Lab Law Weekly

National Institute for Longevity Science, Aichi - Amyloid beta-protein examined, nature of oligomerization clarified

National Skin Center, Singapore - Acne vulgaris treatments reviewed to resolve antibiotic resistance issues

National Tsing Hua University - Baculovirus is highly efficient expression vector

National University of La Plata - Effect of troglitazone on desaturases in insulin resistance examined

National University of Singapore - Macroencapsulation enhances seeding efficiency for tissue engineering

Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. - Biotechnology company focused on CNS therapies reports financial results

New York Medical College, Valhalla - Ankle-brachial index is inversely related to prevalence coronary artery disease

New York Medical College, Valhalla - RV dilatation is highest in patients with pulmonary artery embolism

New York University - Active vaccine prevents mice from developing brain diseases

Nihon University - Calcium gluconate jelly effective for relief of acid burn pain

Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research - Mice with a conditional mutant BMP type II receptor allele model human disease

Novavax, Inc. - Specialty biopharmaceutical company announces first quarter results

OXIS International, Inc. - Availability of antioxidant, Ergothioneine, announced

Ohio State University - COX-2 expression found to correlate with aromatase expression

Osaka University - HNF4-alpha isoform expressed in pancreatic beta cells characterized

Osaka University - Peritoneal lavage fluid reveals early-stage cancer dissemination in mice

Palatin Technologies, Inc. - Biopharma company reports improved financial results

Palatin Technologies, Inc. - Trevor Hallam, PhD, joins biopharmaceutical company as executive VP of R&D

Perot Systems Corporation - LifeCare Management selects data center services for acute care facilities

Pochon CHA University, Kyonggi Do - New data illuminates research in breast cancer

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Therapeutics company reports first quarter financial results

Pontificia Catholic University of Chile - T cell activation studied, necessary receptor binding kinetics clarified

Premera Blue Cross - Health insurance company reports pharmacy savings

Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales - Expression of steroid hormone receptors in BRCA1 linked to ovarian carcinomas

Public Health Agency of Canada - Regular moderate exercise may decrease ovarian cancer risk

Puget Sound Blood Center - Blood center announces reorganization of operations division

Purdue University, West Lafayette - 'Ureidopeptide' substrate analog inhibits HIV-1 protease

Purdue University, West Lafayette - Young women's dairy product intake doesn't effect body weight, fat mass change

Quidel Corporation - University study validates higher sensitivity of influenza A+B rapid flu test

R. Huguenin Cancer Center, Saint-Cloud - Chemotherapy regimen associated with life-threatening complications

RIKEN, Hyogo - Directed differentiation of telencephalic precursors from ESCs demonstrated

Radiometer America Inc. - Veterans services network awards blood gas standardization 5-year contract

Research Institute & Hospital, Gyeonggi - Mitochondrial F1F0-ATP synthase downregulated in human colon cancer

Roche Diagnostics - Diagnostics company expands agreement with Applera Corporation

Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. - Hemodialysis products manufacturer reports financial results

Royal Natl. Throat Nose & Ear Hospital, London - Cricothyroid approximation effective for raising voice pitch

Saegis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Stanley Institute awards $3.8 million for developing cognitive deficit therapy

Safar Cntr. for Resuscitation Research, Pittsburgh - Synaptosomal dopamine uptake following controlled cortical impact revealed

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Phase 2 monotherapy trial of oral entry inhibitor HIV drug initiated

San Raffaele Hospital, Milan - Drug-releasing stents showing higher complication rate than trials indicated

Sanguine Corp. - Company developing synthetic blood substitute selects contract researcher

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - Dominant-negative growth factor receptor fights gastric cancer progression

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company reports unaudited results for first quarter 2005

Schering-Plough Corporation - Jim Joyce named country manager, Ireland, by science-based healthcare company

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - Leishmania major chromosome 1 analyzed, gene disruption ploidy changes described

Seirei Mikatabara Hospital, Shizuoka - Hydration volume associated with symptoms in terminally ill cancer patients

Sentron Europe BV - Sensor warns of gastrointestinal problems

Shandong University - Effects of diabetes on Kv channels in coronary muscle cells studied

Shenzhen University - DNA vaccine encoding Der p 2 allergen prevents allergic inflammation

Sky Capital Enterprises, Inc. - Clinical trial for advanced spinal technologies approved by review board

Smith & Nephew - Court lifts injunction on sale of bipolar radio frequency products in U.S.

