Law and Health Weekly

MultiCell Technologies, Inc. - Patent for method to obtain liver stem cell clusters granted by U.S. office

Municipal Health Service of Rotterdam - Imported infections maintain hepatitis B prevalence in the Netherlands

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne - Genetic screening for iron blood disorder feasible in the workplace

Mylan Laboratories Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces approval for generic drugs

Myriad Genetics, Inc. - Biotechnology company presents new data on cancer drug candidates

NY College of Osteopathic Medicine - Desert amphibians give new twist to four-legged theory

NanoPass Technologies Ltd - Development of micropyramid-based vaccine delivery gets cash boost

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan - Research in SARS provides new insights

National Federation of the Blind - Pharmaceutical company Web site awarded for accessibility to blind people

National Foundation for Cancer Research - Cancer researchers turn attention to pancreatic cancer

National Honey Board - New study finds that honey may aid in absorption of calcium

National Institute Infectious Diseases, Tokyo - Oculopathogenic adenoviruses identified by fiber/hexon gene amplification

National Jewish Medical Center, Denver - Respiratory syncytial virus studied, airway neuropeptide change defined

National Program for Playground Safety - Playground safety program success highlighted

National Psoriasis Foundation - Foundation launches letter-writing campaign to encourage federal funding

National University of Ireland, Cork - Alzheimer disease pathology analyzed, characteristic features elucidated

National University of La Plata - Researchers' work adds to endocrinology body of knowledge

National University of Singapore - Anticancer drug doxorubicin studied in vitro in PLGA-based microparticles

National University of Singapore - Researchers report on doxorubicin in PLGA-based microparticles

Nature Cell Biology - Suppression of HIV-1 infection by small molecule inhibitor of ATM kinase shown

Natus Medical Incorporated - Medical company announces widespread use of newborn hearing screener

NeoGenomics, Inc. - Clinical testing lab announces financial and operating results for 2004

NeoPharm, Inc. - Phase 1 clinical trial median survival data for brain cancer drug highlighted

New Zealand Ministry of Health - Unique strategy gives hope to country ravaged by meningococcal disease

Nihon University, Tokyo - Nature of cerebral salt wasting in subarachnoid hemorrhage defined

Nihon University, Tokyo - Paper reviews natriuretic peptides and their receptors

Nikon Instruments, Inc. - Optical technology expands digital sight line of digital camera imaging systems

Nippon Medical College, Tokyo - Antiangiogenic gene therapy halts hematological malignancy in mice

North Manchester General Hospital - NSAIDS OK for tonsillectomy, new study finds

Northwestern University - Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes aggressive behavior in ovarian carcinoma cells

Novacea Inc. - Phase 1/2 trial enrolment commences in escalation study of banoxantrone

NutraCea - Rice bran company enters into strategic relationship with largest customer

Nuvelo, Inc. - Enrollment begins in phase 3 trial of alfimeprase

Ohio State University - Twitching motility of H. influenza demonstrated

Ohio State University - Viral protein influences key cell-signaling pathway

Oita Medical University - Acute infusion of leptin modulates fatty acid mobilization

Okayama University - Thiazolidinedione blocks P. gingivalis and F. nucleatum IL-6

Operat Research HIV TB, Luxembourg - HIV/TB patients have difficulty accessing ART outside Malawi hospital setting

Orebro University Hospital - Findings in oncology provide new insights

Ortec International, Inc. - Wound healing products company appoints medical director

Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Inc. - Educational program aimed to help migraine sufferers take more control

Orthofix International - Orthopedic products company introduces bone growth stimulators

Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters - Normal and diabetic urinary levels of GHB and isomers determined

PAREXEL International Corporation - Biopharmaceutical outsourcing organization provides financial results

PD Hinduja National Hos & Med Res Ctr, Maharashtra - High incidence of multidrug-resistant MTB strains of Beijing genotype in Mumbai

