Mental Health Law Weekly

Max Planck Inst. for Experimental Endocrinology - Neurabin II regulates Doublecortin association with actin filaments

Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry - Recent findings in prions provide new insights

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville - Bilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation effective for tremor control

Medical University of Lublin - Pioglitazone reduces antioxidative system changes in diabetes

Mentor Corporation - Company launches urinary incontinence treatment, updates finances

Merck KGaA - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of enzymology

Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus - Treatment modalities and survival outcome of brain metastases discussed

Nagoya City University, Aichi - Researchers' work adds to apoptosis body of knowledge

National Research Council, Rome - Reports describe recent advances in neuroscience research

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology - Prion complexes studied, influence of proteolysis and glycosylation defined

NeurogesX, Inc. - HIV-associated sensory neuropathy trial results announced

Neurologix, Inc. - Gene therapy company licenses gene from university

NuVasive, Inc. - SpheRx DBR minimally disruptive fixation system introduced

Okayama University - VEGF receptor protects spinal cord motor neurons from hypoxia-induced death

Oregon Health and Science University - Cachexia caused by defective brain regulation of appetite

Panjab University, Chandigarh -  Salmonella enterica analyzed, apoptosis-like macrophage death caused

PharmaFrontiers Corporation - Cell therapy company adds members to scientific advisory board

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - DNA vaccine induces protective GD2 cross-reactive antibody responses

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - Genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells heal neurological disorders

Seoul National University - Blood metal concentrations affect heart rate variability

So Zone Radiation Oncology Service, Queensland - Diagnosis and management strategies for Merkel cell carcinoma of skin described

St. George Hospital, London - Researchers take a look at current treatments for stroke

SunTech Medical, Inc. - Company announces release of new ausculatatory stress blood pressure monitor

Taipei City Psychiatric Center - The better educated a woman is, the better she sleeps at night

Toronto Western Hospital - Corticospinal regeneration into lumbar gray matter reason for locomotor recovery

Tufts-New England Medical Center - Behavioral and psychological factors in obesity surgery patients assessed

Tzu Chi University, Hualien - Neonatal toluene exposure studied, effects on neuron NMDA receptors revealed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Method to analyze perchlorate in human urine developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Physical activity reduces medical costs of adults with mental illness

University Hospital Zurich - Recent findings illuminate research in multiple sclerosis

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Outdoor particulate matter affects health outcomes more than indoor matter

University of California, San Diego - Research in Alzheimer disease provides new insights

University of Dicle, Diyarbakir - Risperidone-associated type 1 diabetes reported

University of Florence - TGA is a benign disorder

University of Florida - New brain monitoring method would pinpoint babies at risk for seizures

University of Florida - Nitrergic neurons analyzed, nitric oxide synthase related metabolites detected

University of Gottingen - Researchers' data advance neuroscience research

University of Kansas - Active SIV CNS infection correlates with neurological disease

University of Kentucky - Amyloid beta-mediated oxidation studied, proteomic identification reported

University of Liverpool, Merseyside - Aquaporin 1 water channels plot a course for tumor fluid movement