Mental Health Law Weekly

McMaster University - proNGF exhibits neurotrophic activity but is less active than mature NGF

Mental Health - Mental illness federal outreach program to be tested in Texas

Mergers & Acquisitions - Boston Scientific to acquire Advanced Bionics

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Beta-secretase modulates processing of APLP2 in vivo

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. - Company acquires rights to the patent for nasal spray treatment for obesity

National Kure Medical Center - Serotonin increases neurotrophic factor release in glioblastoma cells

Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital - Referrals to palliative care services should consider a patient's needs

Newcastle University - Researchers discover gene that causes rare disorder

Obstetrics - Case reported of severe preeclampsia presenting as third nerve palsy

Ohio State University - Myelin protein impairs neurological function after spinal cord injury

Ohio State University - Study explores link between depression, anxiety and asthma in children

PamGene International - New agreement will help develop diagnostic tests in oncology and other diseases

Pregnancy & Depression - Volunteers sought for study on depression in pregnancy

Somanetics Corporation - Cerebral oximetry associated with lower stroke rate after cardiac surgery

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Federal program focuses mental health program in state of Florida

Temple University - Virologist receives NIH grant to continue investigation of HIV dementia complex

Trinity Western University - Study will compare treatments for PTSD in female victims of sexual assault

Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Pre-emptive morphine may contribute to neonate brain damage

University Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta - Protein may identify tPA bleeding risk in ischemic stroke patients

University Hospital, Dusseldorf - Choroid plexus involved in host defense

University of Aberdeen - Cytokine response to T. brucei infection characterized

University of Alberta - Nitric oxide and GABA mediate adrenomedullin's hypotensive effects in brain

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Coping responses under the threat of SARS vary

University of Colorado - Hepatitis C virus suppression of IRE1-XBP1 promotes viral persistence

University of Florida - Researchers pinpoint unlikely ally in cancer fight

University of Florida - To be effective, antidrug ads should focus on thrill-seeking teens

University of Hamburg - GAMT deficiency causes biochemical adaptations in brain and skeletal muscle

University of Hawaii Manoa - Advances in understanding autism may lead towards effective treatment

University of Melbourne - Noradrenaline and neuropeptide Y from hypothalamus high in diabetes

University of Toronto - Study provides first national estimate of adverse events in hospitals

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Need for sleep indicates underlying cellular demands

West Nile Virus - Experts say severe West Nile can cause long-term harm damage

Western General Hospital, Edinburgh - Study reviews the biology, diagnosis, and treatment of meningiomas