Mental Health Business Week

Institute of Bioengineering, Singapore - Reports add new data to virology research

J.W. Goethe University Hospital - Persistent cytomegalovirus infection changes the phenotype of neuroblastoma

John P Robarts Research Institute, London - Neurotrophin-dependent behavior studied, role of HIKE domain of TrkA indicated

Johns Hopkins University - Oxidative stress markers increased in actively progressive HIV dementia

Karolinska Institute - CLAC protein studied, amyloid beta-peptide-binding site identified

Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm - Transduced adult neural stem cells thrive after inner ear transplantation

Leahi Hospital, Honolulu - HIV dementia risk is associated with apolipoprotein E4 in older persons

Legal Issues - Union County, New Jersey, prosecutor forms new unit to address mentally ill

MassGeneral Hospital for Children - Many company benefits can help parents meet needs of children with ADHD

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville - Rapid assembly of amyloid-beta peptide studied, consequences clarified

Medtech Insight - Conference featured presentations by cardiovascular and cardiology companies

Mental Health - Counselors, patients rally for mental health services in Oklahoma

Mental Health - Texas mental health agency hired for Yuma, La Paz counties

Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia - Olfactory receptor cells may provide clues to psychiatric disease

Montana State University - Absence of substance P receptor enhances IgA response

NABTT CNS Consortium, Baltimore - New findings in the area of brain cancer detailed

NeuroSearch A/S - Triple-probe microdialysis enables fast assessment of drug dopamimetic activity

Neurome, Inc. - Floyd Bloom leaves Scripps Institute; will focus on neurodegeneration

Novo Nordisk - Journal publishes results of acute intracerebral hemorrhage study

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Pharma company announces new patents

Ohio State University - Cytosolic degradation of prion studied, role of calpain revealed

Oregon Health & Science University - Researchers study communication disorders in autism

Osaka University - Amyloid-like fibril formation studied, beta-microglobulin peptide implicated

Personnel - Missouri Governor names doctor to temporarily head medical services division

Pfizer Global Research & Development - Drug targeting studied, impact of P-glycoprotein evaluated

Prison Health - Oklahoma program addresses nonviolent mentally ill inmates

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Cervical propriospinal premotoneurons play role in recovery

San Raffaele Science Institute, Milan - Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor important in HIV-associated dementia

Signet Laboratories, Inc. - Monoclonal antibodies reactive to the C-terminus of beta amyloid now available

St. James University Hospital - Researchers' data advance metabolic syndrome research

Taisho Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. - Findings advance knowledge in obesity therapy research

Texas Woman's University, Denton - Studies advance knowledge in sports medicine research

U.K. Medical Research Council - Research produces new clues to understanding ADHD in children

U.S. National Inst. of Standards and Technology - Study seeks to protect drinking water supplies within buildings

United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain - Lower plasma BNP levels may reduce burden on CV system in hemodialysis patients

Univ. of California, San Diego - A-beta vaccination affects plaque pathology in absence of encephalitis

University Federal Rio Grande Sul - Effects of steroid hormone deprivation on synaptosomal enzymes studied in rats

University of Barcelona - Neuronal differentiation studied, molecular mechanisms clarified