PaiChai University, Daejeon - Cardioprotective effect of KR-31378 is due to differential inhibition of MAPKs

Palatin Technologies, Inc. - Pharma companies announce publication of erectile dysfunction manuscript

Peking University - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of SARS vaccines

Pennsylvania State University - Regulation of Hfe by stress factors in BV-2 cells

Pennsylvania State University - Signal/translation link may contribute to exercise-stimulated protein synthesis

People's Community Clinic - Community clinic announces plans to increase number of yearly appointments

Personnel - Imerica Life and Health Insurance Company announces new president and CEO

Pfizer Global R&D - Pregabalin effective for treatment

Pharmacia Diagnostics AB - Article supports use of diagnostic blood tests for allergies

Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc. - Pharma companies partner to develop inflammatory disease treatment

Policlinico di Bari - Point-of-care testing requires integration between cardiologist and pathologist

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. - Proteomics company delays filing 2004 form 10-KSB

Protein Design Labs, Inc. - Results from phase II SIRIUS II trial of natriuretic peptide ularitide reported

Protiveris Inc. - Bionanotechnology company appoints chief technology officer

QIAGEN N.V. - Integrated genome-wide RNAi and SYBR Green-based RT-PCR portfolio launched

Queens University of Belfast, Antrim - Assay determines activity of ceftazidime+tobramycin against P. aeruginosa

Quovadx, Inc. - Information technology executives appointed to industry advisory panels

Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima - Radiation-related ALL via pre-existing clonally expanded preleukemic cells

Red Door Spa Holdings - Spa company strengthens marketing team

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharma company names chief financial officer

Rhein Westfal TH Aachen - Study challenges efficacy of SSRI treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa

Roche Diagnostics - Self-management with CoaguChek S system can save lives, company says

Rockefeller University - Findings advance knowledge in antibiotics research

Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. - Dialysis company secures $6.5 million in business

Rogaland Central Hospital, Stavanger - Effectiveness, costs, and compliance of colorectal cancer surgery in Norway

Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital - Nutrition of active muscle flaps characterized

Royal Free & University College, London - Low grade B-cell lymphomas classified via modern histology

Royal Free Hospital, London - Utility of screening tumors for c-kit expression evaluated

Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast - 54% of air passengers experience significant reductions in oxygen levels

Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria - The lymphatic system can develop without vascular endothelial growth factor D

Royal Natl. Throat, Nose, & Ear Hospital, London - Subglottic jet ventilation effective for suspension microlaryngoscopy

Royal Philips Electronics - Imaging company announces 100th installation of its compact whole-body MRI

Ruhr University of Bochum - "Fast tapping" not suitable for disease course assessment

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago - College education associated with lower BMI in white women than black women

SALVAT - Pharma company seeks U.S. FDA approval for CETRAXAL Otic 0.2% Solution

SUNY Buffalo - IL-10, prednisolone pharmacodynamics studied in murine model

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse - Linkage analysis suggests association with two chromosomal regions

SafeGuard Dental & Vision - Collaboration provides California employers with new dental benefit options

Saitama University - Phospholipids are produced mostly in septal membranes of Bacillus subtilis

Sanofi-Aventis - Patients in phase III study lose weight with obesity drug candidate rimonabant

Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla - Peripheral cytotoxic T lymphocytes wane in response to hepatitis B infection

Sequenom, Inc. - Genomics-focused company launches assay for its genetic analysis system

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc - Drug therapy for manic and mixed episodes in bipolar disorder available in U.S.

