Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

Northwestern University - Increased endocytotic pathway-mediated A beta 42 secretion in apoptosis

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces addition to board of directors

Novogen Limited - Glycotex Inc. receives additional capital for development of Glucoprime

Nutrition - Strict diet can help fight diseases like Alzheimer, E.U. scientists say

Ohio State University - SMN2 gene copy number reveals the prognosis of spinal muscular atrophy

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation - Choline deficiency induces time- and dose-dependent increase in ROS

Oregon State University - Dietary induction and inhibition of cytochrome P450s protein

Osaka University - Structure of erythrocyte NADH-cytochrome b₅ reductase determined

PAREXEL International Corporation - Biopharmaceutical company partners with Korea Institute of Industrial Technology

PTS, Inc. - Glove Box maker appoints senior VP of international operations

Pain Medicine - Novartis withdraws application for E.U. approval of Prexige

Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Proof-of-principle results for HIV drug candidate released

Patterson Companies, Inc. - Dental products value-added distributor announces improved financial results

PeaceHealth - University to examine physician training opportunities, staffing issues

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Pharma company announces results from two clinical trials

Pharmaxis - Investigational New Drug application for Aridol filed with the U.S. FDA

Polytechnic University of Marche - Lack of in vitro protection by a common sunscreen ingredient reported

Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. - Bioactive products producer reports third quarter 2004 financial results

Quality Medical Professionals - Medical staffing organization ready for holiday healthcare labor shortage

Quintiles Transnational Corp. - Pacific Biometrics and pharma services provider announce marketing partnership

Quixtar Inc. - New Trim Body System introduced to help support healthy weight loss

Roche - Study to examine efficacy of hepatitis C treatment in Latinos announced

Roche Pharmaceuticals - Biotech pharmaceutical firm gets U.S. FDA approval for lung cancer medicine

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Corticosteroids are more effective than beta-agonists or leukotriene antagonists

Royal Free Hospital, London -  Fusarium dimerum infection following SCT successfully treated with voriconazole

Royal Perth Hospital - Trial identified no benefit from lowering homocysteine with vitamin therapy

Rzeszow University of Technology - Mass transfer kinetics in chromatography of insulin variants determined

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. - Surgical supply company names chief executive officer

Sahlgrens University Hospital, Gothenburg - Sox-2 expressed by neural progenitors and astroglia in adult brain

Sapir Medical Center, Kefar Sava - Fluorouracil induces apoptosis and surface molecule modulation of PBLs

Sapporo Medical University - Sodium channel subunit beta gene delivery complements anticancer therapy

Schepens Eye Research Institute - Study shows transplanted stem cells can prevent death of retina cells in mice

School Nutrition - Schools will reward kids who make good choices at lunch

Scientific American - New magazine exploring mysterious workings of the brain debuted

Semmelweis University of Medicine - Dystrophin expression mapped in rat brain

Sensitron, Inc. - Hospital CEO Lee Domanico joins wireless technology company's advisory board

Siemens Medical Solutions - Mobile C-arm with 3D imaging capabilities for OR use introduced

St. Louis University - African Americans receive less compensation for back injuries

Stanford University Medical Center - Young volunteers sought for study to test if infant rash cream prevents asthma

Starion Instruments - Medical instruments technology recognized by laparoendoscopic surgeons' group

State Univ. of New York at Albany - Blood lead concentration, dietary intakes studied in 3-12 month infants

Sterilox Technologies - Gregory T. Bosch elected president, CEO of medical disinfectants company

Sutura, Inc. - Medical device company signs merger agreement with Technology Visions Group

Target Stores - Retail chain offers gift card to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Teranode Corporation - Life sciences software developer extends R&D platform through partnerships

The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation - Report examines benefit from Medicare prescription drug law

Tokai University - Non-viral gene transfer tracks gene expression in murine embryos

Tulane University - A mutation that causes exon skipping produces non-ocular Stickler syndrome

U.S. Agricultural Research Service - High fiber equals lower risks

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  Vagococcus carniphilus isolated from ground beef

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Preventing infection among HIV+ men who have sex with men reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Egg quality assurance programs help reduce Salmonella Enteritidis illness

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Leukocyte antigen alleles linked to viral load in HIV seroconverters

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rates of U.S. HIV/AIDS diagnoses are steady; racial disparities persist

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Study investigated mechanisms of vitamin E suppression of aortic lesions

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Stability of St. John's Wort in aqueous solutions determined

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA announces enhancement to isotretinoin risk management program

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA proposes draft guidance for new plant varieties intended for food use

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Current approaches to increasing HDL involve infusions of apoA-I

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Exendin-4 pharmacodynamics conducted

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Frog metamorphosis characterizes the molecular dynamics of thyroid hormone

U.S.VA National Center for Patient Safety - U.S. VA patient safety division developing patient safety curriculum

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Report shows four million adults in California have high blood pressure

Umea University - Leptin effects on insulin secretion in isolated pancreatic islets studied

Univ. of California, San Diego - Regulated production of chemokine CCL28 in colon epithelium described

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Important priorities for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS

Univ. of Rovira & Virgili - Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms are associated with GDM

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Mechanisms of action of the implantable gastric stimulator for obesity

University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Germany - Study examined effects of mineralocorticoid receptors in response to stress

University Medical Center Utrecht - Effects of atorvastatin on fasting plasma, marginated apolipoproteins reported

University Roma La Sapienza - Autoimmune gastritis is an early event in juvenile patients with detectable PCA

University at Buffalo - Testosterone deficiency found in one-third of diabetic men

University of Alberta - Proinsulin secretion linked to graft function after islet transplant

University of Birmingham, U.K. - Disoriented T cells cause liver disease

University of Bristol - Copper impairs endothelium-dependent relaxation of aortae in diabetes