Smiths Medical MD, Inc. - PORT-A-CATH II RDD Arterial Access System receives U.S. FDA clearance

Social Insurance Hamamatsu Hospital, Shizuoka - Patients without alcohol or virus-related liver cancer have favorable outcomes

Sontra Medical Corporation - Transdermal science-focused company reports first quarter 2005 financial results

Sorin Group S.p.A - Medical device company announces cardiopulmonary industrial integration plan

Spectranetics Corporation - Cardiovascular system-focused company introduces new lead locking device

Speedel Holding Ltd - Rolf Hanggi to appointed to board of directors of biopharmaceutical company

St. James University, U.K. - Keyhole surgery to become gold standard for colon cancer treatment

St. James's University Hospital, West Yorkshire - Desmoplastic malignant melanoma systematically reviewed

St. Thomas Hospital, London - When assessing atypical MS patients, clinicians should consider APS and SLE

State University of New York Stony Brook - HIV-1 capsid cysteine residues regulate oligomerization and CypA-induced changes

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. - Stem cell-focused biotechnology company reports shareholder resolutions

Syracuse University - Subjects with Down syndrome showed blunted heart rate response to upright tilt

Taipei Medical University - EBER expression of urinary bladder carcinoma detected in two Asian patients

Team Health, Inc. - Healthcare staffing, management services provider reports Q1 2005 results

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center -  Enterobacter ESBL presence due to plasmid-mediated gene transfer

Tel Aviv University - Guidelines for recombinant activated factor VII use released

Tel Aviv University - Phosphorylation of Hdmx examined, consequence in DNA damage revealed

Texas Woman's University - Parents of overweight Hispanic children believe their children are healthy

Theragenics Corporation - Brachatherapy device company announces re-election of directors

Theragenics Corporation - Bruce Smith appointed acting CFO of brachytherapy devices company

Tissue Science Laboratories plc - U.S. patent allowed for porcine dermis-derived human tissue replacement

Tokai University, Kanagawa - Cholelithiasis occurred following gastric cancer surgery

Trakya University, Edirne - Studies describe new findings in osteoporosis research

Trakya University, Edirne - The carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is not increased in Behcet disease

U.K. Medical Research Council - Extremely preterm infants are subjects of next phase of unique study

U.S. Agricultural Research Service - Research casts new light on genetic iron overload

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Cigarette smoking influences perception of dental health

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - German measles no longer major public health threat in the United States

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Mutational pattern of influenza B viruses grown in eggs reported

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Adoptive cell transfer therapy followed lymphodepleting chemotherapy in melanoma

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Varicella-zoster virus examined, roles of an open reading frame revealed

U.S. Spine & Sport Foundation - Study shows low-level heat wrap can reduce acute low back pain

United Health Foundation - U.S. FDA, nonprofit health foundation partner to promote safe OTC medications

Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles - Fenretinide restricts angiogenesis and ovarian cancer proliferation

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Ultrasound-induced cavitation sends drugs and genes into cancer cells

Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo - Oxidation/antioxidation balance can be a good metabolic ischemia indicator

Universite Louis Pasteur - Lipopeptides in liposomes promote maturation of human dendritic cells

University College London - Microvessel counts and VEGF mark survival in colorectal cancer patients

University Hospital, Basel - Statins and n-3 fatty acids are the most favorable lipid-lowering interventions

University Klinikum, Bonn - Early diagnosis of colorectal tumors deemed essential

University London Imperial College - Blood-stage malaria increase not generally observed in HIV infection

University London Imperial College Sci Tech & Med - Barriers to sustainable TB control in Russian Federation health system

University Medical Center of St. Radboud, Nijmegen - FDG-PET detected pancreatic carcinoma in chronic pancreatitis

University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands - Endoscopic gastroplication can reduce need for medications

University Politecn Marche, Ancona - Celiac disease associated with intestinal lymphomas and other cancers

University of Adelaide, Austrailia - Implications of fetal "appetite" explored

University of Alabama - Grant will enable further study of South's cancer mortality disparities

University of Allahabad - Tea catechins are cardioprotective in people with type 2 diabetes

University of Autonoma Madrid - MKP3 gene localized in places of high EGFR and FGFR signaling

University of Barcelona - Outcomes of emergency and elective surgeries for colon cancer examined

University of Barcelona - Study compares wireless capsule endoscopy and barium contrast series

University of Bristol - Puberty accelerates development of type 1 diabetes in IL6-174CC females

University of British Columbia - LL-37 analyzed, impact on anti-infective immunity elucidated

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Clusterin inhibition enhances prostate cancer's response to primary therapy

University of California, Irvine - CD93 interacts with the PDZ domain-containing adaptor protein GIPC

University of California, Los Angeles - Changes in brain receptors linked to seizures, anxiety during menstrual cycle

University of California, San Diego - Alpha-synuclein accumulation examined, lysosomal pathology clarified

University of Cambridge - Type 1 diabetes locus localized in IL2RA/CD25 region

University of Cardenal Herrera, Moncada - BCR-ABL induced expression of Skp2 and proliferation of CML cells

University of Charlottesville, Virginia - How exactly does the brain control breathing?

