Mental Health Business Week

Merck & Co., Inc. - Sumitomo will collaborate on atypical antipsychotic compound

MomMD, LLC - Pressure to succeed is stressing kids

Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha - MRSI used to assess neuronal function in HIV-1-associated dementia

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine - Schizophrenia modeled, reduced social interactions indicated

New York University - Brain injury studied, nature of rapid microglial response defined

New York University - Sensory deprivation affects brain's nerve connections

New York University School of Medicine - Motor axons examined, target recognition and synaptogenesis revealed

Northwestern University - Neuroblastoma cells studied, neuronal nitric oxide synthase regulation defined

Norwegian Univ of Sport & Physical Education, Oslo - Benefits of pelvic floor muscle training remain inconclusive

Ohio State University - Asthma, allergies may reduce risk of brain cancer

Onyx Health Ltd - Parkinson disease sufferers have access to Azilect to relieve symptoms

Oregon Health & Science University - Dopamine D2 receptor examined, nature of kinase stimulation revealed

Oregon Health & Science University - Portable device assists those combating balance disorders

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves Megace ES for weight loss in AIDS patients

Pfizer Inc. - Novel ziprasidone metabolite identified in cytosol

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. - Results of biomarkers measurement in blood for neurological disorders reported

Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk - Hyperoxia examined, transient oxidative stress and enzymatic adaptation noted

Roskamp Institute, Sarasota - Model of Alzheimer disease amyloid-beta peptide based on RNA binding protein

Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Utrecht - Oral contraceptives may potentiate ischemic stroke

SUNY Upstate Medical Univ. New York - Brain scans may predict mental illness in children with VCFS

Salk Institute - The synapse is a shotgun - new model challenges textbook definition

Seoul National University Hospital - Efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy after cranial radiation evaluated

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Molecular ballet unravels, links proteins so cell can direct own movement

Ste-Justine Hospital Research Centre, Montreal - Pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure studied, effect on muscarinic receptor shown

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Copaxone may protect against axonal injury over the long-term

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - New classification tool may help health professionals treat autism

The Genetics company, Inc. - Research companies collaborate in Alzheimer disease treatment

The TriZetto Group Inc. - Software company to host Medicare Part D technology for insurance corporation

Toronto Western Hospital - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of Parkinson disease

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Method to quantify phenolic metabolites in urine developed

U.S. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda - Role of religion and spirituality in cancer

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Children who stop breathing during sleep show brain damage

Univ. of Texas Southwestern - Researchers find molecule that inhibits regrowth of spinal nerve cells

University Hospital Balgrist, Zurich - Study: Botox reduces incontinence in patients with neurogenic overactive bladder

University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liege - Strain rate imaging quantifies regional myocardial function

University Milano-Bicocca, Monza - New findings in the area of cardiology detailed

University of Aarhus - Incidence of epilepsy subtypes is found to differ by gender

bioMerieux SA - Genes involved in tumor progression identified