Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

MedQuest, Inc. - Imaging center operator announces record revenues for the quarter

Medarex, Inc. - Antibody-focused pharmaceutical reports $31.0 million in net losses during Q1

Medical Research Council, Cambridge - Utility of pulse rate variations for concurrent sound segregation determined

Medtronic, Inc. - William A. Hawkins named president and COO

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Artificial antigen presentation reviewed

Merck - HTG announces agreement for gene expression assay technology agreement

Merck and Co., Inc. - Studies show success of Mectizan partnerships

Mergers and Acquisitions - Universal Health Services, Inc., acquires five behavioral health facilities

MicroIslet, Inc. - Diabetes-focused company announces key additions to scientific team

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - Cancer recurrence after liver transplantation shortens survival

National Center for Genome Resources - Non-profit research institute names chief operating officer

National Cheng Kung University - Puerarin mediates beta-endorphin to reduce glucose in diabetic rats

National Chiayi University - Site-directed mutagenesis of conserved residues in Bacillus reported

National Higashi-Utsunomiya Hospital - Preliminary optimal indication for nateglinide released

Necker Hospital, Paris - Immunonephelometric FLC test useful for monitoring monoclonal gammopathies

New Jersey Medical School - Exercise lowers the body weight gain and adiposity in obese rats

Norwegian Radium Hospital - Contrast-enhanced MRI reveals iron oxide particle uptake by melanoma cells

NovaDel Pharma, Inc. - Third foreign patent issued for drug delivery technology

Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. - International distribution pact signed for cardiac surgery device

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Alex Gorsky appointed chief operating officer at pharmaceutical company

Nutra Pharma Corp. - ReceptoPharm completes HIV in-vitro studies at two universities

Nuvelo Inc. - TAFA genes have restricted expression in the brain

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Oncology drug maker continues investment in diabetes subsidiary

OraSure Technologies, Inc. - Drug testing system launched in Europe

Oregon Health & Science University - Cholecystokinin-mediated suppression of feeding involves melanocortin

Oregon Health & Science University - Researcher finds genetic explanations for some previously unexplained deaths

Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen - Hyaluronan-binding protease stops cytokine-driven endothelial cell growth

Pfizer Inc - Pharmaceutical company to sell manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico

Physiometrix, Inc. - Medical product manufacturer announces first quarter financial results

Prefectural University of Kumamoto - Dietary protein modulates effect of CLA on lipid metabolism in rats

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company begins clinical trials of novel HIV therapy

Purdue University - Aluminum hydroxide microenvironment pH affects antigen stability

Ranbaxy USA Inc. - Pharmaceutical company appoints new medical director

Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin - Coated aspirin less effective for anticlotting than uncoated aspirin

Royal Free Hospital - Most patients still want doctors to wear white coats

Royal Free and University College Medical School - Role of therapeutic vaccines for the control of HIV-1 reviewed

Rutgers State University - Body weight and cigarette prices affect adolescent smoking

SRD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company acquires drug patents for novel AIDS treatment

Santa Maria Clinic, Bari - Levosimendan improves low-output heart failure after cardiac surgery

Slovak Academy of Sciences - Microenvironmental factors encourage carbonic anhydrase IX expression in tumors

Stanford University School of Medicine - Ultraviolet light exposure prevents graft-versus-host disease in animal study

TNO Human Factors Institute - Trial found no impact of Malarone on performance and alertness tasks

Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Protein kinase C activation by H. pylori limits IL-8 production

Tarpan Therapeutics, Inc. - IGI signs a sublicense agreement related to Novasome delivery technology

Theratechnologies - Positive preliminary phase I results announced for osteoporosis treatment

ThermoGenesis Corp. - CryoSeal FS System receives Japanese patent

Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry - Japanese girls' attitudes to eating disorders vary with age, knowledge

Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical Univ. - Enhanced iNOS expression associated with progression of CAL in Kawasaki disease

Tulane University - Teens teaching teens about safer sex is African success story

Tyco International Ltd. - Diversified company reports second quarter earnings of $0.37 per share

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Res. & Quality - Screening guidelines for coronary heart disease are updated

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Gene probes for quantifying Vibrio in crabmeat evaluated

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA to determine health significance of low furan levels in foods

U.S. National Cancer Institute - No link found between IGF or IGF-binding protein and pancreatic cancer

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Antioxidant corrects neurobehavioral defect in ataxia-telangiectasia

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Reference materials program for dietary supplements outlined

Uludag University - Full-thickness skin graft is efficient for vaginal construction

Univ. of California San Francisco - Trypsin IV is a novel agonist of protease-activated receptors 2 and 4

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - CTL ontogeny and viral escape have implications for HIV vaccine design