Sinclair Pharma plc - U.S. FDA grants approval for oral gingivitis rinse as medical device

Solbec Pharmaceuticals Ltd - Cancer-focused drug development company secures equity standby facility

Somnia, Inc. - Outpatient surgery services provider announces new consulting division

Sparrow Health System, Lansing - Management of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis reviewed

Sree Chitra Tirunal Inst Med Sci & Tech, Kerala - Hydrogels from oxidized alginate/gelatin are injectable for tissue engineering

St. Marianna University, Kanagawa - Lecithinized brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes ESC differentiation

StayinFront, Inc. - Companies partner to deliver data quality systems to life sciences market

Stentor, Inc. - Douglas Sinclair named CFO of digital medical image storage, management company

Stockholm University - Scrapie-infected neuroblastoma cells analyzed, altered iron regulation shown

Stressgen Biotechnologies - Biotech company names new president, announces sale of bioregents business

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Prevalence of HPV DNA in various histological adenocarcinoma subtypes assessed

Sunnybrook & Women's Research Institute, Toronto - Reports advance knowledge in dermatology research

Suntron Corporation - Novadaq Technologies selects manufacturer of inter-operative imaging system

Surgical Information Systems - Health system to boost efficiency with surgery management software

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich - VEGF promotes cutaneous injury in skin exposed to ultraviolet B

Syracuse University - Autonomic dysfunction in people with Down Syndrome may be independent of obesity

Taipei Medical University - Nitric oxide-induced osteoblast apoptosis studied, molecular mechanism defined

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore - Sampling methods to detection of atherosis in preeclamptic placentas compared

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Preclinical data evaluating taxane in human tumor cell lines presented

Telik, Inc. - Preclinical data on prodrug for ovarian cancer presented at cancer meeting

Temple University - Binge use of cocaine studied, protein patterns of sensitization clarified

Tercica, Inc. - Thomas G. Wiggans elected to board of endocrine-focused biopharmaceutical co.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Pharma company launches Parkinson disease resources

Texas A&M University - DRIP150 coactivation of estrogen receptor alpha independent of LXXLL motifs

The Amacore Group, Inc. - Discount vision company hires Mitchell Freeman, H. Jay Wisnicki to top posts

Third Military Medical Univ., Chongqing - Plasmid DNA and neutralized cytokine induce antitumor immunity

Thomas Jefferson University - CHK1 influences cell sensitivity to microtubule-targeted drugs

Tohoku University, Sendai - Guided bone regeneration studied, blood-filled spaces described

Tohoku University, Sendai - Talar fractures associated with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures reported

Tokyo Institute of Technology - Chromism-based assay devised for in situ detection of protein kinase activity

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Clonal evolution in imatinib-resistant chronic myelogenous leukemia discovered

Tokyo Metropolitan University - Practice of postural task affects cardiorespiratory responses

Travis U.S. Air Force Base - Recent findings illuminate research in skin cancer

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei - Acupuncture can rapidly resolve intractable hiccups after AMI

Trimeris, Inc. - Virus-focused biopharmaceutical company reports on first quarter '05 drug sales

Tufts University - Obesity and metabolic health in adolescents reviewed

Tulane University, New Orleans - African American moms more likely to have unnecessary cesareans

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Simple hybrid variance estimator for Kaplan-Meier survival function reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Strategies for eliminating disparities in cardiovascular health outlined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Vaccine induces cross-reactivity to pathogenic avian influenza viruses

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - West Nile virus quantified in vector mosquito saliva

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Fluoro-Jade C results in contrast labeling of degenerating neurons

U.S. Microbics, Inc. - Company prepares to deliver clean water machines to Ecuador

U.S. National Cancer Institute - ABCB5 isoforms are differential markers for melanoma

U.S. National Institutes of Health - 3D macromolecular assembly develop to regulate Y. pestis type III secretion

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Antibiotic resistance transmission rates/prevalence higher in urban hospitals

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Standardized microarrays may bring us closer to personalized medical treatment

U.S. Natl. Inst. Standards & Technology - Portable radiation detectors generally meet standards

USCOM Limited - Cardiac output monitor company announces significant sales

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Schools can improve nutrition while increasing revenue

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Scientists stop HIV from binding to immune cells

Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio - New research in the area of renal disease detailed

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Relevance of alveolar microangiopathy for inhaled insulin use discussed

