Lab Law Weekly

National Institute of Public Health & the Environm - Ring vaccination for smallpox control outlined

Natl. Center of Cancer Investigation, Madrid - Novel lung cancer cell lines shed light on LKB1 protein activity

NeoRx Corp. - Jerry McMahon named chairman of cancer therapeutics company

Netherlands Cancer Institute - TPPII trims proteasomal degradation products for MHC-I presentation

New York University - Mini-incisional Burch urethropexy is efficacious in treatment of GSI

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. - AT-101 provides relief in fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome

North American Scientific, Inc. - Premier Purchasing to offer Prospera brachytherapy sources

Norwegian Univ. of Science & Technology - Acid inhibition in male cotton rats creates gastric cancer models

Omnicell, Inc. - MedGuard bar-code medication-use process solutions showcased at meeting

Oregon State University - Lipoic acid is therapy for diseases linked to oxidative stress

Osaka City University Hospital - COX-2 inhibitors have little effect against renal and urological cancers

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company names first chief scientific officer

Paradigm Genetics, Inc. - NIH funding awarded for biomarker research in alcohol-related diseases

Partnership for Essential Nutrition - Public health groups warn about risks associated with low-carb diets

Pasteur Institute - Many events determine genomes of individual lineages of each living organism

Pennsylvania State University - Excess weight at age 5: Predicting future problems?

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Research milestone achieved in antibody research deal

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center - New role defined for mitotic RAD21/SCC1 cohesin in chromosome cohesion

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Granzyme M mediates a novel form of perforin-dependent cell death

Phyto-Technologies, Inc. - SBIR grant awarded to study feverfew for migraine prevention

Prescription Drugs - Elan shares jump on possible 'accelerated approval' for MS-fighting drug

Probiotics - Friendly Critters probiotics for kids introduced

Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. - Bioactive products developer announces election of board of directors

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Clinical trial to test TB4 for the treatment of venous stasis ulcers

Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus - Role of defensins in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis outlined

Salk Institute Biology Studies - A small modulatory dsRNA specifies fate of adult neural stem cells

Schering-Plough Corporation - License agreement announced for garenoxacin quinolone antibiotic

Seattle Genetics, Inc. - ADC technology licensed for antibody-based cancer treatment

Serono - CHMP gives positive opinion to psoriasis product Raptiva

Simon Fraser University - Bardet-Biedl protein required for microtubule anchoring

St George Hospital, Kogarah - Heart medication may significantly reduce shoulder pain

Stroke Treatment - Massachusetts to implement strict new standards for stroke care

Substance Abuse - Teens more prone to try drugs in summer

Sungkyunkwan University - Mutation linked to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with deafness

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. - Medical product manufacturer announces COO of surgical innovations division

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Pharmaceutical company announces new members of oncology advisory board

Targeted Genetics Corporation - tgAAVCF to enter phase IIb clinical trial for cystic fibrosis

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Israel-based pharmaceutical company receives FDA approval for Metformin HCl

Texas Children's Cancer Center - Ethanol superior to formalin for mRNA preservation in tissue

The Alliance for Better Bone Health - Are you less likely to be truthful about your weight, age, or height?

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Safety issues identified in study of Pivanex in non-small cell lung cancer

TranXenoGen, Inc. - U.S. Patent covers methods for producing cloned animals, embryos

Tufts University - Implantable gastric stimulation does not alter gastrointestinal anatomy

Tufts University - Ras-GRFs play couple NMDA glutamate receptors to Ras, Erk, and CREB

Tufts University - Relationship seen between oral carcinoma and exposure to tobacco smoke

Tufts University - Somatic hypermutation occurs in immature murine B cells

Tulane University - Prickly pear cactus extract appears to reduce some hangover symptoms

U.S National Cancer Institute - Methylation epigenetically regulates tumor-suppressing genes

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  Cryptosporidium antibodies detected using multiplex bead assay

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Viral hepatitis transmission in ambulatory health settings reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - More children, but fewer working adults, had health insurance in 2003

