Lab Law Weekly

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals - Enrollment completed in study of vaccine to prevent and treat nicotine addiction

Nara Medical University - Copper-chelating agent and methotrexate combine to staunch tumor growth

National Association of Community Health Centers - Group launches hepatitis C treatment program

National Quality Forum - Quality forum provides draft of standards and performance measures for comment

National Taiwan University Hospital - Clinical features and surgical outcomes characterized in children

Northwestern University, Chicago - New tool for cancer care developed

NovaDel Pharma, Inc. - Pharma company issued patent for lingual spray technology

Nutrition 21, Inc. - Study reaffirms Diachrome improves cardiovascular disease risk in diabetes

Nuvelo, Inc. - Kimberly Popovits joins board of directors

ONI Medical Systems - U.S. Defense Department awards contract for extremity MRI systems

Obihiro University of Agricul & Vet. Med, Hokkaido - Cross-reactive antigens from N. caninum & T. gondii used for vaccines

OccuLogix, Inc. - Age-related macular degeneration trial data presented at conference

Oregon Health & Science University - Challenges in systematic reviews that assess treatment harms outlined

Orlandi General Hospital - Beclomethasone HFA formulation has enhanced efficacy

Ortec International, Inc. - FDA approves protocol and initiation of confirmatory trial of OrCel

Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles - Time needed for accurate walking activity estimate clarified

Osaka City University - Rbx1 examined, multiple roles in ubiquitin ligase complex revealed

Osaka University - E-cadherin endocytosis studied, nature of regulation defined

Osaka University - Elevation of aldosterone levels may be deleterious to ischemic heart disease

PAREXEL International Corporation - Pharma company acquires QdotPharma

PPD, Inc. - Discovery and development services company awarded NIH contract

Parhon University Hospital, Iasi - Review discusses effects of renal replacement on arterial stiffness

Peking University - Combined DNA vaccines protect cattle from Mycobacterium bovis

Peking University, Beijing - Reduced folate carrier gene raises the risk for neural tube defects

Possis Medical, Inc. - Medical device company releases two new catheters

Prince Wales Private Hospital, New South Wales - New data illuminates research in breast cancer

Procter & Gamble Co. - Diverse health products company forms strategic relationship with XL TechGroup

QualiLife Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - National institute accepts clinical trial of female sexual dysfunction treatment

Quintiles Transnational Corp. - Pharma services company and Aptuit enter strategic partnership

ReGen Biologics, Inc. - Orthopedic products company completes private placement

Renovis, Inc. - Biopharma company appoints member to board

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Radioisotope scan patients could trigger security alarms at airports

Royal London Hospital - Utility of electrodiagnostic tests reviewed

Rush University, Chicago - Brain changes are more likely to present as dementia in women than in men

Rutgers State University, Newark - Novel pacemaker neuron network model developed

SAFC - Chemical manufacturer appointed by MNLpharma

Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center - Research reveals why monkeypox outbreak in the U.S. was not deadly

Saint Louis University, Missouri - Study of Botox for severe underarm sweating yields positive results

Saitama Medical School - Transgenic mice model extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C

Sandoz - Generic drugs company reports results for first 6 months of 2005

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals company closes sale of global biologics manufacturing business

Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla - Infected cells upregulate host innate antimicrobial response to chlamydia

Seoul National University - Efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy in brain metastasis from NSCLC assessed

Seth GS Medical College, Maharashtra - Platelet-derived growth factor based gel heals diabetic foot ulcers

Shandong Eye Institute & Hospital, Qingdao - Antisense constructs abate excess lens epithelial cell proliferation

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University - Evodiamine induced human melanoma A375-S2 cell death

Sosei Co. Ltd - Japanese biopharmaceutical company to acquire Arakis for over $187 million

St. Louis University - New research in the area of vaccines adjuvant detailed

SurgiLance - Medical devices company wins appeal in patent infringement case

Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology, Zurich - The proteinase ADAMTS1 alters fibroblast and endothelial cell migration

TNO Prevention and Health, Leiden - Assay is new method for studying TAFI in cardiovascular disease