Universite Paris XI - DHA does not affect endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in diabetes

University Autonoma Madrid - Longer ischemias may inhibit vasoconstriction and reduce nitric oxide production

University Clinic, Leipzig - THPTS-PDT may play important role in treating accessible malignancies

University College London - Multiple sclerosis lesions analyzed, tPA receptors and fibrinolysis defined

University College London - Prion immune responses analyzed, role of protein conformation revealed

University College London - Trypsinization prior to RNA extraction provided the highest RNA yield

University Hospital, Bonn - Creatine does not improve skeletal muscle energy metabolism

University Hospital, Bonn - Utility of cardiac pacing in prevention reviewed

University Hospital, Frankfurt - Full-length sucrose-formulated recombinant FVIII effective for young children

University Medical Center, Utrecht - Paraoxonase-1 levels and activity preserve HDL-C in plasma

University Roma Tor Vergata - Novel planar glucose biosensors developed for continuous monitoring use

University Roma Tor Vergata - p73 gene selected as anti-tumoral target of the RAR retinoid tazarotene

University at Buffalo - Risk linked to exposure to traffic emissions at menarche, first birth

University of Alabama - In rare two-part surgery, doctors return islet cells after removing pancreas

University of Alberta - Lower vaccination rates put children at risk

University of Arizona - Urine nitrite isn't a marker of bacterial resistance to cephalosporins

University of Avignon - Study investigated factors controlling maximal oxygen uptake in children

University of Barcelona - Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C can trigger sarcoidosis

University of Barcelona - Key features of hepatitis C-related Sjogren syndrome resemble the primary form

University of Barcelona - Laparoscopic surgery safe, effective, but not without risk of complications

University of Bari - Decline of functions in mitochondria shows marked tissue specificity

University of Basel - Immunohistochemical DBA.44/TRAP expression useful in diagnosis

University of Birmingham - Recent studies add new data to cytomegalovirus research

University of Bologna - Gene expression of tumorigenesis arrest in breast cancer analyzed

University of Bremen - High-mobility group proteins may activate an angiogenic switch

University of Calgary - Lysozyme-derived antimicrobial peptides studied, membrane interaction defined

University of Calgary - Risk associated with combining carotid artery, coronary artery surgeries

University of California Davis - Factors beyond pH determine the charge of bilayers containing cardiolipin

University of California Los Angeles - Rb and p130 suppress cell cycle activators in postnatal cardiac muscle

University of California San Francisco - Cruzain inhibitors will aid in developing agents for treating Chagas disease

University of California, Berkeley -  Escherichia coli AcrD studied, role in aminoglycoside capture defined

University of California, Los Angeles - Conformation-specific binding involved in cancer drug resistance

University of California, Los Angeles - Osteoblast culture on rougher titanium enhances hardness/elastic modulus

University of Cambridge - Mcm-2 predicts fibrosis progression after HCV-related liver transplantation

University of Cantabria - Melatonin decreases aromatase activity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

University of Cincinnati - Real-time PCR measures transduction efficiency in hematopoietic progenitors

University of Cincinnati - Studies advance knowledge in oncology research

University of Colorado, Aurora - Pulmonary hypertension impairs vascular and alveolar development in newborns

University of Copenhagen - Exercise-induced interleukin-8 plays a local role in angiogenesis

University of Dundee, U.K. - Could diabetes drug prevent cancer?

