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Table of Contents . . . April 23rd, 2005
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Axonyx, Inc. - Additional results reported from phase III trial of Alzheimer drug
Harris Interactive Inc. - 27% of adults needed or received mental health treatment within last two years
Institut Univ. de Medecine Legale, Switzerland - More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis found
Karolinska Institute - Acute colitis studied, attenuation via NPYY1 receptor signaling block reported
Martek Biosciences Corporation - A dietary omega-3 fatty acid could protect against Alzheimer, mouse study shows
Aalborg Hospital - Rat study may prove useful in understanding digestive tract during early life
Academia Sinica - Baculovirus drives insect-specific neurotoxin expression
American Psychiatric Foundation - Recognition given for advancing minority mental health
Boston University - Benefits of black tea consumption may not be attributable to tea catechins
Boston University - Neurotransmitter conjugate activates membrane receptors
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics - Neuroscience company appoints Ole Isacson to scientific advisory board
CHU Henri Mondor - Utility of neural transplantation in PD treatment reviewed
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. - Phase III study of XYOTAX results reported
Charite University Hospital, Berlin - High-field MRI allows tracking of minimal number of cells
Chi Mei Medical Center - Heat shock pretreatment protects against striatal ischemia in rats
Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh - Treatment strategies for high-risk medulloblastoma and neuroectodermal tumors
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago - Schwann cell and neuroblast interactions impact neuroblastoma biology
Chungbuk National University - Reports advance knowledge in neuroscience research
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - PARP-1 may provide cardioprotection by regulating signal transduction pathways
Claude Bernard University - Studies advance knowledge in neuroscience research
Columbia University, New York - Cardiac practices lack guidelines for managing psychosocial risk factors
DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Company reports on "most productive year to date"
DeltaBouman Psychiatric Teaching Hospital - Oral risperidone with lorazepam suitable for acute psychosis treatment
Deutsch Herzzentrum, Munich - NT-pro-BNP concentrations are high across spectrum of coronary artery disease
Eating Disorders - Eating disorders are often undetected in pregnant women
Elekta, Inc. - Elekta Neuromag receives regulatory approval in Canada
Emory University - Aspirin safer than warfarin for treating blocked arteries in the brain
Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam - O2 consumption is similar to supply in remodeled myocardium during exercise
European Commission - Europe faces brain drain unless it doubles amount spent on cancer research
Evotec OAI, AG - ENS in-licenses a compound
Free University of Berlin - CCK analyzed, inhibition of ghrelin orexigenic effect revealed
GW Medical Technologies, LLC - Pilot study of LymPro, a blood test for Alzheimer disease, launched
Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei - Minocycline eases Fas-mediated fulminant hepatitis in mice
Gunma University - Studies may provide mechanistic explanation for effects of carvedilol in HF
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit - Cortical hyperexcitability characterized before and after valproate treatment
JLF UK - Non-linear measurement of HRV distinguishes cardiac dysregulation
Johns Hopkins University - Some brain cells "change channels" to fine-tune the message
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D LLC - Putative tumor suppressor DMBT1 is estrogen-regulated in uterus
Karolinska Hospital & Institute - Galnon stimulates insulin secretion in pancreatic islets of rats
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm - The effect of mobile phone radiation on biological stress needs more study
Kyoto University - Dopaminergic neurons from monkey ESCs function in Parkinson primate model
McMaster University, Hamilton - Protein expression in the schizophrenic brain studied, decrease observed
Medical Care Corporation - Alzheimer treatment improves with new diagnostic method
Medical College of Georgia - Neuregulin-induced expression of the acetylcholine receptor requires endocytosis
Medical College of Georgia - Researchers search for first sign of failing heart
Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston - New research in the area of neuroendocrinology detailed
Medical University of Vienna - Oxidative stress is a factor in pathogenesis and progression of CV disease
Mental Health - Therapist discusses coping with anger
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Exercise-induced inferior ischemia activates the cardioinhibitory reflex
National Institute of Neuroscience, Tokyo - Findings advance knowledge in neuroscience research
National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Distinct cytogenetic factors guide thymic neuroendocrine tumor formation
Neurosciences Institute, San Diego - Brain-based device facilitates analysis of behavior-related neural activity
Niigata University - Virus-mediated endostatin gene transfer may cure malignant brain tumors
Pasquinucci Hospital, Massa - Oxidative stress may be responsible for accumulation of mtDNA damage in CAD
Proneuron Biotechnologies - Biotech company's ProCord granted European patent
Queen's University, Ontario - Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together
Senexis Limited - Drug development company and BioFocus announce collaboration
Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation - Sense of taste is key to weight loss, study shows
St. John Hospital, Detroit - Left atrial dimension was associated with presence of coronary artery calcium
St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis - Cranial irradiation linked to impaired white matter development in children
Stanford University - Expressive writing may help reduce depression in survivors
Stanford University Medical Center - First real-time view of developing neurons reveals surprises, say researchers
Tehran University of Med Science - Magnesium controls STZ-induced diabetes and prevents its vascular complications
Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology - Mechanism of dicyclanil-induced hepatocarcinogenesis determined
TorreyPines Therapeutics - Researchers identify gene that may increase risk of late-onset Alzheimer disease
Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Brain activity flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects
Univ. of California, San Diego - Interleukin-6 appears associated with sleep quality
Univ. of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville - Researchers describe findings in angiology studies
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - Reports add new data to diabetic nephropathy research
University Hospital, Munster - Glioma invasion genes function differentially in the brain and in vitro
University of Birmingham - Research shows Parkinson may be a disease of autointoxication
University of Bordeaux 1, Talence - Cellular stress factors propel the angiogenic switch in tumors
University of British Columbia - Chemokine IL-8 analyzed, influence in human microglia revealed
University of California Los Angeles - Limbic structures participate in responding to hypoxic challenges
University of California, Davis - MECP2 deficiency lowers UBE3A and GABRB3 expression
University of Cincinnati - Impaired memory of drug-abusing couples causes disputes about IPV instances
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