Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Gene therapy and chemotherapeutic agents help tumors overcome TRAIL resistance

Massachusetts General Hospital - Leiomyosarcoma of somatic soft tissue described

Mayo Clinic - IL-4 induced by measles virus measured by IL-4 receptor-blocking ELISA

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale - Intravenous morphine improves MR cholangiopancreatography image quality

MedAssets - UNC HCS inks supply chain agreement

Medical Research Council, London - Quality of life is often overlooked in small cell lung cancer randomized trials

Merck & Co., Inc. - 49% of surveyed migraine sufferers delay or avoid taking medication

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals - MDS Nordion to manufacture BMIPP

Mylan Laboratories, Inc. - Bertek Pharmaceuticals to change name

NanoBio - Nano-emulsion company adds Jay Birnbaum, PhD, to science advisory board

National Center Cell Science, Maharashtra -  Leishmania modulates CD40-engaged, reciprocally functioning signaling modules

NeoPharm, Inc. - NeoPhectin maker appoints new president/CEO and a new chairman

Nerima Hikarigaoka Nihon University Hospital - GRAP gene may be involved in Sjogren syndrome pathogenesis

New York Medical College - Researcher issues caution on live virus vaccines

Newcastle General Hospital, Tyne & Wear - Microvascular changes arise in the major organ systems of sleep apnea models

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. - Imaging company achieves break-even third-quarter financial results

Obesity and Lung Function - Obese women in study improve lung function after weight loss

OncoGenex Technologies, Inc. - Companies report "compelling data" from phase I prostate cancer study

Pfizer Inc. - In vitro resistance results may not indicate clinical outcomes

Pharmaceutical Research - U.S. Agency to tighten rules on scientists' work with drug industry

Possis Medical, Inc. - CEO of medical device company receives award from Ernst & Young

Premier, Inc. - Premier hires new vice president for Pharmacy Services

Purdue University - Targeting of agents to macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis reviewed

Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry - New forms and new inhibitors of cyclooxygenases reviewed

Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford - QOL after treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue is good

Regional Center for Science & Technology Research, - DNA damaged by paclitaxel is repaired over time

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Patents cover methods for identifying, measuring E3 ubiquitin ligase activity

Roche Diagnostics -  Bio-IT World awards technology for identification of insulin sensitivity

Rose Biomedical - NIH-funded study identifies new tool to help individuals with COPD

Royal Free & Univ. College Medical School, London - Hormonal effects on rat urinary bladder may shed light on treatment for women

San Francisco General Hospital - CSF quinolinic acid levels are determined by local HIV infection

Schering-Plough Corporation - Pharmaceutical company announces senior vice president, global medical affairs

Scripps Research Institute - Protein can reverse DNA damage

Scripps Research Institute - Researchers treat cocaine addiction with viruses

Semmelweis University of Medicine - Parasympathetic cardiac nerve stimulation resolves atrial fibrillation

Sheffield Occup. & Environmental Lung Injury Ctr. - Immunologic response to inhaled endotoxins clarified

Society of Nuclear Medicine - Combined PET/CT scanner significantly better than CT and PET in staging tumors

Somanetics Corporation - Medical device manufacturer reports record net revenues in second quarter

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Pharmaceuticals company closes $23 million financing

Southwest Found. for Biomedical Res., San Antonio - Hepadnavirus L proteins contain separate domains that impact infectivity

Spectranetics Corporation - Clinical trial to study excimer laser catheters in heart attack patients

Stanford University - Stochastic model reveals why signaling proteins need to be colocalized

Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay - New approach to head and neck reconstruction surgery described

Temple University - Angiocidin mediates the antitumor activity of thrombospondin-1

Temple University - Synthetic retinoids induce apoptosis in ovarian carcinoma cells

Texas Children's Cancer Center - Ethanol superior to formalin for mRNA preservation in tissue

Townsend Associates, Pittsburgh - Flow-type spirometer errors that elevate test results described

Trudeau Institute - Regulatory CD38 activity clarified

U.K. Association of Cancer Registries - Age gap brings cancer inequality

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Preventing spread of SARS in healthcare facilities outlined

