Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

Merck & Co., Inc. - Pharma company elects member to board of directors

Merck Research Laboratories - Study of influenza virus A M2 peptide conjugate vaccines conducted

MicroMRI - SBIR grant for bone imaging technology may help patients with osteoporosis

MitoChroma Research, Inc. - Pharma development company discovers potential treatment for type 2 diabetes

Monash University, Melbourne - Maternal cigarette smoking could impair arousability from sleep in infants

Murdoch University -  Brachyspira hyodysenteriae lipoprotein protects pigs from dysentery

NASA - Newfound star cluster may be final Milky Way "fossil"

NCRIC Group, Inc. - Healthcare financial services organization announces resignation of COO

Natl. Inst. of Advanced Science & Tech., Saga - Novel techniques improve control of macromolecular reactions

Natl. Inst. of Medical Science, Mexico - Oral contraceptives, IUD produce same risk of disease flares in women with SLE

Natus Medical Inc. - Agreement signed with HealthTrust Purchasing Group for newborn hearing screeners

NeoPharm - Biopharma company announces update on trial of compound for advanced cancers

Nippon Shinyaku Co. - Pharma company and IVAX conclude license agreement for anticancer agent

Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. - New ranking names America's cough and cold capitals

Nucleonics, Inc. - Biotechnology company files a request of re-examination of Benitec

Obesity - America finally holds line on weight, market survey says

Ohio State University - Gene therapy overcomes blood-brain barrier to treat CNS manifestations

Oklahoma State University - Biogenic amines and bacteria analyzed in recalled canned anchovies

Oklahoma State University - Influenza B virus lacks sequence homology to influenza A virus antigenic sites

Oncology - HCA and Tennessee Oncology form Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Orthopedics - Better foot motion after heel fracture is priority for patients

Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin - Chromosome 11q loss characterizes a unique subset of neuroblastoma

Ovarian Cancer - High-risk women recruited for studies via mass mail worry less about testing

P&G Pharmaceuticals - Women with osteoporosis treated with Actonel have good bone mineralization

Pacificare Behavioral Health - New study looks at matching patients with correct amount of depression therapy

ParAllele BioScience - Biosciences company enters collaboration to study genetics of heart disease

Performance Health Technologies Inc. - Computer-based rehab developer invents neuromuscular re-education system

PharmaMar - Pharma company presented six studies at cancer therapy conference

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. - NYU Medical Center begins validation study on early detection breast cancer test

Prime Clinical Systems - Technology company releases report generation for it practice management system

QuadraMed Corporation - Hospital group selects acuity, productivity, benchmarking software system

ReGen Biologics, Inc. - Orthopedic products company presented technology overview at conference

RiboNovix, Inc. - Biotech company working to address problem of antibiotic resistance

Roche - FDA grants priority review to Pegasys with Copegus for HCV in HIV patients

Roslin Institute - Transgenesis could make chicks viable models for genetic research

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne - Gluten-free diet improves growth in diabetics with celiac disease

Royal Philips Electronics - Electronics company announces partnership, 500th installation of CardioMD

Sahlgrenska University Hospital - If bile level is kept low, intrahepatic cholestasis doesn't pose risk to fetus

San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome - Acute right insular damage may lead to a derangement of cardiac function

Santarus, Inc. - Drug developer launches immediate-release oral proton pump for gastro diseases

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Jeremy Hayward-Surry named board chair by drug developer, manufacturer

School Nutrition - USDA gets creative to make school lunches healthier

Scientific American Magazine - Science magazine hosts discussion of debate on embryonic stem cell research

Serono - Nurse system available for U.S. patients with multiple sclerosis

Shimane Medical University - KiSS-1 downregulation causes tumor invasion/worse prognosis in gastric cancer

Shinshu University - Triiodothyronine increases lipogenic enzyme expression and triglyceride deposits

SinusPharma, Inc. - Phase 1 clinical trial for intranasal delivery of antibiotic initiated

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals focused on metabolic disease announces directors, advisors

Spectranetics Corporation - Laser products utilized during live case sessions at transcatheter convention

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Sendai virus vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults

Staffordshire University - Exercise does not affect circulating angiotensin-converting enzyme

Stanford University - Stanford to test effects of drug widely used for pediatric hypertension

Stem Cell Research - IFATS researchers believe fat stem cells may offer therapeutic potential

Stressgen Biotechnologies - Biotech company files Canadian preliminary prospectus for common share offering

Summa Health System - Study finds portion control best diet plan

Synthematix, Inc. - Chemistry-focused software developer expands facilities, names division heads

TNS Media Intelligence/CMR - Online survey shows restaurants struggling to keep dieting customers

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Anticancer compound inhibits growth in drug resistant cell lines, company says

Target Software, Inc. - Software developer installs mobile sales systems for Watson Pharmaceuticals

The Scripps Research Institute - Research institute appoints researcher specializing in nervous disorders

Thuris Corporation - Company formed to market medical device for central nervous system diagnosis

Tor Vergata University of Rome - Novel assay improves diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy type 2

Trafalgar Ventures, Inc. - Cyberkinetics merger complete

Transition Therapeutics Inc. - Therapeutics company sells subsidiary to Neurogenesis Biotech

Triathlon Medical Ventures - Investor group closes new $96 million Midwest-based life sciences venture fund

Tuberculosis - Harris County, Texas, tuberculosis testing, treatment under state review

TurboWorx, Inc. - University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana selects distributed computing systems

Turku University - Colic infants do not have abnormal autonomic reactivity to stimuli while asleep

U.S. Air Force - Patient knowledge of allergy immunotherapy better than expected

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Helical forms of peptides determined by NMR and molecular dynamics

