Mental Health Business Week

National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo - Research attempts to identify how placebo effects may arise

New York University - Memantine appears effective, safe in moderate-to-severe Alzheimer disease

Numico Research BV - Dietary antioxidants, polyunsaturated fatty acids may diminish multiple sclerosis symptoms

Osaka City University - Oxidative stress may lower VEGF levels to promote chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Packard Center for ALS Research - Researchers uncover new toxic mechanism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Personnel - Constella Group names Dr. Ron Manderscheid director, mental health, substance use programs

Scripps Research Institute - 5-HT7 receptor inhibition and inactivation induce antidepressant-like behavior and sleep pattern

Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Studies advance knowledge in imaging research

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Carpentier-Edwards porcine valve has better hemodynamic profile than Ultracor valve

Shriners Hospital for Children, Galveston - An intervention for burned adolescents demonstrated long-term psychosocial adjustment support

Siemens AG - Whole-body specific absorption rate is poor marker MRI-related implant heating

Silverglide Surgical Technologies, Inc. - Maker of surgical products wins legal dispute over proprietary nonstick technology

Synergetics USA, Inc. - New 3-year agreements with Codman for product distribution, licensing announced

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - U.S. surgeon general outlines tips for parents on keeping teens safe and healthy

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Neurocirculatory abnormalities occurs in Parkinson disease independent of levadopa treatment

University College, London - More than one biomarker needed for early diagnosis, evaluation of neurodegenerative disease

University Hospital Linkoping - Galanin may participate in the neural stem cell-rich hippocampus reactions to stroke

University Hospital, Giessen - Free L-glutamine compounds increase stress resistance of cultured pig islets cells

University of Bonn - Peptide YY regulates energy homeostasis in obese children before and after weight loss

University of California, Los Angeles - Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation safe in patients undergoing VNS therapy

University of California, San Diego - HCV/HIV co-infection does not influence neuropsychological test performance

University of Cincinnati - Centrosome amplification, chromosome instability and cancer development examined

University of Gottingen - Atrial overdrive pacing not suitable as alternative to continuous positive airway pressure

University of Leeds - Two electrophysiological mechanisms underlie ST depression

University of Michigan - Brain tumor recurrence and radiation injury differentiated using MR spectroscopy

University of Naples II - Ceftriaxone should be considered for surgical prophylaxis

University of Rostock - Adult neural stem cells are refractory to adenovirus-mediated gene transfer

University of Rovira & Virgili - Elderly patients prefer revised Faces Pain Scale, a valid and reliable test of pain

University of Sheffield - Review assesses proanorexia movement's Internet use to assist disease therapy resistance

University of Toronto - New data illuminates research in imaging

University of Turin - Findings describe new data in diabetic neuropathy research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville - Key receptor involved in glioblastoma is identified

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - EphA/ephrin-A signaling controls corticothalamic and thalamocortical axon targeting

Vasogen Inc. - Database lock for pivotal phase 3 trial in peripheral arterial disease announced

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis - Region of DNA strongly associated with increased risk of Alzheimer disease

Washington University, St. Louis - Efavirenz treatment causes neurological symptoms distinct from depression and anxiety