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Mental Health Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . January 22nd, 2005

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Mental Health Law Weekly | Other Publications

Avigen, Inc. - AV201 clinical trials commence

Children's National Medical Center, Washington - Age-dependent secondary brain injury studied, role of metallothioneins revealed

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - "Atlas" of key brain genes could speed research on cancer, neurological diseases

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - African trypanosomes use paracellular traversal to cross blood-brain barrier

Meningitis - Law requires colleges to provide meningitis information

Policy - South Korea to allow stem-cell research to cure disease

Tobacco Use - Woman spends last days filming TV ads warning about dangers of smoking

!University of Paris - Class of myopathies is produced by abnormal desmin

Ahmadu Bello University - Quantitative changes in gastric mucosal glycoproteins investigated

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals - Paclitaxel may benefit Alzheimer and Parkinson movement disorders

Avanir Pharmaceuticals - Approval of Neurodex sought for treatment of pseudobulbar affect

Brainwaves Neuroimaging Clinic - Clinic launches new AD/HD assessment tool

California Institute of Technology - Impaired fear recognition attributed to amygdala damage

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles - Mitochondrial DNA sequence variants point to migraine headache complications

Chung Ang University - Hydrogen peroxide raises paracellular permeability of blood-brain barrier

Cornell University - BQ-123 unmasks the effect of endothelin-1 on maintenance of vasomotor tone

DURECT Corp. - Company announces acceptance of DURIN IND application and clinical protocol

Dalhousie University - Epidemiologic studies need to account for residential mobility during pregnancy

Dementia - Maintaining physical activity linked to less cognitive decline in older men

Eisai, Inc. - Study: ARICEPT has significant benefits in patients with early-stage AD

Emory University - Virtual reality training is wave of the future for cardiovascular medicine

Environmental Health - Department of Natural Resources issues air advisory in Wisconsin

Food Safety - Japan lukewarm on lifting U.S. beef ban

Ghent University Hospital - Vagus nerve stimulation safe and effective in long-term study

Hannover Medical School - FGF-20 promotes differentiation of Nurr1 neural SCs into TH-positive neurons

Harvard University - U.S. FDA okays Ecstasy study in cancer patients

Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf - Insulin and the central nervous system investigated

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit - Clinical trial assesses effects of parathyroidectomy in mild cases

Heraklion University, Crete - Autonomic nervous system plays a role in vasovagal syncope

Hokkaido University - Acute tonsillitis studied, macrophage migration inhibitory factor implicated

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - E-1 alpha subunit mutations cause pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli - Mechanisms shed light on toxic effect of beta-amyloid in vascular tissues

Johns Hopkins University - Regulation of the NMDA receptor complex revealed

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore - Targeted blockade of xanthine oxidase impacts postischemic cardiomyopathy

Kyoto University - Endoplasmic reticulum stress studied, differential activations revealed

Macquarie University, Sydney - Calcium supplementation of limited use in reducing postpartum lead toxicity

Mental Health - Short General Assembly session likely to limit mental health debate

Mental Healthcare - Help is available for family of long-term dementia patients

Mental Healthcare - Michigan Governor signs bill requiring outpatient treatment for mentally ill

Michigan State University - Study shows importance of psychological assessments during cancer treatments

Michigan State University, East Lansing - Females who have experienced assaultive violence have higher PTSD risk

Mostoles General Hospital - Neurosyphilis can masquerade as corticobasal ganglionic degeneration

National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City - Alternative oxidase activity is part of cellular response to oxidative stress

National Women's Health Report, Red Bank - Women bear double burden: Caregiving and higher risk of developing AD

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. - Indiplon NDA to be reformatted to access portions of electronic submission

New York University - Urge incontinence, bladder dysfunction may indicate occult neurological disease

Niigata University - A locus on mouse chromosome 17 maps to resistance to age-related hearing loss

Northwestern University - Neuronal HCN channels linked to synchrony development

Osaka University - Exportin 1 export studied, role of alternative splicing of Staufen2 revealed

Personnel - Nationally known pediatric heart surgeon commits suicide

Pharmos Corporation - Results from traumatic brain injury trial presented

PhytoCeutica, Inc. - Doctors say herbal blend can help cancer patients

Rovira i Virgili University - Humans exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers through diet

Royal Free & Univ. College Medical School, London - Beta-amyloid polymerization revealed to be ineffective in platelet aggregation

SMV Center for Biotechnology, India - Herbs attenuate stress-mediated cell injury during oxygen-glucose deprivation

Scientific Software, Inc. - Multiple Sclerosis collaboration chooses information technology solution

Seattle Pacific University - Pschosocial differences identified between AIDS and cancer family caregivers

State University of New York - Propriospinal neurons have differential vulnerability to contusion damage

Stem Cell Research Institute, Milan - Mouse orthologue of ARX is marker of adult NSCs and forebrain GABAergic neurons

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Anisotropic water diffusion in white matter characterized

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - SNT-2 interaction with ERK2 studied, negatively regulation revealed

U.S. National Institute of Health - L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine promising for HIV-related complications

U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Modulation of NAc dopamine release by adenosine receptors characterized

UCB Pharma, Inc. - Pharma company submits applications for antiepileptic and intravenous Keppra

UMass Mem Med Center Inc. - Leuprolide acetate may be effective treatment for paraphilia in young adults

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Yellow pigment in curry spice blocks, breaks up brain plaques in mice

University Clinic, Aachen - Review reports use of S-100 protein in monitoring acute neurological diseases

University College London - Predictors in consumption of fruits and vegetables change after counseling

University College London - Sudden death from stress linked to wonky signals in the brain

University of Athens - Blood flow parameters of penile vasculature in erectile dysfunction reported

University of Birmingham - Tumor necrosis factor or insulin affects sulfotransferase activity in colon

University of Calgary - Cell cycle kinetics important when expanding populations of neural stem cells

University of Calgary - Peptide conotoxins can target specific forms of sodium channels

University of Chicago - Evidence suggests human brain evolution was a special event

University of Colorado - Social factors, health perceptions predict depression in heart failure patients

University of Copenhagen - OX26 shows promise as drug vector for brain capillary endothelial cells

University of Dusseldorf - Neurokinin-1 receptor antagonism elevates hippocampal ACh levels

University of Giessen, Germany - Complex regional pain syndrome can result from an autoimmune process

University of Heidelberg - Positioning maneuvers are successful treatment for paroxysmal positional vertigo

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