Lab Law Weekly

National University of Rio de Janeiro - Methylene blue considered for possible use in chemotherapy

New York Blood Center - Protection against chronic hepatitis C virus infection achieved

New York State Department of Health - Coronavirus nucleocapsid protein determinant localized

Nikon Instruments Inc. - Optical technology company unveils web portal on confocal microscopy

Northfield Laboratories Inc. - Independent committee recommends continuing PolyHeme study

Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo - Advantages and disadvantages of management strategies for stage I seminoma discussed

Novadaq Technologies Inc. - Medical device company reports third quarter revenue of $222,425

Novadaq Technologies Inc. - Studies show 30% of vein grafts for bypass fail in 1 year

Novartis Ophthalmics - GenTeal products recalled in U.S. due to product sterility

Nuance Communications - Speech recogition application to be included in Nightingale EMR solution

Omega Protein Corporation - Producer of omega-3 fish oil reports net loss of $6.1 million

Osmangazi University, Eskisehir - Hypoxic hepatitis and cor pulmonale are related to ICU patient outcome

PHC, Inc. - Behavioral health company announces net revenue increased to $8.9 M

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. - Contract research organization reports revenues of $1.8 million

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Medrad to expand and relocate Pennsylvania headquarters

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharma company names Prince and Barry to scientific resource board

Personnel - Alison Taunton-Rigby joins American Healthways board of directors

Pfizer Inc - Torcetrapib plus atorvastatin has positive effects on cholesterol levels

Pfizer Inc - Varenicline shown to be more effective for smoking cessation than Zyban

PolyMedix, Inc. - Drug development company appoints Henkel as VP of drug development

Progen Industries Limited - Anti-angiogenic compounds may have applications in cancer, other diseases

Purdue University, West Lafayette - Plant gene research may lead to the development of new oncology drugs

Queen Mary Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London - Relationship between sunbed use and cutaneous melanoma in Europe assessed

Quintiles Transnational Corp. - Pharmaceutical services company reports 3rd quarter net revenue of $470.3 million

R & R Publishing - New book offers tips on dining and traveling gluten and allergy-free

Raymond James Health Care Investment Banking Group - Healthcare investment firm reports on $3.5 billion in aggregate transactions

ReGen Biologics, Inc. - Orthopedic products company signs distribution agreement for collagen implant

Reproductive Genetics Institute - Patient-specific stem cell lines may a possibility, researchers claim

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase I data shows R406 was well tolerated and a potent inhibitor of syk kinase

Rincon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company closes $4.7 M in financing for protein therapeutic development

Robert Koch Institute, Berlin - PCR-based assay quantifies and genotypes all known adenovirus serotypes

Rockefeller University, New York City - Studies describe new findings in SARS research

Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust, Sutton - Management strategies of non-seminomatous germ cell tumors discussed

Salk Institute for Biological Studies - Cells co-opt machinery for DNA strand repair, researchers report

Sanofi-aventis - Study shows rimonabant improves cardiometabolic risk factors in obese patients

Schizophrenia Association of Great Britain, Bangor - Calcium-independent cytosolic PLA2 genes may be linked to schizophrenia

Second Military Medical College, Shanghai - DNA vaccine adsorbed on microparticles enhances immune responses

Senesco Technologies, Inc. - Biotech company reports increase in first quarter net loss over last year

Serenex, Inc. - Oncology-focused drug discovery firm appoints three senior executives

South Korea National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service, Kyunggi Do - Rapid immunochromatographic strip detects Escherichia coli O157

SpectRx, Inc. - Diabetes management company reports revenues down from year ago

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science & Technology, Trivandrum - Early onset Parkinson disease is detected in non-White, non-Oriental population

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia - Flow of cerebrospinal fluid in shunts is measured by transcutaneous thermal convection

St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, New York - Surgical limitations of sphenoorbital meningiomas described

St. Mary's Hospital, London - HLA haplotypes contribute to the MS prevalence difference in Ireland

Standard Management Company - Acquisitions by pharmaceutical holding company impact bottom line