U.S. National Institutes of Health - P-glycoprotein rapidly regulated at the blood-brain barrier by endothelin-1

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Yeast prions not involved in transcriptional activity

Uludag University - Negative pressure wound therapy promotes diabetic foot ulcer healing

Univ. of British Columbia - Met-dependent signaling goes through progressive changes in cancer model

Univ. of California, Davis - Emerging food technology and world health reviewed

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Genetic profiling links key genes to alcohol-related expectancies

Universidad de Sevilla - Saccharide-directed delivery to biological receptors optimized

University Clinic of Saarlandes - Biphasic cardioversion allows comparable success rates with lower energies

University College London - Avodart offers improvements in quality of life for men with prostate problems

University Hospital, Mannheim - Micelle delivery of doxorubicin increases cytotoxicity to prostate cancer cells

University Medical Center, Rotterdam - Rates of advanced breast cancer lower in The Netherlands due to mammography

University of Alabama - Dietary n-3 fatty acids do not improve exercise performance

University of Alberta - Periurethral and transurethral injections of bulking agents effective for SUI

University of Bristol - The acute response to islet PPAR gamma overexpression is insulin resistance

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - arsC genes identified/quantitated in environmental samples by real-time PCR

University of California San Francisco - Omomyc expression in the skin prevents Myc-induced papillomatosis

University of Catholique Louvain - Leptin increases adiponectin but barely decreases resistin

University of Chicago - Lung image database consortium established for medical imaging researchers

University of Copenhagen - LV systolic dysfunction was a strong predictor of mortality and morbidity

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - Healthy women need better understanding of disease incidence, risk factors

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg - Treatment strategies in patients with chronic renal disease outlined

University of Florida - Researchers reveal secret lives of genes during spinal injury

University of Florida - Scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria

University of Florida - Superoxide dismutase gene transfer may treat complex I deficiency disorders

University of Genoa - 5-HT treatment may attenuate glutamate efflux during brain ischemia

University of Glasgow -  Vibrio cholerae proteinases characterized

University of Groningen Hospital - Chimeric constructs target heterologous genes in cancer-derived cells

University of Helsinki - Release kinetics of Egalet constant-release system determined via scintigraphy

University of Idaho - Past shows Mount St. Helens ash poses minimal health threat

University of Illinois - Soy isoflavones in food, rather than pure form, better for ER-dependent disease

University of Lausanne - Endogenous angiotensin II promotes induction of vulnerable plaques

University of Leeds - Herpesvirus-based vector guides fusion protein to cancer cells

University of Leeds - Packed cell volume is important in determining orthostatic tolerance

University of Liege - Strontium ranelate may reduce fractures in older women

University of Madrid - HIV-1 immunogen vaccine plus antiretrovirals promotes virologic control

University of Maryland - Incidence of severe malaria useful as endpoint for vaccine trials

University of Massachusetts - Analysis of CAP, Cbl, and CrkII role in insulin-regulation of GLUT4 performed

University of Massachusetts - Insulin resistance reduces carbohydrate utilization during exercise

University of Massachusetts - Poxvirus protein N1L inhibits NF-kappa B and IRF3 signaling

University of Michigan - Levels of fibroblast growth factors significantly lower in depressed people

University of Michigan - Restoration of metastasis suppressor genes could abate cancer dissemination

University of Michigan - Use of substance honed to improve lung function in premature infants

University of Milan - The effects of broad band electromagnetic fields on HSP70 appear to be biphasic

University of Minnesota - Novel method measures knowledge of prostate cancer screening risks/benefits

University of Minnesota - Surgical treatment for obesity appears effective for weight loss

University of Naples - Review finds recombinant FSH is more effective therapy for inducing ovulation

University of Newcastle - Community-based research shows mixed therapy regimens in an Australian suburb

University of North Carolina - Study describes basic mechanism in cell growth control involving damaged DNA

University of Oklahoma - Ephedrine linked to sudden cardiac death

University of Oklahoma - Second-generation thiazolidinediones and hepatotoxicity reviewed

University of Puerto Rico - ECM-integrin interaction appears to play role in regenerative process

University of Rochester - Touching research: How white blood cells navigate

University of St. Etienne - Questionnaire is sensible and valid for estimation of daily energy expenditure

University of Stuttgart - Proteins involved in CFTR degradation identified

University of Tokyo - RNA splicing factor SF3a66 also acts as microtubule-bundling protein

University of Tubingen - Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak occurred in surgical room

University of Utah - Abnormal homocysteine metabolism not key factor in autoimmune disorder

University of Valencia - Program improved management of patients hospitalized for heart failure

University of Wisconsin - Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting occurs during exercise in healthy humans

University of York - Study will look at how professionals approach the complex ethics of IVF

Urinary Incontinence - Bladder injuries detected cytoscopically during transobturator sling procedure

Ventracor, Ltd. - Company addresses possible reimbursement for VentrAssist LVAS

VivoMetrics - LifeShirt System measures cardiopulmonary parameters in breast cancer study

Washington University, St. Louis - System may aid therapies to lower incidence of acute coronary artery diseases

Weill Medical College - Prescriptions for antibiotics to prevent anthrax now uncommon

Western Media Group Corporation - Medical services company launches new Web site

Yale University - Melanin makes skin vulnerable to harmful ultraviolet rays

ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc. - Medical device company names Davidge VP-CFO, Terranova VP of operations

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - European pharmaceutical awards $1.3M for electrocardiographic services

pSivida Limited - Data analysis confirms BrachySilTM is safe and effective at tumor regression