Lab Law Weekly

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Gene Logic launches business to identify new indications for drugs

Montefiore Medical Center - Scientists study older sickle cell patients in the United States

Nagoya City University - Consensus interferon and lactoferrin don't improve hepatitis C response rates

Nanjing University - Novel electrochemical detector devised for PDMS microchip CE

Nat. Inst. for Medical Science & Nutrition - Gene profiles indict genetic admixing in Mexicans with Behcet disease

National Association of School Nurses - School nurses urge back-to-school tetanus immunizations for adolescents

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Rome - Viral protein drives lymphocyte recruitment in hepatitis C transgenic mice

National Taiwan University - Free antiretroviral drugs cut Taiwan's HIV transmission rate in half

National Yang Ming University - Anti-tumor mechanisms of Mana-Hox characterized

National Yang Ming University - Hepatitis D virus antigen SER-123 commands viral localization

Natl Inst Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Calcutta - Genes encoding toxins of diverse S. flexneri isolates identified

Neoprobe Corporation - Medical device and diagnostics company announces results of annual meeting

Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd. - Distribution agreement signed with LifeGels to supply evaluation software

Novartis - Data suggest darifenacin is efficacious treatment for overactive bladder

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Transdermal drug delivery technology developer reports financial results

NuVasive, Inc. - Medical device company reports second quarter 2004 financial results

Nutraceutical International Corporation - Nutritional supplement developer reports sales and income

NutriSystem, Inc. - Weight management product and services provider announces second quarter results

Nuvelo, Inc. - Pharma company announces VP business development, expands management team

OCEAC, Oaounde - Genetic stability seen in natural clones of Trypanosoma brucei

Omega Protein Corporation - Omega-3 fatty acids producer reports second quarter financials

Omnicell, Inc. - Patient safety solution provider files shelf registration, applauds government initiative

Oregon Health Sciences University -  Listeria monocytogenes is effective vaccine vector

Orphan Medical, Inc. - Trial studying daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy progressing

PLC Systems Inc.. - Cardiac laser technology company reports financial results

Pharmaceutical Care Network - Pharmacy benefits management company program reduces pharmacy-related fraud

Pharmacy Care Alliance - First 7 weeks of drug discount card program savings highlighted

Phytopharm plc - Orphan drug designation granted by FDA for drug candidate to treat ALS

Presbyterian Hospital, New York City - MRI better than X-Ray for some traumatic hip fractures

Province Healthcare Company - Healthcare provider reports second quarter results

Puritan Bennett - Improved Breeze SleepGear Interface System for sleep apnea released

Quidel Corporation - Point-of-care rapid diagnostic test producer reports financial results

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company reports second quarter financial and operating results

Robarts Research Institute - Angiogenic cytokine supports erythropoiesis during stem cell development

Roche - Agreement inked to sell Soriatane to select international markets

Rockefeller University - CD25+CD4+ T cells, expanded with dendritic cells, suppress diabetes

Roswell Park Cancer Inst. - Differentially expressed genes in SEOC may serve as biomarkers, targets

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Childhood abuse negatively affects female victims' later relationships

SENSEI Health - Women still not getting adequate calcium but education on bone loss has impact

SUNY-Stony Brook - Novel taxoid mimics activity against breast cancer cells

Sandton Oncology Center - Liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin and paclitaxel regimen effective

Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals - FDA approves VYTORIN for LDL cholesterol reduction

Scott & White Memorial Hospital - TGF-beta expression may not have prognostic significance in pancreatic cancer

Sontra Medical Corporation - Drug delivery company demands halt of trading from Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc. - Medical imaging company signs distribution agreement with software developer

Spectrum Laboratories, Inc. - Anthony MacDonald is president, chief selling officer of bioprocessing company

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - 3-D irradiation of brain tumors in children spares IQ, memory

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Outcome for acute lymphoblastic leukemia linked to gene expression patterns

Stanford University Medical Center - Study finds millions of osteoporosis sufferers go undiagnosed

State University of Ghent Hospital - Conversion model facilitates prediction of arterial cannula outcome

Tara Hospital, Johannesburg - C-reactive protein is a marker in ischemia/reperfusion injury

Texas Tech - St. John's wort constituent stimulates hippocampal acetylcholine release

Texas Tech University - Hyperbaric oxygen inhibits restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Society awards $9 million in grants for leukemia, lymphona, myeloma research

Thermage, Inc. - Lawsuit filed for patent infringement of facial wrinkle treatment system

Thoratec Corporation - Cardiovascular products company reports second quarter financial results

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - U.S. VA studies program initiates clinical study of congestive heart failure

Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Metastatic non-small-cell lung cancers overexpress the SKP2 gene

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute Gerontology - Changes in diurnal rhythm of energy expenditure in rats explored

Tufts University - DNA microarray analyzes the effects of vitamin D on genes in colon cancer

Tulane University - Cholesterol levels high in China, as in U.S.