Stanford University - Hepatitis C virus domain analogous to flavivirus envelope glycoprotein domains

Stanford University School of Medicine - Rheumatic disease, lupus may increase risks in pregnancy

State University of New York Downstate Medical Center - New treatment under investigation may help patients with lupus nephritis

State University of New York Stony Brook - For seniors, exercise and activity crucial for weight management and functional improvement

State University of New York Upstate Medical University - Researchers' work adds to obesity surgery body of knowledge

Stereotaxis, Inc. - Cardiology systems developer reports third quarter revenue of $1.7 M

Tecan - Diagnostics products company reports improvement in sales

Tel Aviv University - Physical exercise raises TNFalpha and GLUT 1 in muscle, which may prevent diabetes

The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul - 2-D gel analysis provides protein expression profiles of squamous cell carcinoma tissues

Theravance, Inc. - Companies to collaborate on investigational antibiotic for infections

Thoratec Corporation - HeartMate II left ventricular assist system demonstrates positive results

Thracian University, Stara Zagora - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of neurology

TimeMed Labeling Systems, Inc. - Partnership aims to minimize labeling errors associated with blood collection

TissueLink Medical, Inc. - Innovation award given for system designed to reduce blood loss during surgery

Tor Vergata University, Rome - Youth with type 1 diabetes exhibit altered phenotype and impaired dendritic cell function

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Johns Hopkins to use ultrasound system in cardiovascular echocardiography trial

Turk Plastik Cerrahi Dernegi, Istanbul - Distally based sural fasciocutaneous cross-leg flaps effective for traumatic foot/ankle defects

Turku University - Lymphocyte homing to the gut is reviewed

Turku University Central Hospital - Further study is needed to assess toremifene for chemoprevention

Twenteborg Hospital, Almelo - Maximum tolerated dose of PKI166 in patients with advanced solid malignancies determined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Syphilis partner notification is getting more difficult with men who have sex with men

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - LC method is developed to measure malachite green and leucomalachite green in salmon

U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive & Kidney Diseases - Liver-directed IFN-gamma gene delivery does not control HCV replication

U.S. Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville - Current screening program leaves women susceptible to infections

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring - Scrub typhus vaccine candidate induces immune responses in monkeys

Umea University - Reports advance knowledge in radiotherapy research

Universidade Federal de Pelotas - Breast-fed infants given cow's milk have altered sleeping metabolic rate

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - New findings in schistosomiasis described

University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Findings advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

University Medical Center Groningen - Risperidone has long-term efficacy in children with behavioral problems

University Medical Center Utrecht - Neurons in ARC and MCH of ABA rats are regulated by energy balance

University Women's Hospital, Frankfort - Researchers' findings advance cancer therapy research

University of Barcelona - Recent studies add new data to diabetes pathogenesis research

University of Bergen - Apoptosis, proliferation and gene expression patterns determined in developing tongue

University of California San Diego - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of angiology

University of California, Davis - During primary care visits, physicians treat obese patients differently

University of California, Los Angeles - Very low-birth-weight infant mortality rates appear to be higher at minority-serving hospitals

University of California, San Diego - The associations between MRSA infection and HIV severity indicators merit examination

University of Cape Town, Western Cape - Myeloablative conditioning is well tolerated by older patients receiving T-cell-depleted grafts

University of Chile - Gingivitis reported as independent risk factor for preterm births, low-birth-weight infants

University of Connecticut - Reports add new data to hypertension research

University of Copenhagen - STAT5 activation protects insulin-producing cells against induced apoptosis

University of Ferrara - Nociceptin/orphanin FQ blockade provides neuroprotection and symptom relief in rats

University of Geneva - Age is not an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer survival

University of Genoa - Biological stimuli of neuroblastoma cell response analyzed

University of Groningen -  Mycobacterium ulcerans disease is reviewed

University of Groningen - Obesity and smoking are indicators of C-reactive protein in renal transplant recipients

University of Helsinki - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

University of Illinois - Pre-fibrils, thought to be implicated in Alzheimer disease, are imaged at the molecular level