Temple University, Philadelphia - Hepatitis C RNA is unchanged in HIV-coinfected patients given interleukin 2

Texas A&M University - Renal damage examined, role of calcitonin gene-related peptide defined

The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System - Healthcare system receives $600,000 grant to fight underage drinking

The Parkinson's Institute, Sunnyvale - Alpha-synuclein studied, intravesicular localization and exocytosis defined

Thomas Jefferson University - Research in HIV/AIDS vaccines provides new insights

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Epidemiological study of mumps deafness in Japan performed

Trimeris, Inc. - Virus-focused biopharmaceutical company reports Q2 2005 financial results

Tufts University, Boston - Dark chocolate may reduce blood pressure, improve insulin resistance

Tufts University, Boston - Sensorineural loss, early graying and essential tremor may be new syndrome?

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Market for colorectal cancer screening by endoscopy in U.S. reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Methods for capture-recapture analysis without identifiers developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Prevalence of STDs in young injection drug users in Baltimore presented

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Mutant virus protects against virulent Marek's Disease strain

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Very virulent Marek's disease virus mutant characterized

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - SEN virus infection not major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Carvedilol reverses MDMA-induced hyperthermia

U.S. National Institutes of Health - G-protein-dependent signaling studied, chemokine receptor partitioning revealed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Research add new data to rotavirus vaccines body of knowledge

Umea University -  F. tularensis LVS studied, effect on intracellular signaling defined

Univ. Occupational & Environmental Health, Fukuoka - Bladder-sparing surgery for urethral cancers evaluated

Univ. of Texas, Houston - Gene's mutations found to cause life-threatening aortic disease

University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel - Double-injury aorta restenois rat model evaluated

University Health Network, Toronto - New findings in the area of cardiology described

University Hospital Regensburg - Predictors of hemodynamic response to volume replacement compared

University Hospital, Aachen - Late-enhancement MSCT is reliable in assessing MI infarct size

University Medical Center, Utrecht - Cardiac death is increased on Monday, more manifest in nonhospitalized patients

University Medical Center, Utrecht - Study will prove whether online hemodiafiltration leads to fewer CV events

University of Alberta - Cytotoxic T cell kinase activity examined, regulation clarified

University of Bari Medical School - VEGF governs intussusceptive microvascular growth in primary melanoma

University of Birmingham - Health, responsibility, and choice of the public examined

University of Birmingham, U.K. - Cortisol may connect stress and heart disease

University of Bonn - Studies describe new findings in liver cancer research

University of Bradford, West Yorkshire - Capecitabine used as adjuvant treatment for stage III colon cancer

University of California, Davis - Anaphase transition analyzed, role of fertilization revealed

University of California, San Francisco - Telomerase depletion through RNA interference stunts cancer cell growth

University of Cambridge - Lentiviral vectors containing hammerhead ribozymes end hepatitis B activity

University of Catania - Modeling and simulation of cancer immunoprevention vaccine presented

University of Chicago - Human antisense transcripts are essential for genetic regulation

University of Colorado, Denver - Researchers describe findings in cardiology studies

University of Dumlupinar, Kutahya - Researchers' work adds to lipid studies body of knowledge

University of Dusseldorf - Immune origin of type 2 diabetes discussed

University of Dusseldorf, Julich -  Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectin LecB involved in biofilm formation

University of Fed Santa Maria - Humoral response against LMW antigens important for detection of latent TB

University of Florence - Juvenile idiopathic arthritis analyzed, neprilysin levels defined

University of Halle-Wittenberg - Tumor genes with aberrant promoter methylation identified

University of Heidelberg, Mannheim - Experimental therapy with cannabinoids may be justified in some MS cases

University of Heidelberg, Mannheim - High-intensity focused ultrasound used for prostatic tissue ablation

University of Hong Kong - Findings in oncology provide new insights

University of Iowa, Iowa City - Stable mixed chimerism induction by ESCs requires functional Fas/fasl engagement

University of Louisville - Bacteriemias induced by periodontal procedures are at lower level than reported

University of Maryland - Apical bile acid transporter examined, role of cysteines clarified

University of Maryland, Baltimore - HIV-1 Vpr plays active role in viral offensive strategies

University of Miami - Intraocular lens type doesn't affect outcome in eyes with poor capsular support

University of Michigan - "Hey doc, do I still need this catheter?"

