Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

Mercy Hospital, Auckland - Report clarifies deployment strategies for the crush stent technique

MidMichigan Health - Gratiot Health System announces full affiliation with healthcare organization

Moliris, Inc. - Pharma company focuses development on treatment of antibiotic-resistant Staph

MorphoSys AG - Pharma company receives approval for phase 1 trial of anticancer antibody

Mostoles General Hospital - Neurosyphilis can masquerade as corticobasal ganglionic degeneration

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Cidofovir in papillomatosis minimizes need for repeated surgical excision

Myogen, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company appoints vice president

NMT Medical, Inc. - Medical device company announces stock sale

National Hemophilia Foundation - Hemophilia foundation board names new CEO

National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki - Nipah virus-specific monoclonal antibodies identified

National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City - Alternative oxidase activity is part of cellular response to oxidative stress

National Taiwan University - Radical hysterectomy may exacerbate pre-existing abnormal urodynamics

National Taiwan University, Taipei - Mosquitoes contribute to evolutionary conservation of dengue virus

National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Study sheds light on maternal role transition in PROM cases

Natl. Institute of Agronomic Research, Nouzilly - Train A protein secreted and reabsorbed by same epididymal cells

NeighborCare - Institutional pharmacy provider completes merger of Belville Pharmacy

NeoPharm, Inc. - Pharma companies partner on Cationic Cardiolipin-based NeoPhectin technology

Neoprobe Corporation - Surgical technology company announces issuance of financing

Netherlands Institute for Development Biology - Transcriptional activity of Smad proteins in development monitored in vivo

New York United Hospital Medical Center - New York hospital files for bankruptcy

Nippon Dent. University of Tokyo - Structure of a cytolethal distending toxin elucidated

North Dakota State University - Depth perception and drunk driving

Northwestern University - Interstitial flow controls lymphatic and blood endothelial cells differentially

Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo - BRCA1 mutation prevalence in ovarian tumors is low in Norway

Nutrition - Nutritionist offers advice for staying healthy in 2005

Nutritional Supplements - Proliferation of health information makes vitamin aisle confusing

Oakland University - Passive stiffness of rat sperm determined

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. - Biotech company announces proceeds of private placement

PDI, Inc. - Outsourced sales and marketing services company announces financial estimates

Pan American Health Organization - Vaccine contributions to health highlighted at expert meeting

Park-Klinik Weissensee, Berlin - Debunking constipation myths: the truth about high-fiber diets and laxatives

Partners Telemedicine - Wounds can be successfully monitored remotely, according to study

Penn Pharmaceutical Services - Pharma firm names three management appointments

PharmaBio Development - Cell Therapeutics inks TRISENOX financing agreement

Proteome Systems - Eukarion acquisition agreement signed

Providence VA Medical Center - Basis of pulmonary endothelium barrier dysfunction and RhoA activation revealed

Q Mark, Inc. - Management software company and Diversified Data Design announce alliance

Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima - C-reactive protein levels are influenced polymorphism of LT Alpha

Response Biomedical Corp. - Biomedical company announces agreement with Haywood Securities

Roche Pharmaceuticals - PEGASYS approved for chronic hepatitis B in Switzerland

Rovira i Virgili University - Humans exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers through diet

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Cachexia develops in malaria similarly to cachexia of chronic heart failure

Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville - People working in public health and genetics need to collaborate

Royal Perth Hospital - Uncoupling proteins have potential role in HIV lipodystrophy

Rush University Medical Center - Foundation gives medical center $7.5 million contribution for emergency response

Russian Academy of Science -  E. magnusii mitochondria lack a functional Ca²⁺-dependent pore

SCOLR Pharma, Inc. - Pharma company announces amino acid patent filing

SMV Center for Biotechnology, India - Herbs attenuate stress-mediated cell injury during oxygen-glucose deprivation

Schering-Plough Corporation - Pharma company appoints vice president of global communications

Scripps Research Institute - Central amygdala GABA release elevated in ethanol-dependent rats

Seoul National University - Premenopausal status and combined effect of three genotypes increases risk

Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston - Tissue engineered liver support systems not reliable for routine clinical use

South Medical Hospital and Clinical Foundation - Triple combination therapy succeeds in chronic hepatitis C non-responders

Spedali Civil Brescia - Terminal ureterectomy with ureterocystoneostomy effective for ureteral blockage