University of Chicago - Research add new data to endocrinology body of knowledge

University of Chile - Protein kinase holoenzyme analyzed, export pathway clarified

University of Colorado - Metabolic syndrome reviewed

University of Debrecan, Miskolc - Occurrence of one CV risk factor may increase likelihood of others

University of Dundee, U.K. - Dundee life scientists share proteomics technology grant

University of Florence - Tissue kallikrein declines as systemic sclerosis progresses

University of Florida - Patients may benefit from cough remedy

University of Florida - People with oral pain wait too long before seeking help

University of Gottingen - Osteoactivin levels escalate in livers with acute injury

University of Groningen - mRNA expression/gene mapping identifies genes that control HSC function

University of Hamburg - Atrial pacing and sensing during CRT characterized

University of Heidelberg - Cell cycle protein expression characterized in active and quiescent RA

University of Heidelberg - Interferon gamma gene delivery controls hepatitis B virus replication

University of Helsinki - Papain studied, nitric oxide-related species-mediated protection revealed

University of Helsinki - Reports advance knowledge in stem cell transplantation research

University of Helsinki, Finland - Diabetes appears to rob women of usual advantage in heart disease risk

University of Istanbul - Increased aortic distensibility in athletes may cause better diastolic function

University of Lausanne -  Plasmodium berghei polypeptide plus adjuvant elicits immune response

University of Leipzig - Trypsinogen gene conversion can cause chronic pancreatitis

University of London - Cognitive therapy significantly ameliorates PTSD symptoms

University of Louisville, Kentucky - Atherosclerosis boosts risks of depression in elderly

University of Louvain - Reports add new data to melanoma vaccines research

University of Melbourne - Neural crest cell lineage segregation within neural tube

University of Messina - Loss of TRF1 expression linked to astroglial tumor progression

University of Michigan - Herceptin may have role in bladder cancer treatment

University of Minnesota - Researchers show how estrogen affects learning and memory

University of Missouri, Kansas City - Research in cardiology provides new insights

University of Munich - Conus peptide blocks nicotinic receptors reducing painful neuropathies

University of Nijmegen - Nephrotic syndrome examined, potential of serum creatinine as marker evaluated

University of Pavia - Birth weight does not influence adult height after GH therapy

University of Pisa - Contact of estrogen with cells could be a sensor for receptor signaling

University of Pittsburgh - Inhibition of GGTase I may be useful for treating cardiovascular diseases

University of Pittsburgh - Studies advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

University of South Australia, Adelaide - Physiotherapy effective in treating SUI in about 80% of cases

University of Texas, Houston - Nitric oxide gas and iloprost reduces platelet dysfunction during CPB

University of Toronto - Glucocerebrosidase gene mutations associated with Parkinson disease

University of Turin - Tpr-Met RNA interference is a potent gastric cancer fighter

University of Vermont - Non-children's hospitals serve most U.S. children

University of Warwick, Coventry -  Xenopus laevis Pod 1 is nearly 85% similar to other vertebrate homologues

University of Washington - Deletion mutation of endoplasmic reticulum gene results in diabetes

University of Washington - Economic analysis of food choices and diet costs reported

University of Washington - Insulin, C-peptide, and leptin predict increased visceral adiposity

University of Western Ontario - CT colonography "excellent" for GI cancer screening

University of Wisconsin - Vitamin D receptor expression studied, effect of parathyroid hormone shown

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Waterford Regional Hospital - Novel index predicts postoperative intraocular pressure drop

Xiamen University - Recombinant vaccine antigen protects monkeys against hepatitis E infection

Yale University - Scientist receives award for pain research

Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg - Antidepressant prophylaxis benefits HCV-positive drug users on interferon

Zonguldak Karaelmaas University - Researchers describe findings in diabetes therapy studies

pSivida, Ltd. - Nanotech company gets first Chinese patent