University of Iowa - Anabolic steroid use in each athlete involves multiple drugs and supplements

University of Mainz - Cell mediated and antibody immune responses to inactivated hepatitis A vaccine observed

University of Massachusetts - Improved method isolates and cryopreserves costochondral chondrocytes

University of Massachusetts - Runx2 transcription factor regulates cancer cell metastasis and invasion

University of Michigan - Standing turn performance may identify elderly women at risk of falling

University of Missouri - Findings in neurology provide new insights

University of Montreal - Temporal increase in B₂ receptor density in CNS is observed in STZ-diabetic rats

University of Nebraska Medical Center - Recent findings in oncology provide new insights

University of New South Wales - Normalized inhibitory quotient of boosted protease inhibitors predictive of HIV RNA response

University of Nijmegen - Arthritis severity correlates with levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor

University of North Carolina - Digital mammography is more accurate in premenopausal or perimenopausal women

University of North Carolina - Reports describe recent advances in physiology research

University of Oregon - Study questions the popular concept of memory as a storage space

University of Oxford - Hepatitis B small surface antigen particles are octahedral

University of Pavia - Case of Merkel cell carcinoma of the auricle reported

University of Pittsburgh - Abnormal patterns of antigenic expression detected in follicular lymphoma

University of Pittsburgh - EphA2 glioma-associated antigen is target for glioma vaccines

University of Quebec - Vitamin D, calcium intakes are related to lower mammographic density

University of Queensland - A gene implicated in XX sex reversal is expressed in gonads of both sexes

University of Queensland - Family history of depression and alcohol use can lead to drinking problems in teenagers

University of Saarland, Homburg - Intravital fluorescence microscopy analyzes angiogenesis in endometriosis-like lesions

University of Santiago de Compostela - Papillary thyroid carcinoma after recombinant GH therapy for Turner syndrome

University of Sao Paulo State - In rat studies, cyclosporin significantly increases salivary cytokine contents; tacrolimus does not

University of Southern California - Preservation of continence is feasible in resection of locally recurrent rectal cancer

University of Southern California - Resveratrol targets proangiogenic proteins in human cancer cells

University of Southern California - Study finds that Latino children's high sugar intake may contribute to developing type 2 diabetes

University of Texas Medical School, Houston - Researchers find a possible link between sleep apnea and a child's sleeping position

University of Texas, Austin - Mind bomb1 is a ubiquitin ligase essential for embryonic development and Notch signaling

University of Texas, San Antonio - Intensity-modulated radiosurgery effective for inoperable complex pediatric AVMs

University of Tubingen - Zinc uptake and storage in the human eye associates with iris color

University of Utrecht - Treatment with a-MSH enhances activity-based anorexia in animal model

University of Zurich - Influenza vaccination coverage rates compared in five European countries

Uppsala University - Researchers describe findings in diabetes pathogenesis studies

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Viral nsp2 replicase proteins are dispensable for viral replication

Varian, Inc. - PL International Limited and subsidiaries acquired for $42 million

Varian, Inc. - Scientific instruments supplier authorizes $100 M stock repurchase program

VirtualScopics, LLC - Maker of image analysis tools renews collaboration with Pfizer

Vis Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu - Nested PCR using MPB 64 gene primers detects MTB from extrapulmonary TB patients

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Proopiomelanocortin gene polymorphisms directly contribute to obesity development

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Recent findings illuminate research in kidney disease

Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC - Transfusion rates correlate with pneumonia and bloodstream infections in the ICU

Wellstar International, Inc. - Medical imaging subsidiary announces contract with pain clinics

York University, Toronto - Chronic low-frequency electrical stimulation evokes muscle adaptation

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Antimetabolic syndrome effect of puerarin attributed to multiple mechanisms

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. - Dental company, dental association to form educational partnership

deCODE Genetics Inc. - Blood cell gene expression predicts glucocorticoid sensitivity in asthma

visiongain - Generic drugs are experiencing faster sales growth than many branded ones