University of British Columbia - Type 1 diabetes progression linked to switch in CTL killing mechanism

University of California, Irvine - Pharmacological inhibition of ACAT ameliorates dyslipidemia

University of Cambridge - Neural contributions to motivational control of appetite in humans examined

University of Cologne - Scleroderma fibroblasts overexpress plasminogen activator inhibitor type 2

University of Colorado - Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension reviewed

University of Dortmund - Nanoscopic gold spheres can be reversibly bound to DNA strands

University of Durban-Westville -  Sclerocarya birrea extract is analgesic and anti-diabetic

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg - Feedback-based laser system shows promise for tissue-specific cutting

University of Ferrara - TRAIL blocks osteoclastic differentiation induced by RANKL + M-CSF

University of Florida - Genomic effects of Pseudomonas on CF cells determined

University of Florida - Piercings are a girl's best friend? Body art study shows gender preferences

University of Freiburg Hospital - Antibiotic use database used for benchmarking and resistance research

University of Geneva - DC-SIGN interference inhibits HIV transmission from dendritic to T cells

University of Georgia - The word mutation generates negative connotations in many people's minds

University of Glasgow - Clozapine enhances chronic PCP-induced regulation of prefrontal cortex receptors

University of Illinois - Integrin-mediated cellular functions selectively inactivated

University of Iowa - The brain renin-angiotensin system contributes to the pathophysiology of CHF

University of London - Peripheral tissues express transgenes after oral polyplex-based DNA vaccination

University of Massachusetts - Gateway-compatible yeast one-hybrid system developed

University of Milan - Characteristics of lean and obese women compared before and after menopause

University of Minnesota - Geographic distribution of resistant uropathogenic E. coli in U.S. outlined

University of Minnesota - Syndromic surveillance rapidly detects infectious disease outbreaks

University of New Mexico - Growth in human fibroblasts repressed by ionizing radiation

University of North Carolina - Atomic force microscopy identifies virus-specific interactions

University of North Texas - Novel CS1 splice variant identified in natural killer cells

University of Paris Sud - Reduced adverse effects seen with novel inhaled corticosteroid, ciclesonide

University of Parma - Activated NK/CD8+ cells express TRAIL and TRAIL receptors

University of Pennsylvania - Radiological features of treatment complications reviewed

University of Perugia - PAX5 is specific marker of B-cell ALL

University of Pittsburgh - HMG-CoA reductase is a target of agents that staunch angiogenesis

University of Queensland - Hepatic disposition kinetics of propranolol isomers characterized

University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne - G-quadruplex ligands may stop c-myc activity in tumor cells

University of Rochester - PGE₂ inhibits chondrocyte differentiation through PKA and PKC signaling

University of Roma La Sapienza - Thyroid hormones regulate DNA-synthesis and cell-cycle proteins

University of Rome La Sapienza - Hypoglycemia increases uptake of glucose by retina

University of Shizuoka - Miniature on-line screening system for UGT inhibitors developed

University of Southern California -  Pneumocystis pneumonia infection is a continuing public health issue

University of Sydney - Liver transplantation and changes in tacrolimus distribution studied

University of Toronto - Statin use reduces incidence of diabetes after renal transplantation

University of Toulouse - Hippocampal CA3-region is crucial for memory consolidation

University of Tsukuba - Nrf2 essential for efficacy of oltipraz against urinary bladder carcinogenesis

University of Tubingen - Apoptosis-inducing factor orthologue regulates apoptosis in yeast

University of Ulm - Genetic susceptibility in diabetes and thyroid disease reviewed

University of Virginia - Osteoblast adhesion to common biomaterials regulated through integrin binding

University of Washington - Metabolism of cyclosporine A by kidney CYP3A5 characterized

University of Wisconsin - Virtual colonoscopy can help patients avoid conventional procedure

University of Zagreb - Honey-bee products in cancer treatment and prevention

UnumProvident - Disability income insurer announces settlement of multistate market conduct exam

VTT Technical Research Center - International research team identifies gene that promotes prostate cancer

VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam - Tailored and targeted therapy possible in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

Vancouver Hospital & Health Science Center - Allogeneic BMT increases long-term survival in advanced follicular lymphoma

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Roles of prostaglandin receptors are determined by multiple factors

VaxGen, Inc. - Biopharm company enters agreement to raise $40 million through common stock sale

Verispan - Healthcare informatics company launches pharmaceutical data access sales system

Viragen, Inc. - Human alpha interferon for second-line therapy approved for sale in Bulgaria

Virginia Commonwealth University - Eliminating racial disparities would save more lives than technological advances

Virginia Commonwealth University - Ultrasound technique allowed real-time monitoring of total peripheral resistance

VisiJet Inc. - Opthalmic medical devices company reports third quarter 2004 financial results

VisiJet, Inc. - EpiLift system for corrective vision surgery introduced

Vital Images - Medical imaging software company files form 10-Q for 2004 third quarter

Washington University - Molecular partitioning during host cell penetration by Toxoplasma gondii

Washington University - Vaccine for food poisoning possible

Washington University, St. Louis - Nkx2-5 insufficiency perturbs the conduction system during development

Weizmann Institute of Science - Microarray analysis of IgG autoantibodies predicts diabetes in mice

Westmead Hospital - CD62L+ T cells less responsive to alloantigen stimulation than naive T cells

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - U.S. FDA approves Vesicare for the treatment of overactive bladder

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - U.S. FDA approves treatment for overactive bladder

Zambon Group - Pharmaceutical company withdraws from mono-ingredient inhalation project

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Biostability of collagen films controlled for fibroblast cytocompatibility

Zyomyx, Inc. - Founder Peter Wagner, PhD, named CEO of biotechnology company