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Kitasato University, Japan - Reports from Japan add new data to diabetes research

La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, U.S. - LIAI scientists using bioinformatics in vaccine development

Maastricht University, Netherlands - Environment affects whether high-fat foods are considered palatable or unhealthy

Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden - 3D-power Doppler imaging flow index is poorly related to blood flow volume or velocity

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, U.S. - Essential thrombocythemia may be effectively treated with estrogen-based hormone therapy

McGill University, Canada - Reports from Canada, the United States and Japan describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS research

McMaster University, Canada - Adolescent survivors of cancer carry morbidity risk

Medical Services International - Medical Services reports documentation complete for CE approval on HIV test kit in Europe

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States, Canada and Israel adds to cardiology body of knowledge

Mergers & Acquisitions - BriteSmile rejects Futuredontics' proposal

Meridian Bioscience - U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants CLIA waiver status for Meridian Bioscience's stomach ulcer test

Metabasis Therapeutics - Metabasis Therapeutics presents data on liver cancer

MethylGene - MGCD0103, MethylGene's HDAC inhibitor, selected as cancer project by Windhover survey

Morphotek - Morphotek announces initiation of phase II clinical studies for MORAb-003 in ovarian cancer

National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, U.S. - Increased cardiovascular risk is associated with tissue plasminogen activator haplotypes

National Institute for Cancer Research, Italy - Prostate cancer diagnosed by transurethral resection of the prostate and biopsy of peripheral zone

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, U.S. - Linker length and vaccination interval affect cholera vaccine efficacy

National Institute of Immunology, India - Researchers' work from India, the United States and Germany adds to cancer treatment body of knowledge

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan - Recent findings in virology described by researchers from Japan and the United States

National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan - Dose for cervical cancer therapy with carbon ion radiotherapy was evaluated

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - SEN virus transmission route and role in liver diseases clarified

National Wildlife Federation - The U.S. Supreme Court denies protection for the wetlands

New University of Lisbon, Portugal - HIV/AIDS patients on efavirenz therapy have high-density lipoprotein cholesterol increase

Niigata University, Japan - Findings from Japan, the South Korea and the United States describe new data in neurology research

Northwestern University, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States and Denmark illuminate research in statins

Ohio State University, U.S. - Immunomagnetic separation technologies compared for T cell depletion from buffy coats

Osaka University, Japan - Embryonic stem cell pluripotency sufficiently maintained by Akt signaling activation

Peking University, People's Republic of China - Dendritic cells loaded with hepatitis B proteins restored impaired T cell responses

Radboud University Medical Center, HB Nijmegen, Netherlands - Studies from Netherlands, Germany and United States advance knowledge in statins research

RejuveNature - Consumers seek natural alternatives for joint pain, inflammation as NSAID side effects mount

S. Orsola M. Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy - Malignant pleural mesothelioma controlled by two sequential chemotherapy regimens

Scripps Research Institute, U.S. - Ingested prion protein crosses the intestinal barrier and passes rapidly into lymph

Sigma-Aldrich - Sigma-Aldrich, Oxford BioMedica file patent infringement lawsuit against Open Biosystems

Somanetics - Somanetics reports Q2 2006 record revenues of $7.4 million, up 45% over Q2 2005

St. Louis University, U.S. - Hepatitis C inflammatory activity involves increased CD14-positive cells

Stanford University, U.S. - Pulmonary arterial pressures were estimated by novel echocardiographic Doppler method

Stowers Institute for Medical Research, U.S. - Stem cell niches in bone have central roles for signaling and adhesion molecules

Technical University, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Switzerland and Canada add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge

The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, U.S. - Melanoma research progress suggests optimism for a cure in the near future

Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China - Gene knockdown constructs generated with convergent H1 and U6 promoters

Treatment-resistant Depression - Study shows long-term treatment as usual is ineffective in treatment-resistant depression

Tulane University, U.S. - Lentivirus-mediated RNAi probes gene function in mammalian tooth development

Umea University, Sweden - Renal cell carcinomas demonstrate differential VEGF isoform patterns

Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy - Botulinum toxin type A treats drooling in Parkinson disease

Universite Jean-Monnet, France - Expression of onconeural CV2/CRMP5 antigen in thymus and thymoma was examined

University College London, U.K. - Surveillance with postdischarge followup and feedback reduces wound infection rates

University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol - Research from the United States and United Kingdom add new data to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge

University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany - Research from Germany, the United States and France add new data to transplants body of knowledge

University of Alabama, U.S. - Virotherapy-mediated hepatotoxicity studied in liver tissue

University of Alberta, Canada - HCV T cell responses can be induced by dendritic cells expressing HCV antigens

University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Researchers from Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom publish new studies and findings in the area of cell biology

University of British Columbia, Canada - Hearing thresholds in terms of auditory steady-state responses are determined for young infants

University of California, U.S. - Mitral regurgitation treated with a percutaneous septal sinus shortening system

University of California, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Brazil and Italy add new data to diet & nutrition research

University of Colorado, U.S. - University of Colorado team determines cancer-causing secret of mothballs

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany - Researchers from Germany, the People's Republic of China and Netherlands detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment

University of Heidelberg, Germany - Early steps of hepatitis C virus early infection characterized

University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Mycobacterial isolates identified accurately and rapidly by 16S rRNA sequencing

University of Liege, Belgium - Junior physicians taught communication and stress management skills to deal with cancer patients

University of Louisville, U.S. - New findings in diabetes described from the United States, United Kingdom and Japan

University of Massachusetts, U.S. - Cancer patients with neuropathic pain rarely used antiepileptics and tricyclic antidepressants

University of Michigan, U.S. - New data from the United States lluminates research in cancer treatment

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan add new data to hepatocellular carcinoma research

University of Navarra, Spain - Obesity-related cardiovascular risk factors may be improved by increased fruit consumption

University of New Mexico, U.S. - Wound repair is impeded by local arginine supplementation

University of Rochester, U.S. - Patients' preferences for involvement in decision making change throughout course of cancer therapy

University of South Florida, U.S. - Anti-amyloid-beta antibodies eliminate cognitive deficits in aged transgenic mice

University of Szeged, Hungary - Post-aortic valve replacement improvement in coronary flow velocity reserve is transient

University of Texas, U.S. - Ovarian cancer linked to transcriptional and posttranscriptional down-regulation of ARHI

University of Tokushima, Japan - Researchers from Japan, the Czech Republic and the New Zealand report details of new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

University of Toronto, Canada - Recent findings in cardiology described by researchers from Canada, the Saudi Arabia and the United States

University of Tubingen, Germany - Sarcoma treated by gemcitabine as salvage therapy showed moderate efficacy

University of Ulsan, South Korea - Research from South Korea and Italy in surgery provides new insights

University of Utah, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Germany report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

University of Valencia, Spain - Percutaneous penetration of lipophilic compounds may be enhanced with lactic acid

University of Wisconsin, U.S. - Blastomycosis outbreaks associated with open watersheds in rural Northern Wisconsin

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Apoptosis in myelodysplastic syndromes clarified

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Diabetes-related bladder and erectile dysfunction can vary in streptozotocin diabetic rat model

Yale University, U.S. - New research from the United States, People's Republic of China and Taiwan in the area of diagnostics detailed

Yerkes Primate Research Center, Atlanta, U.S. - Researchers find a new drug target for addiction and appetite regulation

Yonsei University, South Korea - Angiogenesis and tumor progression can be inhibited by genetic cotransfection