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Findings advance knowledge in oncology research

University of Missouri - Pituitary melanotropes studied, GABA_B receptor subunit regulation defined

University of Montreal - T-cells generated by lymph node resident progenitor cells

University of Munich - Linezolid suitable for use as vancomycin alternative

University of Munich - Liver physiology analyzed, role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase clarified

University of Navarra, Pamplona - CT-1 protects cardiomyocytes via gp130/LIFR

University of North Carolina - Continuous toxicity monitoring advised in oncologic phase II trials

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - TaqMan-based 1-step PCR assay rapid and sensitive for norovirus detection

University of Padua Medical School - Single lymphatic pathway drained entire mammary gland

University of Pisa - Anterior neural plate specification studied, function of Six3 revealed

University of Rochester - Scientists offer new understanding of how immune system targets disease

University of Rochester - Tetanus, diphtheria, and five-component pertussis vaccine developed

University of Southern California - Hepatitis C may trigger B-cell disorders through CD81 and E2 interaction

University of Sydney, Westmead - Researchers' data advance SARS coronavirus research

University of Sydney, Westmead - Rolling circle amplification is rapid/sensitive for SARS coronavirus detection

University of Texas, Houston - Campath-1H shows promise as rescue therapy for acute rejection

University of Toronto - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis

University of Toronto - Sildenafil may improve hemodynamics in children with pulmonary HT

University of Toronto - Study established optimal timing of data acquisition for enhanced MR angiography

University of Valladolid - Early clinical results of biliopancreatic diversion reviewed

University of Warwick, Coventry -  Mycobacterium bovis can persist in farm environment outside of its hosts

Utah Medical Products, Inc. - Medical products company reports financial performance for second quarter 2005

Vanderbilt University - Factor IX recognition studied, need for factor XIa demonstrated

Vanderbilt University - New method can grow bone for grafts within a patient's body

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - Cancer therapy systems company teams with Onco, Inc. to offer registry software

VaxGen, Inc. - Phase 1/2 study of attenuated smallpox vaccine candidate completes enrollment

VeriChip Corporation - RFID technology prevents infant abduction at NC hospital, company reports

Veterans General Hospital-Taipei - Mononeuropathy multiplex/chylothorax early manifestations of pulmonary TB

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. - U.S. NIH awards $197,000 grant to develop drug candidate for neuropathic pain

Visx, Incorporated - Supplemental information reported on acquisition

Vitae Pharmaceuticals - Drug developer sets $15 million financing, renin inhibitor collaboration

Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Genetic approaches to CD4+ T cell response in cancer therapy reviewed

Wallaceville Animal Research Center - Studies add new findings to tuberculosis vaccines body of knowledge

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - Georgia community health department awards Medicaid managed care contracts

Wellcome Trust Center for Human Genetics, Oxford - Widespread use of provocation testing is not recommended

Wistar Institute, Philadelphia - Innate-immunity effector cells marker of CD4+ cell loss in pediatric HIV/AIDS

Wolfson Medical Center, Holon - Influenza vaccine coverage low among children in central Israel

Wuhan University - Chitosan-DNA microparticles as mucosal delivery system developed

Wyeth - Pharmaceutical company launches educational campaign about menopause for women

XOMA Ltd. - Biopharmaceutical company retakes control of BPI product from Zephyr Sciences

Xsira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Postoperative analgesia for infusion found to be effective, company announces

YRG Center for AIDS Research & Education, Chennai - Low-cost assays available to monitor HAART in resource-poor settings

Yale University - Labeled peptides targeting a major integrin capture angiogenesis images

Yale University - Meta-analysis reports association between ozone and mortality

Yale University - Na⁺ channel expression examined, hypoxia modulation revealed

Yale University - Patients who are delirious in hospital have higher mortality

Yokohama City University - Biatrial pacing improves cardiac hemodynamics

deCODE biostructures - Accelerated Technologies Center for Gene to 3D Structure established