U.S. Human Genome Research Inst. - Innovative efforts target epigenetics, molecular imaging

U.S. National Cancer Institute - CD8 cells have unique secretory compartment for RANTES storage

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Multiple antigens recognized by lymphocytes identified from individual

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Spatial genome organization reviewed

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring -  Rickettsia prowazekii Madrid E strain proteome analyzed

Umea University - Physical training may alter inflammatory factors/reduce delayed muscle soreness

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. - Phase I human study initiated for parathyroid hormone osteoporosis product

Univ. of California, San Diego - Quetiapine-induced diabetes with metabolic acidosis reported

Univ. of Medicine & Dentistry, New Jersey - Vacuum-assisted deliveries are safe alternative to forceps

Univ. of Texas, Austin - Diabetes management program improves patient outcomes at modest cost

University Clinic, Aachen - Acute and chronic-constrictive pericardial heart disease is treated surgically

University Clinic, Munster - German diagnosis-related groups are updated for 2004

University College London - C-terminal Src kinase regulates acute inflammation and granulocyte adhesion

University College London - That's not my hand! How the brain can be fooled into feeling a fake limb

University of Arizona - Drugs that target hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha curtail cancer

University of Arizona - Metabolic fate of protein amino acids in mosquitoes determined

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Methadone plus HAART can be implemented with good results in HIV-infection

University of Buenos Aires - Antimicrobial cationic peptides effective against viruses

University of California San Francisco - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus protease highly specific

University of California, Davis - Murine lactoferrin receptor characterized

University of California, Los Angeles - Integrase plays important role during the RT step of the HIV life cycle

University of California, Los Angeles - Uncontrolled secondary hyperparathyroidism is related to cardiovascular disease

University of California, San Francisco - Atazanavir is a new option for treatment of HIV infection

University of California, San Francisco - Notch 1 signals regulate peripheral T-cell activation

University of Catania - Beta-2-GPI is growth regulated and plays role as survival factor for hepatocytes

University of Chicago - Oncogene synergy evident in tumorigenesis

University of Helsinki - HB-GAM inhibits proliferation and enhances differentiation of neural stem cells

University of Idaho - Engineering breakthrough develops artificial neuron that "learns"

University of Iowa - Hypothalamic cytokine synthesis is induced by acute MI in a rat model

University of Mainz - Silk fibroin nets form scaffolds that support microvessel development

University of Massachusetts - Race, regular exams influence elderly vaccination rates

University of Naples Federico II - HMGA1 proteins are present in human astrocytomas and glioblastomas

University of Padua - Novel therapies developed for treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma

University of Pennsylvania - Toll-like receptor ligands directly promote activated CD4+ T cell survival

University of South Florida - Lysophospholipid levels are potential disease indicator

University of Texas Health Center - IL-8 complexes may be involved in lung inflammation pathogenesis

University of Texas Southwestern - Triple therapy fights type 2 diabetes without weight gain

University of Tokyo - Flt-1 gene transfer suppresses gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis

University of Utah - High body mass index improves chronic kidney disease outcome

University of Virginia - RpoA contribution to stimulation of Salmonella promoter outlined

University of Wurzburg - Cardiac MRI safe in rats with implanted pacemakers

University of Zurich - Dendritic cell vaccine transfers herpes resistance to naive mice

VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh - Cryptococcocis often causes death in liver transplant candidates

VA Medical Center, San Francisco - Utility of testosterone replacement therapy in ESRD patients reviewed

VUMC, Amsterdam - Polymorphic GATA site in IL-12R beta 2 promoter region affects transcription

Vanderbilt University - Chinese herbal medicine is popular among breast cancer patients

Wageningen University - Immunogenicity of novel Theileria parva antigens improved

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Transdermal therapy for urge incontinence approved for marketing in E.U.

World Health Organization - New international guidelines to promote proper use of alternative medicines

World Health Organization - WHO: Target for HIV treatments will be reached

Yeshiva University - Costimulatory receptor programmed death-1 characterized