurses Association - Three rural small Texas hospitals earn nurse friendly status

The EAR Foundation - Baby boomer men more prone to hearing loss

Thoratec Corporation - Company announces new CMS outpatient reimbursement codes for VAD supplies

Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Science - Studies advance knowledge in ischemia research

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants clearance for ER and PR image analysis system for breast cancer

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Disk diffusion preferred for clindamycin resistance testing

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Epidemiology of gastroschisis in Atlanta outlined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Localization of coronavirus in lung of fatal SARS case reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - U.S. adults frequently use non-narcotic analgesics

U.S. Department of Energy -  MEF2A mutations are not a common cause of coronary artery disease

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Methods of interspecies scaling of biliary excreted drugs compared

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - U.S. FDA warns consumers about counterfeit drugs purchased in Mexico

U.S. MedSys Corp. - Medical support services company announces changes in board of directors

U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Medial orbital prefrontal cortex regions linked to cocaine addiction

U.S. National Institutes of Health - New data illuminates research in SARS virus

Univ. of California, Davis - DNA vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus evaluated

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Evolution of anti-influenza vaccination coverage in Spain outlined

University Hospital Antwerp - Rimonabant promotes weight loss and improves cardiovascular risk factors

University Hospital, Bochum - Pressure-derived fractional flow reserve is valuable tool in multivessel disease

University of Alabama - Acetylcholine receptors studied, role of tyrosine dephosphorylation defined

University of Alabama - Elk-dependent-transcription analyzed, gene-mediated modulation revealed

University of Arizona - Depression was most important factor associated with persisting sleep symptoms

University of Bergen - ARD1-NATH protein acetyltransferase identified and characterized

University of Bologna - Triple combination therapy cannot arrest advanced liver cancer growth

University of Brescia - Coffee consumption may lower one's risk for developing liver cancer

University of British Columbia - New findings in diabetes pathogenesis described

University of California, Los Angeles - Synaptic development studied, hippocampal expression of critical protease shown

University of California, San Diego - Effects of titanium particle size on osteoblast function determined

University of California, San Diego - Phosphoinositide phosphatase studied, role in endocytosis clarified

University of California, Santa Barbara - Design principles of chemical penetration enhancers elucidated

University of Chicago - Better CAD algorithm needed for detecting polyps in stool-tagging

University of Chile, Santiago -  Trypanosoma cruzi calreticulin gene shuts down angiogenesis

University of Colorado - Chronic hyperglycemia enhances hepatocellular glucose production

University of Dundee - UV light from fly zapper caused facial erythema/conjunctivitis in kitchen staff

University of Dusseldorf - Different stool tests compared for the detection of colon cancer

University of Exeter, Devon - Prion protein analyzed, molecular dynamic simulations of mutants reported

University of Florida - Causes of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in adult patients reviewed

University of Florida - Phase II study of gemcitabine in relapsed low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma

University of Florida - Prenatal cocaine exposure exerts subtle effects on schoolchildren

University of Giessen - V gamma 9N delta 2 effector T cells express killer cell lectin-like receptor G1

University of Glasgow - Olfactory ensheathing cells may be suitable for central nervous system repair

University of Groningen Hospital - Oxaliplatin added to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for unresectable rectal cancer

University of Halle Wittenberg - Pyruvate oxidase FAD binding studied, role of valine revealed

University of Heidelberg - E-cadherin is a strong prognostic factor in squamous cell carcinoma

University of Iowa - Effects of acetazolamide characterized in rat model of hyperalgesia

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic - Cost-effectiveness of in-home automated external defibrillators determined

University of Kentucky - Antiviral therapy following dental treatment may inhibit herpesviruses

University of London - Taxi drivers in a Masaka slum at high risk of HIV/STD due to lack of education

University of Med. & Dent. New Jersey, Newark - MTB iniA gene controls efflux pump that confers antimycobacterial tolerance

University of Melbourne, Victoria - Research in Parkinson disease provides new insights

University of Miami - Human prostate cancer cells reveal extravascular migration

University of Michigan - Barriers prevent many Hispanics from participating in research studies

University of Michigan - High overnight blood pressure linked to increased blood sugar levels

University of Michigan - Intracerebral hemorrhage examined, oxidative DNA injury revealed

University of Michigan - Significant noncoronary findings found during heart CT scans

University of Michigan Medical School - Colonoscopy is preferred method to detect polyps in average-risk women

University of Munster - Researchers' data advance imaging research

University of Newcastle, U.K. - Two-thirds of patients brush off their dentist's advice

University of North Carolina - Creation of gene targeting earns Smithies, Capecchi March of Dimes honor

University of Nottingham - Nitric oxide donors and L-arginine effective in animal models

University of Oulu - Jaundice affected wound recovery in patients with pancreatobiliary obstruction

University of Oxford - Angiogenin upregulation in primary breast cancer fosters progression

University of Oxford - Poxviruses enhance T cell-mediated protection against malaria

University of Paris - Prospective, randomized study compared handsewn vs. stapled anastomosis

University of Paris, Clichy - Early retropancreatic dissection during pancreaticoduodenectomy proved useful

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Maternal depression during pregnancy presents challenge to clinicians

University of Sao Paulo - Researchers describe findings in angiotensin studies

University of Southampton - Kahalalide A and related analogues have antimycobacterial activity

University of Southampton, Hants - Vagus nerve attenuated tumorigenesis

University of Tampere - Study compared influences of antianginal drugs on CV response to orthostasis

University of Tennessee - Microleakage of residual caries-disclosing dyes characterized

University of Texas, Austin - Biographic and psychobehavioral influences on body mass index discussed

University of Tokyo - PLZF promotes MSC osteoblastic differentiation as CBFA1 upstream regulator

University of Toronto - Diagnosis and management of cardiac tumors discussed

Uppsala University, Sweden - New discovery sparks hope of safer dosage of warfarin

VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama - Speed-of-processing training may cut car crashes involving elderly

VA Puget Sound Health Care Systems, Seattle - Vena cava explants support the exploration of venous angiogenesis

Vedior Group - Clinical One's travel/contract divisions receive JCAHO certification

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - U.S. FDA extends review of dalbavancin new drug application

Viragen, Inc. - Company licenses anti-CD55 antibody cancer therapy from research technology

Washington University, St. Louis - Dominant negative effects of AML1/ETO may be important for AML pathogenesis

XOMA Ltd. - Biopharmaceutical company reports first quarter 2005 financial results

Xenomics, Inc. - Contract signed to begin human clinical studies of prenatal DNA tests

Yale University - Size matters: fish genitalia attractiveness vs. predatory escape value