Managed Care Law Weekly

Nara Institute of Science & Technology - Osteoclastogenesis involves physical and functional association between c-Src and adaptor protein

National Cardiovascular Center, Suita - Off-pump CABG with multiple arterial grafts was as safe as on-pump CABG

National Institute of Neuroscience, Tokyo - Cannabinoids can modulate function and secretion of cytokines from immune cells

National University of Singapore - Data advance knowledge in SARS ouTBreaks research

Neogen Corporation - Food safety company reports 35% increase in net income

Niigata University - Expression of human calphoglin induces phosphoglucomutase phosphorylation in E. coli

Nyer Medical Group, Inc. - Holding company in negotiations to buy remaining 20% of D.A.W. pharmacy subsidiary

Omnicell, Inc. - Regina Medical Center selects medication-use systems to improve patient safety

Oregon Health & Science University - VGTI researchers receive $12.6 million to study West Nile virus in the elderly

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne - Radiotherapy may be curative for patients with stage I-II Hodgkin lymphoma

Pfizer Inc - Pharma company posts information on 500 company-sponsored clinical trials on web sites

Policlinico Umberto 1, Rome - Hepatitis C virus core protein-mediated cell cycle alterations may trigger disease

PolyMedica Corporation - Healthcare products company names Thomas O. Pyle chairman board of directors

Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto - Cervical cancer has profound psychosocial impact on affected women, male partners

Purdue University - Lipid rafts appear to regulate the organization and localization of anandamide metabolites

Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki - Atomic bomb survivors with solid thyroid nodules linked to high risk of thyroid cancer

Relative Genetics - Genetic genealogy testing company announces new web site

Research Centre Julich - Novel analytical systems provide powerful tools for study of human brain proteins

Rice University, Houston - TGF-beta 1 and chondrocytes delivered in hydrogels for tissue engineering

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust - Arthrodesis has superior outcome to total arthroplasty at lower cost

Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla - HIV-1 Vpr induces degradation of UNG and SMUG uracil-DNA glycosylases

Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc. - Grants will fund the study of cell therapy research for the treatment of heart attacks

Second University of Naples - Strain rate imaging shows that ASD device closure doesn't impair atrial function

Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest - Sensory neurons in the root of the rat tongue are evident morphologically

Seoul National University - Researchers describe findings in cataract surgery studies

Shantou University Medical College - Reports describe recent advances in apoptosis research

Southhampton University - Big and fast-growing infants at greater risk of later obesity

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Medical devices company introduces ultra-thin ICD lead family to Japanese market

St. Louis University - AICAR and hyperosmotic stress increase insulin-stimulated glucose transport

St. Louis University School of Medicine - EBCT scans are better than angiography at detecting killer heart defect

St. Luke's Cancer Center, Bethlehem - Pennsylvania cancer center offers precise image-guided radiotherapy treatments

State University of New York, Brooklyn - Survey shows women are interested in alternative treatments for bacterial vaginosis

Swedish Medical Center, Seattle - Washington neuroscience entity adds neurosurgeons, breaks ground for new facilities

Thermage, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves IDE to study upper arm radiofrequency cosmetic procedure

Tm Bioscience - Company to supply reagents for cystic fibrosis diagnostic gene assays

Transax International Limited - Provider of healthcare IT services reports record transaction volume

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei - New data illuminates research in diabetes pathogenesis

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Population-based TB risk factors for Tibetan refugees in India reported

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - U.S. NIAID and MedImmune join forces to develop potential pandemic influenza vaccines

U.S. National Institute of Mental Health - Depressive symptoms during childhood linked to weight gain in adults

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Increased cellular cholesterol efflux may protect against premature atherosclerosis

UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro -  M. leprae induces NF-kappa B-dependent transcription repression in Schwann cells

Universita La Sapienza, Rome - Milan criteria for cirrhotic patient selection improved survival

University College London - Ischemic preconditioning augments intestinal microvascular perfusion and oxygenation

University Hospital, Maastricht - Doppler tissue imaging provides fast, accurate measure of total atrial activation time

University of Alabama - Researchers look to recombinant HArep from the gingipain Kgp of P. gingivalis for vaccine

University of Alberta - Theory of planned behavior helps increase exercise intentions

University of Bristol - Birth weight is inversely associated with heart disease and stroke

University of British Columbia - New findings in the area of diabetes therapy detailed

University of California Davis - Dietetic professionals increasingly able to use technology to assess and predict health care needs

University of California, San Francisco - Mice provide insight into therapy-induced cancers in humans

University of California, Santa Barbara - Model for intracellular trafficking of adenoviral vectors developed

University of Dundee - RAS mutation did not influence clinical outcome

University of Groningen - SFV-expressing HPV16 E6 and E7 induces HPV16 E7-specific CTLs

University of Heidelberg - Hepatic fibrinogenesis alters expression patterns of platelet-derived growth factors and receptors

University of Illinois - Vanadium appears to play a role in speeding recovery from infections

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Deaf students may have advantage in studying geologic faults

University of Michigan - Phosphorylated FADD induces NF-kappa B associated with poor lung adenocarcinomas outcome

University of Michigan - Researchers' work adds to diabetes pathogenesis body of knowledge

University of Michigan Health System - Pharmacies in minority areas are less likely to carry pain medications

University of North Carolina - Altering the time of a breast biopsy may improve the mastectomy reconstruction process

University of Parma - No recent trials on malondialdehyde report use of new, more reliable methods

University of Rochester - MEOX2 homeobox gene reduction is linked to neurovascular dysfunction in mice

University of Ulster, Londonderry - Virgin olive oil phenols exert anticancer effects on colorectal carcinogenesis

University of Wales - Efficacy of screening methods for lower-limb arterial disease in diabetes compared

Utrecht University - Recent studies add new data to mycobacterium vaccines research

Virginia Commonwealth University - Protease inhibitors activate the unfolded protein response in macrophages to promote heart disease

Warnex Inc. - Lab testing services company launches web site for prenatal screening test

Wesleyan University, Middletown - Bright light and negative air ion effective

West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Scientist use imaging to study reactions of brain to social stimuli

Woosuk University, Jeonju - GABA-producing Lactobacillus acidophilus strains compared in rice milk concentrate

Yale University - Research in enzymology provides new insights

Yonsei University, Seoul - Parameters of insulin resistance in Korean type 2 diabetic patients identified

Zonare Medical Systems - Ultrasound technology developer announces plans to expand in Europe