Lab Business Week

Multiple Sclerosis - New data confirms efficacy of Novartis MS drug

Munich University Hospital - Validation and clinical application of German version of POS conducted

Myriad Genetics, Inc. - Flurizan study for mild Alzheimer disease presented at conference

Nagoya University, Aichi -  Caenorhabditis elegans, actin cytoskeleton signaling pathway clarified

National Human Genome Research Institute - Gene identified as possible risk factor in spontaneous abortion

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Research network launches trial for treatment of pediatric liver disease

National Research Corporation - Performance measurement company acquires assets of Geriatric Health Systems

National Taiwan University - Cyr61 induces gastric cancer cell motility/invasion

National Taiwan University - Gelatin-tricalcium phosphate membranes investigated for nerve repair therapies

National Taiwan University Hospital - Difference in breast cancer rates for Taiwanese and Caucasians based on lifestyle

Netherlands Cancer Institute - Extended deepithelialization for double-breasted skin closure reviewed

Netsmart Technologies, Inc. - Software solutions company to acquire CMHC Systems, Inc.

NicOx S.A. - Nitric oxide company and Ferrer expand collaboration in dermatology

Nihon University - DNA-RNA hammerhead ribozyme inhibits growth of gingival fibroblasts

NitroMed Inc. - Welton O'Neal, Jr. named VP of medical affairs by pharmaceutical company

Norwegian Radium Hospital - Prognostic value of erb-b signaling pathway genes has been determined in ovarian cancer

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland - P300 suggested to regulate p63 transcriptional activity

Oregon State University - Pyrolytic carbon/graphite composites tested for use in heart-valve prostheses

Ospedale Riuniti Bergamo - Effect of anticoagulant drugs in cancer examined

Oxigene, Inc. - Biopharma company announces milestone for Combretastatin A4 Phosphate

PHC, Inc. - Behavioral health company announced increased revenues of 22.3%

PerkinElmer, Inc. - Health sciences company and Invitrogen announce comarketing partnership

Phase III Medical, Inc. - Healthcare consulting firm appoints chairman of advisory board

Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center - Adults with congenital heart disease need help to protect their health

Postpartum Hemorrhage - A new strategy could prevent a leading cause of maternal death in Africa

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - New data on Davanat presented at conference

Project Directorate Foot & Mouth Dis, Naini Tal - Foot-and-mouth disease virus variant responsible for recent outbreaks in India

Protiveris Inc. - Microcantilever technology company names vice president, business development

Purdue University, West Lafayette - Protein farnesyltransferase examined

Quest Diagnostic Nichols Institute, Capistrano - Higher blast percentage in circulation than bone marrow implied worse prognosis

Radiological Society of North America - Combining optical imaging and ultrasound improves breast cancer diagnosis

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited - India-based pharma company enters Canada market

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited - U.S. FDA approves marketing Zidovudine and Tolterodine Tartrate tablets

Repligen Corporation - Karen A. Dawes elected a director of biopharmaceutical company

Republic of Korea Natl Institute of Health - Recent findings illuminate research in tissue engineering

Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Kyiv - Studies advance knowledge in myelodysplastic syndrome research

Rho Hospital - Standard urinary diversion technique modified to reduce complications

Rice University, Houston - Lactose repressor analyzed, function clarified

Royal Free Hospital, London - Case study: Scleromyxoedema-related dementia reversed by high-dose IVIg

Royal Free University College, London - IL-4 and IL-482 ratio may be marker for pulmonary tuberculosis disease activity

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - Association of HPV infection with development of cervical neoplasia explored

Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk - Mothers' milk analyzed, lipid kinase activity of antibodies defined

SIGA Technologies, Inc. - Viral and bacterial genomics partners with university on smallpox drug

SU Molndal Hospital - Corneal epithelial cell and corneal SC transplants survive 1-year postsurgery

Saiseikai Nara Hospital - Interax polyethylene tibial bearing surface failure reported in 9 of 34 patients

San Francisco Department of Public Health - HIV-positive women seeking abortions may form cohort for future studies

Sankyo Company Ltd. - Parenteral carbapenem highly active against resistant nosocomial pathogens

Sanofi Pasteur - Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome gene overexpressed in breast cancer

Select Medical Corporation - Medical holdings company elects to proceed with private offering of senior notes

Seoul National University - Efficacy of docetaxel + 5-fluorouracil + cisplatin chemotherapy evaluated

Serologicals Corp. - Infectious disease detection product released

Servier - Two new treatment advances in coronary artery disease announced at meeting

Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer - Exercise training improves cognitive function in CHF patients

Shimane University - Prenatal diagnosis for organic acid disorders by two MS methods more reliable

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Company elects Richard Fulmer to and announces expansion of board of directors

Speedel Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Pharma company announced phase III results in hypertension study of SPP100

St. Andre Hospital, Bordeaux - Oncological safety of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision examined

St. James Hospital, Dublin - Major surgery outcome studied, regional and systemic immune responses clarified

Stanford University - Advantages reported to placing MFP-ORP beneath malleus neck, preserving superstructure

Steno Diabetes Center - Screening program for diabetes can be applied to another population

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Long-term follow-up results of pancreatic IPMT reviewed

TNO, Leiden - Findings in atherosclerosis provide new insights

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore - Preclinical Alzheimer disease diagnosis, progression prediction studies summarized

Targeted Growth, Inc. - Monsanto licenses yield-increase gene for development and commercialization

Technical University of Dresden - Endothelin-converting enzyme studied, endothelial cell expression defined

Teijin Pharma Ltd. - Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound accelerates herniated disc resorption

Temple University, Philadelphia - JLP-kinesin association analyzed, novel Leu zipper-like domain identified

Texas A&M University - Osteopontin bolsters neutrophil infiltration in alcoholic steatohepatitis

Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine - Genetic discovery in mice could lead to insights about spina bifida

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - University and hospital create Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center

The European Vascular Genomics Network - Vascular biology in urgent need of support

The Research Council of Norway - Tuberculosis infection may be prevented by quick DNA testing

The Swedish Research Council - Back and neck pain can hamper memory

Tianjin University - Immunoassay signal amplification on glass slides based on electroless deposition

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - NS5B region mutations predict the success of hepatitis C virus therapy

Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology - Leptin studied, secretion in pregnancy and early postpartum period detailed

Tyco International Ltd. - Oximetry devices maker to pay about $280 million charge for patent infringement

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - MAPP community health improvement tool developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Microwave popcorn production workers face risk of airway inflammation

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Molecular subtyping of Treponema pallidum from Carolinas reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Obesity increases mortality risk in women with breast cancer

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Rapid HIV antibody assays for detecting recent seroconversion modified

U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Pooled association genome scanning used to identify addiction loci

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Dietary choices among older adults analyzed

Umea University - Study performed to build bone mineral density in older women

Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City - Neurocysticercosis analyzed, clinical heterogeneity and inflammation probed

Universidad Autonoma, Madrid - Management of cardio-renal insufficiency is a demanding process

Universita La Sapienza, Rome - Researchers describe findings in leukemia studies

Universitatsklinikum Munster - Intraoperative radiotherapy of malignant glioblastomas discussed

Universite de Mons Hainaut - Cerebellar oscillation studied, effect of Ca²⁺ binding proteins clarified

University Complutense, Madrid - Report reviews R&D of new antihypertensive drugs

University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire - U.K. has issued guidelines concerning transient ischemic attacks of carotid origin

University Hospital, Nottingham - Awareness of radiologic error reduced unnecessary treatment

University Hospital, Umea - Mutation analysis should be performed for some hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

University of Alabama - Reovirus sigma 1 fiber in adenovirus enhances infectivity

University of Bern - Activated platelets analyzed, cytoskeleton translocation clarified

University of Calgary - Retinal ganglion cells examined, regulatory pathways clarified

University of California, Los Angeles - Half of market workers in China believe punishment is appropriate in HIV/AIDS

University of California, Los Angeles - Low HAART adherence in adolescents associated with younger age and depression

University of California, Riverside - Caloric decrease returns fast longevity, anticancer and genomic changes

University of California, San Diego - Libertellenones show cytotoxicity for HCT-116 human adenocarcinoma cell line

University of Cambridge - Cks proteins examined, role of conformational heterogeneity revealed

University of Cambridge - HIV-1 Gag-RNA interaction occurs at a perinuclear/centrosomal site

University of Copenhagen - Nerve growth factor activates angiogenesis

University of Debrecen - Study examined ion currents in canine and human LV muscle

University of Dresden - Report describes symptoms and treatment of portopulmonary hypertension

University of Dusseldorf - Pentapeptide QYNAD analyzed, effect on neuronal network activity revealed

University of Erlangen - Efficacy of radiation therapy and simultaneous chemotherapy discussed

University of Genoa - Skin simulations in virtual surgical applications proposed for surgical planning

University of Halle-Wittenberg -  RASSF1A mutation increases breast cancer risk

University of Kansas - Cigarette use among Latino patients correlates to social and behavioral conditions

