NewsRx

Search our medical news database

Mental Health Business Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 9th, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Mental Health Business Week | Other Publications

Decision Resources, Inc. - Forecast: Generic erosion may stunt growth of bipolar disorder drug market

Finance - Neurologix completes reverse stock split, changes ticker symbol

Signet Laboratories, Inc. - Laboratory releases of polyclonal antibody to predict emergence of Parkinson

Teva Neuroscience, Inc. - Agilect reduced tremor and severity of "off" time in Parkinson patients

University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Florida program improves quality of services for traumatic brain injury patients

Uroplasty, Inc. - Manufacturing, marketing agreement for stress urinary incontinence tape signed

PediaMed - Pediatric company acquires Protein Therapeutics

Adolescent Health - Prevention programs need to address black female teens' wish to be pregnant

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Linkage between chromosome 21q22 and bipolar disorder points to allele 2

Alzheimer's Foundation of America - Group applauds House passage of memory screening proposal

Baylor College of Medicine - Profile of continuous antigenic regions of botulinum H-chain reported

Beijing Institute Transfusion Med - Mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate into retina-like structure

Boehringer Ingelheim - Evotec enters agreement to help identify GPCR modulator-based new medicines

Brown University - Features or creatures: visual expertise taps same neural networks

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Depression and CFS can be differentiated by psychophysiological measures

Columbia University - Neuronal migration patterns in embryonic cortex reviewed

Cornell University - No racial disparity in depressive disorder seen in elderly home care patients

Cortex Pharmaceuticals - Drug compound thought to enhance brain functions to counter Alzheimer disease

Eli Lilly and Co. - FDA approves antidepressant Cymbalta for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain

Eli Lilly and Company - Early treatment of diabetic macular edema may minimize vision loss

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Bilirubin may counteract the effect of oxidative stress from iron overload

Erciyes University, Kayseri - Serum malondialdehyde levels are increased in Plasmodium vivax infection

Finnish Forest Research Inst. - Selenium protects against environmental chemical stress in pregnant women

Florida State University - Ectopic growths develop autonomic and sensory innervation in rat model

Friedrich-Wilhelms University - Immunoglobulins might be promising treatment for AD

Geriatrics - Survey shows recreational gambling linked to good health in older Americans

GlaxoSmithKline - Ropinirole reduces sleep disturbances for patients with restless legs syndrome

Harvard University - Vaccine may be associated with increased risk of MS

Indiana University - Haloperidol impairs human learning and error-related negativity

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp - HIV-affected families must deal with complex psychosocial issues

International Trauma Associates - Psychological effects of hurricanes discussed by trauma psychologist

Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm - Peptide derived from eosinophil-derived neurotoxin induces apoptosis in KS cells

Kobe University - Activity of p38 MAPK during oocyte maturation characterized

Kuwait University - Pregnancy-induced shift toward Th2 cytokines may help reduce MS exacerbation

La Jolla Inst. for Molecular Medicine - Scientists discover link between serotonin and airway allergic inflammation

Louisiana State University - Cyclooxygenase-3 expression is ancillary to COX-mediated neuropathogenesis

Lund University - Optimized vectors will improve central nervous system ex vivo gene transfer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Activation of Akt and NFkappaB linked to diffuse tumor progression

Mayo Clinic - Study finds risk of ADHD greater in boys

Medical University of South Carolina - Atomoxetine is novel treatment for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

Mental Health - Boost in adrenal DHEA release may improve symptoms in women with PTSD

Mental Health - New law on mental health treatment for children has surprising result

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan - Enterovirus 71 strain causes neurological disease after oral infection

Obstetrics - Sensory block levels during cesarean section evaluated

Obstetrics - Stress during gestation induces lasting effects on emotional reactivity in rats

Pennsylvania State University - Overview of foot problems in diabetes presented

Personnel - American Healthways' board of directors appoints new member

Pfizer Inc - Study shows treating migraines early with eletriptan provides greater efficacy

Pharmos Corporation - Notice of allowance received for synthetic, nonpsychotropic cannabinoids

Purdue University - Nerve growth factor regulates axonal mitochondrial transport

QuantumBit Induction Technology Inc. - 11.5% of Biodyne acquired by technology company

ReGen's Colostrinin - Colostrinin found to be potential major advance in Alzheimer disease treatment

Riverkeeper - Study predicts human damages from Indian Point nuclear plant terror attack

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science - Techniques for debriding and off-loading diabetic foot wounds described

Roskamp Institute - Murine cerebral amyloidosis models exhibit impaired vascular formation

Rothamsted Research - Nitrate offers health benefits

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn - NT-3 may be important for cardiac development

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company appoints vice president clinical development

St. Jude Children's Hospital - Understanding biology of AT can lead to greater knowledge of its underlying processes

St. Louis University Hospital - Novel multifunctionality of oxyradicals indicated

Stanford University - Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain calm neurons

State University of Ghent Hospital - Effects of vagus nerve stimulation determined in GAERS rats

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Kinetics of DEHP and metabolite characterized

Texas A&M University - Gender affects long-term efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy

Tokyo Medical University - CO-induced striatal hydroxyl radical generation characterized

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Extraction method to measure halogenated compounds in breast milk developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - West Nile virus and poliomyelitis reviewed

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Panel urges child antidepressants warning

U.S. National Cancer Institiute - Plk1 loss from DNA damage independent of ataxia telangiectasia mutated kinase

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Chronic stress promotes palatable feeding and reduces signs of stress

Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio - Robotically positioned transcranial magnetic stimulation system is accurate

Univ. of Texas, Galveston - Social and environmental factors play important role in how people age

University College Cork - Adrenoceptor subtypes contribute to renal vasculature of diabetic rats

University of Alberta - Researcher offers promising treatment for premature ejaculation

University of Birmingham - Putative tumor suppressor RASSF1A modulates microtubule dynamics

University of British Columbia - Discovery is gateway to new stroke treatments for brain disorders

University of California, Los Angeles - Age-related myelin breakdown may be regionally heterogenous

University of Connecticut - Morbidity from repeated tracheal intubation characterized

University of Freiburg - Cannabinoid depresses respiration and enhances sympathetic tone and vagal tone

Return to Top of Page

NewsRx is Social

Follow us on your favorite social network by clicking on a button below:

Follow NewsRx on Twitter

NewsRx on Facebook

Awards

eHealthcare Leadership 2011 Winner
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Facts & Stats

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

  • Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
  • Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
  • Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
  • Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry
NewsRx on Facebook