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Independence of statistician who analyses unblinded data discussed

U.S. National Cancer Institute - A new HPLC assay quantifies the angiogenesis inhibitor SU5416 in plasma

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center - Genetic immunization effective against anthrax

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center - Safety and antibody responses sequential malaria vaccines reported

US Oncology - Abraxane active in taxane-refractory breast cancer patients

USC University Hospital - New technology offers ICD, pacemaker patients monitoring via the Internet

Univ. of California, Davis - Prolonged tenofovir administration results in adverse effects on kidney and bone

Univ. of California, Irvine - Spatial variations reported in properties of healthy breast tissue

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - BOLD contrast discerns vascular disruptions after tumor therapy

University Clinic, Munich - Antihypertensives are useful in preventing cerebrovascular events

University Hospital Maastricht - Antiangiogenic treatment could prove to be new treatment approach

University Hospital, Linkoping - Cathepsin D decrease in breast cancer mediated by IGF-II receptor

University of Aachen - High leptin levels predict renewed weight loss in anorexic patients

University of Amsterdam - Lethal damage repair does not depend on TP53 in glioblastoma cells

University of Antwerp - Molecular diagnostic tools aim to identify healthy persons with prion disorders

University of Birmingham - Retinoid-related molecule potently induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells

University of Birmingham - Study casts doubt over effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors for treatment

University of British Columbia - DP-RAPD methodology infers genetic similarity among closely related viruses

University of California, San Francisco - Heightened BAFF dependence reduces survival of autoantigen-engaged B cells

University of Cologne - Utility of auditory brainstem implants reviewed

University of Colorado - VP1N-terminal region not a major determinant of human cell permissiveness

University of Hawaii Manoa - The kava alkaloid pipermethystine produces death in liver cells

University of Mainz - Neurotrophin-3 regulates mast cell functions in neonatal mouse skin

University of Massachusetts - Differentiation-dependent cellular cofactors of RT rate limiting in monocytes

University of Michigan - Transient hallucinogen self-administration indicate weak and/or aversive effects

University of Naples Federico II - Dopamine₂ receptor expressed in 80% of corticotroph pituitary tumors

University of North Texas - ApoE-knockout mouse elucidates oxidation influencing Alzheimer disease

University of Pennsylvania - Mutations in Env coreceptor binding site reduces CCR5 binding to various extents

University of Pennsylvania - The 1-cys peroxiredoxin gene protects murine lungs against hyperoxic injury

University of Pittsburgh - Female otolaryngologists earn less than their male counterparts

University of Pittsburgh - Raloxifene doesn't appear to mimic estrogen's cognitive effects in rat study

University of Strasbourg 1 - Interaction between NCp7 and cTAR is characterized

University of Tennessee - Liposomal encapsulation of nisin enhances anti-Listeria efficacy

University of Toronto - Lung disorder now has become women's issue

University of Tsukuba - Overexpressed p53 is involved in the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease

University of Tubingen - Soluble Fas and its ligand associate with hepatitis B virus-related progression

University of Tuebingen, Germany - FMISO-PET can predict tumor recurrence

University of Utrecht - Reduced GRK2 in T cells potentiates chemotaxis and signaling in response to CCL4

University of Washington - Virtual reality significantly reduces pain-related brain activity

Valeant Pharmaceuticals - Second phase III study of Viramidine in hepatitis C commences

VasGene Therapeutics, Inc. - Veglin trial shows potential in fighting angiogenesis and tumor progression

Washington University - Chinese herbs exhibit antitumor effects in mouse lung tumor models

Washington University - CpG DNA redirects class-switching towards Th1-like Ig isotype production

Washington University School of Medicine - Newly grown kidneys can sustain life in rats

Wayne State University - Central nervous system complications in diabetes reviewed

Yale University - Arrhythmias may hold key to gender differences in sudden death

Yonsei University - JNK activation may play role in pathogenesis

Yonsei University - TLR3 isoform cloned and characterized

dj Orthopedics, Inc. - Medical device company completes redemption of senior subordinated notes

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - $1.7M awarded to study cardiac safety monitoring