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - New "designer" steroid discovered in anonymously provided syringe

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Hepatitis C virus may be a diabetes trigger in liver transplant recipients

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago - Clerks control healthcare access for uninsured patients, study finds

Univ. of Pittsburgh - Condition's symptoms adversely affect sexual activity of women

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Fc-dependent antibodies protect mice against Rickettsia conorii

Univ. of Wales College of Medicine - Sentinel node biopsy accurately stages axilla in multifocal breast cancer

Universidad Nacional de Colombia -  Plasmodium falciparum peptides bind to human hepatocytes

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - Leishmaniasis in Brazil is a disease of urban-rural interface

Universiti Sains Malaysia - Cytokine gene expression in diabetes pathogenesis discussed

University General Hospital, Murcia - New method described to localize nonpalpable lesions with adhesive marker plate

University Hospital Groningen - More stringent infection control measures called for

University of Alabama - L-Arginine inhibits endothelial dysfunction in hypercholesterolemia

University of Amsterdam - A new system shows adenoviruses elicit poor transduction in esophageal cancer

University of Birmingham - MMR vaccine controversy offers insights into health risk communication

University of Buenos Aires - Oxidative stress in hypertensive rat livers decreases after diabetes

University of Catania - The new asbestos amphibole fluoro-edenite is linked to Italian cancer cases

University of Copenhagen - NanoChip SNP typing protocol provides accurate results

University of Edinburgh - Diagnostic value of heart fatty-acid-binding protein reviewed

University of Edinburgh - Major form of MeCP2 has N-terminus generated by alternative splicing

University of Georgia - Method for assigning protein backbone NMR resonances reported

University of Hawaii - Common cancers prevail among first-degree relatives of ovarian cancer patients

University of Illinois, Chicago - Program improves physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome

University of Leeds - Genes to be "flipped" for drug-free treatment

University of Melbourne - Platelet-derived growth factor halts the biomechanics of ischemic eye disease

University of Miami - Neointestinal cysts found after intestinal epithelium organoid implantation

University of Michigan - Aerobic exercise may attenuate age-related decline in protein synthesis

University of Michigan - Chronic respiratory symptoms prevalent among Alaska natives

University of Michigan - Disease management program may improve student grades, decrease absences

University of Michigan - Molecular markers may be able to predict risk of recurrent prostate cancer

University of Michigan - PSA doubling time sheds light on hormone refractory prostate cancer

University of Milan - Doxorubicin engenders paradoxical signals in the heart

University of Milan - Dual HHV8 and HCV infection induced Kaposi sarcoma in a female patient

University of Mississippi - Novel hLAMP-1 clones should facilitate study

University of North Texas - Estrogen receptor beta localized to mitochondria

University of Oslo - Cyclic peptides that bind to meningococcal LPS antibody characterized

University of Otago - Dendritic cell vaccine efficacy quantified using flow cytometry

University of Oulu - Combination BMD + upper femur geometry improves hip fracture prediction

University of Pennsylvania - Gastroenterology residents should receive diagnostic laparoscopy training

University of Pennsylvania - Minimal residual breast cancer detected using CK19 and EGF-R primers in RT-PCR

University of Perugia - GITR costimulates murine T-cell subpopulations

University of Pisa - Innovative tissue engineering structure powerful means to study cell response

University of Regensburg -  E. coli strain Nissle 1917 prevents intestinal inflammation

University of Rome 'La Sapienza' - Origin of lateral costal artery investigated

University of Rostock - Astrocytes have neuroprotective role during inflammation

University of Sao Paulo - Myocardial performance index tracks hypertrophy development

University of Surrey - Young women in U.K. have lower incidence of ischemic stroke than U.S., Europe

University of Tennessee - Phosphorylated proteins in human pituitary characterized

University of Vienna - Safety and efficacy of pimecrolimus reviewed

University of Wales - Vaccination against cervical cancer reviewed

University of Washington - Human herpesvirus-8 oral shedding higher without antiretroviral therapy

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Smokers welcome help in quitting when offered at clinic visits

University of the Basque Country - Blastocyst-derived cell is source of neural derivates for differentiation study

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - Data: ZOMIG (zolmitriptan) nasal spray provides fast, lasting migraine relief

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Anidulafungin most potent when compared to other antifungal agents, study shows

Warmia-Masuria University -  Anisakis simplex larvae reduce pepsin activity after infection

Yale University - A₁ adenosine receptors mediate hypoglycemia-induced neuronal injury

Yale University - Apoptosis of vasopressinergic hypothalamic neurons occurs in diabetes

etrials Worldwide, Inc. - Interactive voice response and clinical trial management technology acquired