U.S. Army - Vaccine fully protects mice from lethal aerosol challenge with ricin toxin

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Adenovirus vectors cause severe pulmonary pathology in cirrhotic rats

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Oxygen binding of hemoglobin conjugated to carboxylate dextran reported

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Peptides isolated from tropical plants inhibit HIV-1 cytopathic effects

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Depression traced to overactive brain circuit

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Two major human metapneumovirus lineages are highly related antigenically

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Vaccinia and variola viruses epitope protects against lethal vaccinia virus

U.S. National institutes of Health - Modified vaccinia ankara shows potential as alternative smallpox vaccine

U.S. World Health Organization - p53 mutations common in HPV type 38-positive non-melanoma skin cancers

URAC - Nonprofit receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to study quality

Univ. of California, Davis - Appraisal of pro-inflammatory status in metabolic syndrome reviewed

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Green tea suppresses several growth pathways in endothelial cells

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Teens hospitalized for psych problems have more emotional distress as adults

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Synthetic prion causes neurological disease in mice

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Dallas Heart Study provides phenotypically well-characterized probability sample

University College London - Hearing where it's at: how humans and gerbils learn to locate sound

University Health Network, Toronto - Shear stress can induce endothelial cell changes

University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich - Study looks at factors affecting atherosclerosis progress

University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Kiel - Real-time PCR quantifies intestinal bacterial populations

University Hospital, Munster - Genomic effects of environmental enrichment characterized

University of Amsterdam - Aspirin-induced gene expression changes identified

University of Bologna - Indomethacin helps interferon increase Th 1 response to hepatitis C infection

University of British Columbia - Mice overexpressing A-beta are incomplete model of Alzheimer disease

University of California Los Angeles - CD4 expression allows infection of CD8 cells by HIV

University of Colorado, Denver - Endocrine autoantibodies reviewed

University of Fed Santa Maria - NTPDase and 5'-nucleotidase activities increased in diabetic rats

University of Geneva - Complex-based antigen delivery effective against RSV infection in neonates

University of Glasgow - A novel therapy of murine collagen-induced arthritis with soluble T1/ST2

University of Hamburg - Atypical neuroleptic agents can cause diabetes

University of Kentucky - Duplex "gemini" prodrug improves transdermal naltrexone delivery

University of Lausanne - Painted lymphocytes are driven to vascularized solid tumors

University of Lund Hospital - Histologic reactions to wear debris characterized in mesenchymal tissues

University of Melbourne - AM-36 neuroprotective in murine stroke model

University of Minnesota - Family meals appear to be associated with adolescent's well-being

University of Minnesota - Influenza definition influences economic analyses of vaccine efficacy

University of Minnesota - Profiling detects genes critical to vascular remodeling after heart failure

University of Nebraska - Myocardial velocity gradient useful in assessing papillary muscle function

University of Nottingham - Common drugs are ineffective after 2 weeks

University of Nottingham Hospital - Maternal undernutrition programs cardiovascular function in sheep offspring

University of Pennsylvania - PET diagnosis could affect future standard of care for deadliest skin cancer

University of Pennsylvania - Researchers pinpoint identity of early-stage T cells circulating in blood

University of Pittsburgh - HIV survivors vulnerable to dementia?

University of Pittsburgh - Self-inactivating viral vector controls bone formation after gene transfer

University of Rochester - Diabetic rats exhibit altered triglyceride-rich lipoprotein production

University of Salamanca - Amlodipine decreases fibrosis and cardiac hypertrophy in rats

University of Texas - IMRT effective in patients with metallic dental work

University of Texas - KSHV infection can predispose cells to malignant transformation

University of Texas - Travelers' diarrhea not improved by restricted diet

University of Tokushima - The chemokine system SDF-1/CXCR4 influences squamous cell carcinoma invasion

University of Torino - Insulin modulates MCF-7 cell response to paclitaxel

University of Umea Hospital - There may still be a place for LDL apheresis

University of Utrecht - Decreased neutrophil skin infiltration reported after UVB exposure

University of Vienna - Utility of immunohistochemistry in differential diagnosis determined

University of Warwick - New research calls for schools to be more aware of head injuries

University of Warwick, Coventry - Spatial data from single time point useful in epidemic estimations

University of Washington - Tomatine adjuvant exerts apoptotic and necrotic effects

University of Zurich - Absorbable sutures safe and effective for syndactyly release

VA N. Texas Healthcare Systems - Plain films can reveal some cardiac pathologies

VA New England Healthcare System - Levels of certain hormones may be increased by stress

VEERU, Reading - Foot-and-mouth disease risk associated with proximity to infected premises

VHA Inc. - Hospital organization helps members identify revenue opportunities and savings

Vanderbilt University - Proportion of Tennessee children using antipsychotic meds up significantly

VentrAssist - Artificial heart pump trial to begin in the U.K.

Verispan - GlaxoSmithKline is No. 1 with managed care medical directors

Viragen, Inc. - Biotech company granted U.S. Patent for manufacture of multiferon

Virginia Commonwealth University - Chronic ethanol consumption transiently reduces neural stem cell proliferation

World Health Organization - Prevention and management of congenital syphilis reviewed

Yale University - Age-related change in T cells impairs T cell responses to influenza vaccine

iVillage - Survey reveals insights into relationship between mothers and pediatricians