University of Florence - Amyloid formation examined, role of native state clarified

University of Florida - Prenatal cocaine exposure exerts subtle effects on schoolchildren

University of Florida, Jacksonville - Reports describe recent advances in atherosclerosis research

University of Fribourg - Recent studies add new data to metabolic syndrome research

University of G. d'Annunzio, Chieti - Chemoresistance of neuroblastoma cells to etoposide treatment investigated

University of Gavle - Long-lasting tonic muscle pain associated with reduced rCBF

University of Ghana - Antidiabetic herbal preparation ADD-199 causes no organ toxicity

University of Glasgow - Mitochondrial DNA lineages of elite Ethiopian athletes studied

University of Gothenburg - Research add new data to obstetrics body of knowledge

University of Gottingen - Epstein-Barr virus oncoprotein studied, effect on chemokine expression revealed

University of Greifswald - Studies describe new findings in endocrinology research

University of Groningen - Lactoferrin examined, block of alphavirus interaction with heparan sulfate shown

University of Hertfordshire - Responses to calcium are altered in diabetic rat colon and ileum

University of Iowa - Higher CAR-agonist PCBs may be associated with risk of prostate cancer

University of Iowa, Iowa City - New findings in pulmonary medicine described

University of Istanbul - "Perforator-grinder-aspirator apparatus" effective in minimal access surgery

University of Laval, Quebec City - Endocervical-like mucinous epithelium contents of MMTs analyzed

University of Liege - New data illuminates research in oncology

University of Limoges - Liposome complexes containing endostatin abate osteosarcoma metastasis

University of Lisbon - Gamma delta T cell responses linked to TB in health care workers

University of Ljubljana - Aldose reductase gene polymorphism amplifies the risk for diabetic retinopathy

University of London - Scientists ask: Can leprosy be eliminated?

University of Luebeck -  Chlamydia pneumoniae produces a proliferative phenotype in vascular cells

University of Miami - Female gender and estrogen status influence choroidal neovascularization

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Hepatitis C raises mortality risk after liver retransplantation

University of Minnesota - P210(BCR/ABL) suppresses cell adhesion/motility gene expression in CML

University of Missouri - Metabotropic glutamate receptor studied, mediated neuron linkage revealed

University of Montreal - FCP1 required for HIV-1 Tat-mediated transactivation

University of Montreal - Myelinogenesis studied in spinal cord brachial and lumbosacral enlargements

University of Navarra - New research in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines detailed

University of Nebraska - Trend towards peripheral blood progenitor cell use rather than BM for SCT

University of Nijmegen - Citalopram combined with WAY 100635 inhibits ejaculation in mice

University of North Carolina - Bacteria probed with stable isotopes of aromatic hydrocarbons

University of North Carolina - Enzyme activity promotes rare form of leukemia

University of Oslo - Pregnant top-level athletes can train safely at high intensity

University of Oxford - ESAT-6-specific T cells in inflamed tissue diagnoses tuberculous pleuritis

University of Padua - Anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies in diabetes described

University of Padua - Endothelin-1 and adrenomedullin enhanced growth of human adrenocortical cancer

University of Paris - Arsenic trioxide-induced JNK activation potentiated by PRAM-1

University of Patras - Effects of lithium on brain thyroid hormone binding elucidated

University of Pennsylvania - Regeneration of functional pancreatic islets reported

University of Pennsylvania - Technetium-labeled biphenyls evaluated as agents for beta-amyloid imaging

University of Pittsburgh - Protein phosphatases are therapeutic targets for cancer and Alzheimer disease

University of Pittsburgh - Small rho GTPases regulate antigen presentation in dendritic cells

University of Pune - Mechanism of Diabecon effect on lens opacity reported

University of Quebec, Montreal - SCH-66336 reduces matrix remodeling and cancer cell migration

University of Queensland - Clinical practice guidelines advised for psychosocial care of adults with cancer

University of Queensland - Research offers a new look at cancer genes

University of Salford, Lancs - Load carriage biomechanics analyzed during level walking

University of Sao Paulo - Sildenafil improves physical capacity of patients with pulmonary arterial HT

University of Sao Paulo - Varicella vaccine safe in pediatric renal transplant patients

University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire - Homocysteine lipoprotein examined, downstream effects chronicled

University of Shizuoka - Acetylglucosaminyltransferase studied, effect of glycosylation clarified

