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Mental Health Business Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 8th, 2006

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

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

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Adult ADHD study with CX717 shows positive results, reports Cortex

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Disclosing study outcomes to participants may backfire

Neurogen Corporation - Neurogen Corporation announces $10.6 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2005

Neuromed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Neuromed raises US$25 million, completing fourth-round private equity financing

Nordic Naturals, Inc. - Nutritional and program interventions improve functional behaviors among Mexican orphans

StemCells, Inc. - Oregon IRB approves phase 1 trial using purified human neural stem cells in Batten disease

Amarin Corp. plc - Amarin reports Miraxion improves stress hormone transport

American Academy of Neurology - Two therapies show results for some with partial spinal cord injury

American Medical Association - Combat duty in Iraq linked with high use of mental health services

American Psychological Association - Anabolic steroids flip the adolescent brain's switch for aggressive behavior

Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki - Quinapril or losartan improved DAN and LVDD in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus

BSD Medical Corp. - Hyperthermia could become a powerful anticancer weapon

Blackwell Publishing Ltd. - Risk for low sexual desire increases in women after surgical menopause

British Ecological Society - Gene regulation and depression

California Institute of Technology - Olig2+ neuroepithelial motoneuron progenitors are not multipotent stem cells in vivo

Carleton University, Ottawa - Emotions may influence response to perceived discrimination in women

Catholic University of Korea - Bipolar mania may be linked to previous antipsychotic treatment

Center for International Health, Melbourne - Decentralized district health systems are supported by sector-wide approach

Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago - Outcome of neuroblastoma patients determined by metastatic recurrence, not extent of resection

Cornell University, Ithaca - Recent findings in gliomas described

EPS de Ville Evrard a Saint Denis - Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation efficacy evaluated in unipolar depression

Ege University Hospital, Bornova-Izmir - Girls with anorexia nervosa show structural and functional cardiac abnormalities

Generic Drugs - Lower cost generic drugs for lower income consumers

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Aichi - High beta-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin are associated with low pulse wave velocity

Harvard University - Admissions for congestive heart failure are linked to increased particulate air pollution

Hellenic Red-Cross Hospital of Athens - Freehand two-step CT-guided brain tumor biopsy is safe and effective

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona - Atherosclerosis lesions may evolve from NOR-1 induced vascular endothelial growth factor

Indiana University - Cancer incidence linked to air emissions of volatile organic compounds

Institut Pasteur, Paris - A nicotine addiction neurocomputational hypothesis has been developed

Italy National Institute for Cancer Research - Neural precursor cell differentiation and migration properties regulated by Emx2

Jikei University, Tokyo - Sympathetic nervous dysfunction involving sinus node is present in de novo Parkinson disease

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston - Brain structure is influenced by hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes

Karolinska Institute - Intrinsic determinants of midbrain dopamine neurons identified

Karolinska Institute - Neurogenesis occurs in neuroinflammatory lesions in the adult spinal cord

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Reports describe recent advances in proteomics research

McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton - Radiation therapy is associated with significant loss of bone mineral

Melbourne Assessment Prison - Mental disorder rates among female prisoners is significantly higher than community women

Micrus Endovascular Corporation - Micrus Endovascular receives approval to sell neurovascular stent in Europe

Nagoya University - Neuronal response in spinal cord injury may involve IL-6 stimulation of the Janus kinase pathway

Nagoya University - Nicorandil before reperfusion on AMI patients with stress hyperglycemia improves outcome

National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. - Scientific study of recovery process sheds new light on role of spirituality

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Drug company reviews studies on potential of statin drugs to treat Alzheimer disease

Okayama University - After transient cerebral ischemia, T1-weighted MR images may represent irreversible tissue injury

Oregon Health & Science University - Neural stem cell maintenance and gliogenesis requires brahma-related gene 1

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. - Orexigen Therapeutics appoints Dr. Gary Tollefson as CEO

Roskamp Institute, Sarasota - New findings in the area of Alzheimer disease detailed

Rutgers State University, Piscataway - Influenza vaccination is prompted by worry and regret

SUNY, Buffalo - Psychosocial dynamics in short hospice stays of cancer patients analyzed

Saitama Cancer Center - Biology of neuroblastomas detected by mass screening was studied

Semmelweis University, Budapest - MDMA maintains antiaggressive effects on behavior 3 weeks post administration

Stanford University Medical Center - Stanford University doctors discuss flaw in clinical trial of multiple sclerosis drug

Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte - Heart rate variation raises cardiovascular complication risk in diabetics with nephropathy

Tehran University of Medical Science -  Echium amoenum may have some antidepressant activity

Tel Aviv University - Parental occupational exposure linked to risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in offspring

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Tallahassee, Florida Water Utility recognized for drinking water system excellence

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Recent findings in proteomics described

U.S. National Institute of Mental Health - Schizophrenia potential therapeutic target identified

University Hospital, Birmingham - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of environmental health

University of Alberta - AIDS-associated neuronal loss may be due to neuronal apoptosis

University of Cagliari - Patients with Parkinson disease require careful dopaminergic treatment evaluation

University of Cagliari, Monserrato - Efficacy of L-carnitine in cancer patients undergoing anticancer therapy studied

University of Cambridge - Sema3A is neuroprotective of injury mediated by activated microglia

University of Glasgow - Exhaled ethane in lung cancer patients measured with laser spectroscopy

University of Heidelberg - Researchers' findings advance imaging research

University of Ioannina - Cancer treatment options during pregnancy were the focus of review

University of Iowa - ACE inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor antagonist attenuates diabetic neuropathy

University of Iowa - Depression needs to be diagnosed and treated in persons at risk for myocardial infarction

University of Michigan - Preserving hearing with ear tumor removal

University of Oslo - CARDIA study indicates oxidative stress generated by adipose tissue lowers carotenoid levels

University of Queensland - Findings describe new data in cardiology research

University of Rochester - Maternal depression is adversely associated with parenting behaviors

University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - Level of exposure to N-nitrosamines in rubber-manufacturing industry analyzed

Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund - Antidepressant therapy can counteract the degenerative processes associated with major depression

Wayne State University, Detroit - Vascular reactivity to perceived racism was explored in Black women

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