Mental Health Business Week

Maxygen, Inc. - 5HTIA serotonin receptor agonists suppress P. falciparum growth

Azienda Osped San Camillo Forlanini - Intragastric balloon effective for weight loss in obese patients

University of Pittsburgh - Early hormone replacement is fundamental to limiting cognitive decline

University of Pittsburgh - Gadd45a contributes to p53 stabilization in response to DNA damage

University of Portsmouth - Short-term meningioma cultures express key matrix metalloproteinases

University of South Florida - Managing older chemo patients involves preventing pharmacologic complications

University of Szeged - A whole genome screen reveals 33 genes associated with multiple sclerosis

University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - Apolipoprotein E is a nerve recovery and neovascularization intermediary

University of Tokyo - CO poisoning is due to ROS affecting neurons; hypothermia can reduce the damage

University of Toronto - Genetics research could spawn further creation of targeted, nontoxic therapies

University of Toronto - New understanding of why brain cells die after stroke will lead to new treatments

University of Turin - Response to ghrelin administration decreased in human obesity

Bioject Medical Technologies - Phase I study completed comparing needle-free system to traditional syringe

University of Uppsala Hospital - Neuropsychological assessment useful as complement to neurological exam

Vanderbilt University - Antiretroviral treatment increases oxidative stress

Washington University - Major differences between pediatric, adult meningeal tumors reported

Wayne State University - Scientists provides new insights into basis of diabetic neuropathy

Whitehead Institute - Mad cow mechanism may be integral to storing memory

Yale University - Brain area that regulates emotions is smaller in manic-depressive people

Yale University - Protein tyrosine phosphatases in nervous system reviewed

Zhejiang University - Conotoxin MVIIA and thioredoxin fusion protein has analgesic activity

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. - Lexicon enters neuroscience alliance for drug development

Carnegie Mellon University - Individuals have consistent physiological responses to stressors; immune changes

Catholic University of Louvain - The cytokine interleukin-1beta is highly expressed in SIDS brains

Center University of Orsay - Huntingtin signaling pathways regulate toxicity in Huntington disease

Children's Hospital, Westmead - Changes in the noradrenergic system underlie anorexia nervosa risk

Chiron Corp. - Experts: Antiquated flu vaccine system needs updating

CHU Purpan, Toulouse - The effect of estradiol on airway reactivity is dose related

CHU Vaudois - SLURP-1 is an epidermal neuromodulator; its gene is mutated in Mal de Meleda

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Company begins clinical trial in migraine, appoints chief medical officer

Colorado Wound Care - Diabetic patients believe protective footwear lack value

Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease - First case of mad cow found in U.S.

CSIC, Cajal Institute - The enzyme aromatase helps estradiol to protect the brain from degeneration

CSIRO Biomedical Devices - New device may help premature babies

Environmental Toxins - Low-mercury choices for fish a challenge

Forest Laboratories, Inc. - Lexapro receives FDA approval for generalized anxiety disorder

German Cancer Research Center - Neuroblastoma-derived sulfhydryl oxidase reverses resistance to apoptosis

German Cancer Research Center - Soluble factors role in glioma invasion may lead to new therapies

Gynecological Exams - Patient education, respect key to reducing women's gyn exam anxiety

Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Increased nitric oxide is early sign of premature aging in diabetes

Saegis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - CNS-focused biopharmaceutical company announces new vice president

International Epidemiology Inst., Rockville - Cancer incidence seen near former nuclear materials facilities in Pennsylvania

Jagiellonian University - IL-10 release following intracerebral hemorrhage varies depending on hemisphere

Johns Hopkins University - MeCP2, the mutated transcription factor in Rett syndrome, alters nerve synapses

Johns Hopkins University - O-GlcNAc plays role in diabetes, cancer, and neurodegeneration

Korea Institute of Radiological & Med. Science - Oxidative stress-induced apoptosis mediated by ERK1/2 phosphorylation

Kumamoto University - VLDL/chylomicron plays role in amyloid formation

Kyung Hee University - Embolization may be the optimal way to treat pelvic congestion syndrome

Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Munchen - Possible new human prion disease described

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Capecitabine may result in clinical and radiographic tumor responses

Mahidol University - Exercise during pregnancy improves spatial learning in newborn animals

Welch Foods, Inc. - Concord grape juice improved memory, neuromotor skills in animal study

Managed Care Interface - Study shows controlled-release paroxetine decreases risk of discontinuation

Massachusetts General Hospital - Gender and familial associations are linked to ADHD and major depression

Max Planck Institute - Molecular chaperones protect parkin from oxidative stress inactivation

Mayo Clinic - A rapid serological assay can identify amyloidogenic transthyretin variants

Medical University of Lodz - A whole genome screen reveals five genes associated with multiple sclerosis

Mental Health - Study: Cohabiting better for men's mental health; marriage better for women's