University of Sydney - BARD1 implicated as potential tumor suppressor

University of Sydney - Impact of Australia's measles control program outlined

University of Texas Southwestern - Researchers identify protein crucial for survival of Lyme bacterium

University of Texas, Austin - Ethics and the future of preimplantation genetic diagnosis studied

University of Tokushima - New findings in the area of diabetes pathogenesis described

University of Toronto - Researchers' findings advance endocrinology research

University of Trieste - Carbon nanotubes can transport plasmid DNA to cells

University of Tromso - Avipoxvirus multiplication in mammalian cell line reported

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Fibroblast apoptosis activation analyzed, role of ultraviolet A clarified

University of Tubingen - Reports add new data to gene transfer research

University of Ulster - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes therapy

University of Utrecht - Patient and tumor factors associated with advanced carcinomas of head and neck

University of Vermont, Burlington - Reports add new data to prostate cancer research

University of Virginia - Corepressor subnuclear organization studied, estrogen receptor regulation shown

University of Virginia, Charlottesville - Review describes diet and drug therapies for high cholesterol levels

University of Wales College Cardiff - Human HPV16 E7-specific CTL line shows immunotherapeutic potential

University of Washington - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of physiology

University of Wisconsin - Centralized resource for toxicogenomic data developed

University of Wisconsin - Cow-transmitted parapoxvirus infection developed following HSCT for MM

University of Wisconsin - Insulin translation increased from variant overexpressed in obesity

University of Wyoming - Synthetic chromium complex improves insulin responsiveness

Upstate Medical University, Syracuse - Neuropeptide Y and morioamines in food intake regulation explored

Vanderbilt University - Granzyme and perforin differentially regulated after smallpox vaccine

Vein Clinics of America - Study shows ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for venous leg ulcers promising

Vertebron Inc. - Acquisition of patents spanning locking plate technologies announced

Vesalius Ventures - Communication network provider raises $3 million in financing

Via Principe Belmonte, Palermo - Overexpression of cyclin D1 predicted lymph node metastases in lower lip cancer

Vivant Medical, Inc. - Initial follow up data on microwave ablation of hepatic tumors presented

Vocus, Inc. - Healthcare-focused PR software company promotes success at professional meeting

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. - FDA clears first bioabsorbable hernia plug

Walter Reed Army Medical Center -  Brucella suis outer membrane proteins purified and expressed

Washington University, St. Louis - Nanoparticles could make earlier cancer diagnosis possible

Washington University, St. Louis - USCAP Specialty Conference held

WaveScribe International Corporation - Web-based transcription providers in negotiations with international companies

Wayne State University, Detroit - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo - Gene expression changes are useful biomarkers of exposure to PCBs

Women's & Children's Hospital, Los Angeles - Percutaneous administration of progesterone evaluated

WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd. - Chinese pharmaceutical company appoints Jagdish Sastry VP of operations, COO

Wuhan University - hTERT inhibition controls laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma growth

Xanthus Life Sciences - Oncology-focused drug company presents gene expression study data at AACR

Xantos Biomedicine AG - Biology company, NascaCell, PSF biotech collaborate on cancer drug discovery

Xantos Biomedicine AG - German biopharmaceutical companies collaborate to validate cancer target

Yale University - Black menopausal women experience more vasomotor symptoms than white women

Yale University - Morphologic changes are metaplastic evidence of pathogenesis

Yamaguchi University - New findings in the area of liver cancer described

Zagazig University-Benha Branch - Data advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Cytosolic protein alpha-actinin-2 interacts directly with angiogenin

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide improves erectile response in diabetic rats

Zynex Medical Holdings - Electrotherapy devices company selects financial public relations counsel

aaiPharma Inc. - Drug development company announces delisting of common stock from Nasdaq

iCAD, Inc. - Imaging systems provider submits 510(k) for lung cancer detection product

iMedica Corporation - U.S. patent awarded to e-medical record developer for data security system