University of Madrid - Need for TACE before liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma examined

University of Manchester - First SIMS instrument with infrared spectroscopy to be built

University of Manchester - Outcomes in South Asian and European patients with diabetes compared

University of Marburg - Surfactant protein A studied, role in lung preservation revealed

University of Maryland Medical Center - Acellular dermal matrix improves long-term outcome in nipple reconstruction

University of Medicine & Dentistry New Jersey - Functional limitations studied among older women with osteoporosis

University of Michigan - New findings in the area of stem cell described

University of Michigan - Vitamins C and E decrease cyclosporin A but do not affect tacrolimus

University of Michigan Medical School - Grant will create national center to accelerate biomedical research

University of Minnesota - Alzheimer disease progression monitored in mouse models by noninvasive ¹HMRS

University of Minnesota - Brain glucose level measured with magnetic resonance spectroscopy

University of Minnesota - CD8+ response after vaginal SIV exposure too little and late to clear infection

University of Nevada - Hibernation torpor analyzed, nature of depressed proteolysis defined

University of New Mexico School of Medicine - Recent findings in virology provide new insights

University of North Carolina - SLC2A10 gene was not linked to type 2 diabetes in Finns

University of Oslo - Heart transplant patients may be predisposed to restenosis after PCI

University of Pennsylvania - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer therapy

University of Pennsylvania - Women's views on medical confidentiality collected

University of Regensburg - Gold cations from stapes prostheses unlikely to affect inner ear hair cells

University of South Carolina - The incidence of HPV-related cervical cancers increase in summer months

University of Southampton - Crohn disease studied, effect of high-dose fish oil and antioxidants revealed

University of Sydney - Age at diagnosis examined as prognostic factor for breast cancer survival

University of Tokyo - New findings in apoptosis described

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - YM934 may improve coronary blood flow and prevent myocardial damage

University of Tubingen - Human papilloma virus test increases cancer detection rate

University of Tubingen - MRI-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation used to treat RCC

University of Turin - CPT-I inhibition does not affect ischemia-reperfusion damages

University of Turku - Bioactive glass-bone composites analyzed for use in synthetic bone substitutes

University of Ulm - Dendritic cell vaccine shows promise for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

University of Ulsan, Seoul - Clinical effect of imatinib in acute lymphoblastic leukemia assessed

University of Utah - Risk for other cancers assessed in relatives of hereditary prostate cancer

University of Vermont - Additional imaging to increase detection of breast cancers evaluated

University of Verona - Imaging studies assess angiogenic suppression after SU11248 induction

University of Virginia Health System - Candidate tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 12 mapped

University of Western Australia - Novel lens enables real-time drug monitoring in anterior eye

University of Wurzburg - Th1 directing adjuvants suppress allergen-induced T-helper responses

University of Zurich - New linear polyamine derivatives in spider venoms found

Valeant Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals signs agreement to sell manufacturing facility in Bryan, Ohio

Velocity11 - Liquid handling platform for cell-based assays, hazardous reagents introduced

Versus Technology, Inc. - Developer of IT patient flow systems reports Q1 2005 financial results

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Drug company announces agreements to exchange $40.5 million in notes for stock

Vical Incorporated - U.S. NIH grant awarded for development of human vaccine against avian flu

Warnex Inc. - Company suspends production of thermal cyclers for pathogen detection tests

Washington State Chiropractic Association - Chiropractors petition insurance commissioner for relief from discrimination

Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot - Antitumor activity of WST11 depends on vascular tissue response of cells

Westmead Hospital - Hepatic steatosis is not indicative of liver cancer formation risk

William Harvey Research Institute, London - Macrophages analyzed, response to Helicobacter pylori infection clarified

World Health Organization - WHO urges action to address threat from noncommunicable diseases

Wuhan University, Hubei - New findings in the area of hepatitis b therapy described

Yamagata University - Cobalt restores liver glycogen content in diabetic rats

Yonsei University - PPAR-gamma 2 gene polymorphism affects rosiglitazone response

Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. - Biopharma merges with EasyWeb, Inc., to form cancer drugs-focused company

Zonagen, Inc. - Clinical study contracts for U.S. trials of two drugs awarded to CRO

Zvezdara University - LC method to measure fosinoprilat in plasma developed

iCAD, Inc. - CAD technology agreement with 3D imaging partner TeraRecon broadened

sanofi-aventis Group - Study: HPA-axis function in asthma patients is unaffected by inhaled ciclesonide