Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

National Council for Scientific Research - Findings boost idea that Neanderthals distinct from humans

Neurochem, Inc. - Positive results announced in on-going phase II extension study for Alzhemed

NicOx S.A. - Alzheimer drug candidate reduces most common form of dementia in elderly

Norak Biosciences, Inc. - Research collaboration to discover and develop novel pharmaceutical compounds

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp. - Study: Statins boost cognition in the elderly

Orphan Medical, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces filing of registration statement

Otto Von Guericke Univ., Magdeburg - Specific oncosurgical therapies are not suited to outpatient clinics

Pennsylvania State University - Moderate iron deficiency affects cognitive performance of young women

Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick - Researchers study the psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. - John C. Baldwin, MD, nominated for election to board of diagnostics company

Rabies Prevention - Pennsylvania begins rabies-baiting program earlier this year

Regeneration Technologies, Inc. - Exclusive distribution agreement for spinal implants amended

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine - Varicella and MMR vaccines can be administered together safely

Sangart, Inc. - Swedish MPA issues approval for Hemospan phase II clinical trial

Sanofi-Synthelabo - GlaxoSmithKline to buy Arixtra, Fraxiparine, and manufacturing Plant

Schering, AG, Group - Primovist, a new MRI liver-contrast agent, approved in Sweden

Schering-Plough - Claritin manufacturer posts $73 million first-quarter loss

Scripps Research Institute - Src blockade stabilizes blood vessel mechanisms after a heart attack

Scripps Research Institute - Viral-induced diabetes is accompanied by phagocytosis of beta cells

Shanghai Second Medical University - Reactive oxygen species level determines cell susceptibility to apoptosis

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Eoquin anti-tumor activity studies initiated in U.S.

Stanford Univ. School of Medicine - For his genetic work with worms, researcher takes prize

Stanford University - Blood screen may help cancer patients thwart radiation side effects

Stanford University - Elusive but ubiquitous microbe fingered as gum disease culprit in Stanford study

Stanford University - Is it right to boost brainpower with implants?

State University of New York, Stony Brook - Membrane lipid composition affects receptor function in Saccharomyces

Sunnybrook & Women's College Hlth Sci Ctr, Toronto - Ring finger protein RNF11 important target for novel cancer therapies

Taichung Veterans General Hospital - Ethanol protects against ischemic brain injury

Tampere University Hospital - PCR TB testing not cost-effective in low-prevalence area

Technical University of Munich - Urokinase-type plasminogen activator is prognostic in breast cancer

Teenage Smoking - Tobacco-prevention ads target teens in North Carolina

The Thomson Corporation - Competitive intelligence provider for pharmaceutical industry acquired

Trestle Holdings, Inc. - University of Michigan Health System purchases live microscopy product

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Nipah virus conforms to rule of six in minigenome replication assay

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Rotavirus typing methods and algorithms reviewed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Effect of HIV infection on NK cell inhibitory receptors clarified

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Late effects of neck irradiation described

Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Researchers focus on impending staffing crisis in nursing homes

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - BACE 1 cleaves amyloid-beta precursor protein

Univ. of Texas, Dallas - Two molecules work together to aid transport of immune cells

Universite de la Mediterranee - CRB3 regulates morphogenesis of tight junctions in epithelial cells

University at Buffalo - High-fat breakfast produces rush of inflammatory factors into bloodstream

University of Arizona - The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 inhibitor PX-478 abates large tumor growth

University of Barcelona - Features of HIV- and hepatitis C-related APS described

University of Bordeaux 2 - New Chlamydia trachomatis reference strains will aid Cameroonian labs

University of California, San Diego - Racial distribution of chemokine mutations determined

University of Cambridge - Information supports protective cytokine hypothesis of atherosclerosis

University of Colorado - HLA-DQ8-associated T cell responses to diabetes autoantigen studied

University of Freiburg - Steroidogenic acute regulatory therapy useful for adrenocortical cancer

University of Heidelberg - Ultrasound and DXA osteodensitometry identify women with a risk for bone loss

University of Houston - HIV integrase pharmacophore model developed

University of Iowa - Some infertile couples unaware of multiple birth risks

University of Leeds - Genetic studies may reveal the cause of primary and secondary microcephaly

University of Manitoba - Interferon-alpha inhibits SARS coronavirus

University of Maryland - More than a million Americans abuse prescription drugs

University of Massachusetts - Prohormone convertases I and II implicated in obesity development

University of Miami - RING-finger-like protein Ini1 essential for cell cycling in yeast

University of Michigan - Diagnostic algorithm quickly distinguishes anthrax from flu

University of Michigan - Her-2 and EGFR are osteosarcoma vaccine targets

University of Michigan - Phosphorylated HSP27 essential for association of RhoA with PKC alpha

University of Minnesota - Midwives tend to have good outcomes with vaginal birth after cesarean section

University of Naples Federico II - Autocrine stimulation by osteopontin sustains carcinoma proliferation in vitro

University of North Carolina Hospital - Women with persistent urinary tract infections need in-depth evaluations

University of Pavia - Bone marrow and stem-cell features characterized in RA patients

University of Pittsburgh - Myeloma bone disease destroys bone, which is not replaced

University of Rochester - Brain tumors may depend on multiple variables for growth that are not understood

University of Saarland - Cancer testis antigens show promise for pancreatic carcinoma treatment

University of Sao Paulo - Changes in dietary sodium consumption modulate early insulin signaling

University of Southern Denmark - Overproduction of Lon protease inhibits translation in E. coli

University of Sydney - Noncompliance with immunosuppressive medications can cause organ rejection

University of Texas Southwestern - Fat distribution better predictor of cardiovascular risk and death

University of Toronto - Link recognized between Internet use and cancer outcome

University of Ulm - Role of Bcl10 protein in B-cell development and activity clarified

University of Washington - Determining features of HIV neutralization phenotype identified

University of Washington - Gene mutation found for a form of juvenile-onset motor neuron disease

University of Washington - Vaccine allows for infection control in macaques exposed to SHIV

VIASYS Healthcare - CEO of medical technology company announces new board member

VaxGen, Inc. - New type of anthrax vaccine moves into larger-scale trial

Vencor International, Inc. - Home Access FDA-approved at-home tests to be distributed internationally

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Study results highlight therapies for unmet needs in hepatitis C treatment

Viragen, Inc. - Scottish government awards grant for anti-cancer antibody research

Virginia Pharmacists Association - FDA, HHS, pharmacists distribute educational materials

Vital Signs, Inc. - Medical products manufacturer names VP of global marketing and strategy

Wake Forest University - Temperature and humidity can affect LASIK surgery results

Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research - Transcriptional changes during severe malaria identified

Washington University - Protein may help prevent autoimmune attacks

Wayne State University - Mastoparan potentiates NO release from insulin-secreting cells

Weizmann Institute - New imaging approach enables better view of kidnesy

Weizmann Institute Science - DNA vaccination with CD25 protects rats from adjuvant arthritis

Weizmann Institute of Science - Thrifty bacteria use just-in-time ordering

Wyeth - Sales up but profit down compared with last year Effexor maker reports

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - FDA approves reformulation of Protonix IV for Injection

Yamaguchi University - Angiogenic induction is low with ex vivo expanded CD117+ stem cells

York University - Leptin increases cardiomyocyte hyperplasia