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Medical device company announces completion of surgical cardiac ablation case

State University of New York, Buffalo - Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is common in patients with type 2 diabetes

Substance Abuse - Treatment a cost-effective way for Kentucky to help methamphetamine abusers

Surgical Information Systems - Automating anesthesia emerging as top priority for U.S. hospitals

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Ruschlikon - Thyroid function studied, deficiency and excess vitamin A influences revealed

TLC Vision Corporation - Eye care services company announces stock buy-back program

Taichung Vet. General Hospital - Anterior colporrhaphy may adversely effect urethral sphincter function

Takeda Europe R&D Center - Cardiovascular effects of oral therapies for type 2 diabetes vary

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology - New gel supports and regenerates broken bones

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Pharmaceutical company gets tentative approval of generic type 2 diabetes drug

The College Network - Educational publisher announces alliance with National League for Nursing

The Cranberry Institute - Ingredient in cranberries provide key anticancer compound

The Quantum Group, Inc. - Healthcare services provider completes acquisition of software platform

TheraSTrat - Theragenomics knowledge management and discovery software for ADRs released

Therion Biologics Corporation - Phase I study for antitumor CEA-TRICOM published

Tufts Health Plan - Health plan provider, CIGNA HealthCare form strategic alliance for national plan

U.S. Army Research Institute of Infectious Disease - Potential of variola infection of macaques as smallpox model investigated

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Low pathogenic AI virus/ND virus inactivated in egg products via pasteurization

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. veterans get top care from VA, study by RAND researchers finds

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA recordkeeping rule to enhance the security of the U.S. food supply

U.S. National Institutes of HEalth - Normal growth, development, and life span does not involve carbonic anhydrase

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Modified vaccinia virus vaccine protects against lethal challenge

U.S. National Institutes of Health - NC function in MLV budding/infectivity distinct from viral late-domain function

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Novel tetrameric analog of indolicidin potent inhibitor of HIV-1 integrase

Univ. of California, Irvine - Resiquimod is new vaccine adjuvant for Th1 immune responses

Univ. of California, San Diego - Immune system contributes to evolution of a new fluorescent protein

Univ. of California, San Francsico - Costs higher for children with special healthcare needs

Univ. of Washington, Seattle - Social development program in childhood aids in positive functioning as an adult

Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste-Unicentro - Rhoptries from Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites isolated

Universite Francois Rabelais - Methods to improve rituximab efficacy reviewed

University Clinic, Aachen - Technique provides prognostic data in patients undergoing revascularization

University of Alberta - Drug may hinder recovery from heart attacks

University of Arkansas Med Science - Researchers report on case of localized diffuse giant inflammatory polyposis

University of Athens - Quantity of collagen type I and III mRNA less in women with SUI

University of Bristol - Parenteral influenza vaccine influences T cell-mediated immunity in adults

University of California Berkeley - Vertebrate odorant receptor analyzed, ligand selectivity determined

University of California Los Angeles - Cryoelectron microscopy imaging of vaults localizes two proteins

University of California San Francisco - Researchers address key issues in hepatocellular carcinoma management

University of Cambridge - Both immunological, neurobiological functions contribute to tissue injury

University of Chicago - Evidence suggests human brain evolution was a special event

University of Cologne - Review describes the basic mechanisms controlling mitochondrial biogenesis

University of Copenhagen - Angiopoietin-2 breaks the angiogenic synergy of major cytokines

University of Copenhagen - Factors influencing gestation length and birth weight in Zimbabwe studied

University of Edinburgh - Scientists study fish oil diet in bid to cut heart attack risks

University of Florida - Activity of alamin adenosyltransferase clarified

University of Florida - Peanuts rival fruit as source of health-promoting antioxidants

University of Guelph - Fatty acids and exercise affect glucose transport but not tumor growth

University of Halle Wittenberg, Halle Saale - Natriuretic peptides may have a role in monitoring therapy success

University of Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca - Dot-blot EIA rapidly detects RSV antigen from pediatric nasopharyngeal aspirates

University of Leicester - Endocannabinoid N-arachidonoylethanolamine has role in normal labor

University of Maryland, Baltimore - Consolidation chemotherapy for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin disease feasible

University of Michigan - Study investigates value of "center of excellence" designation

University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena - Novel approach analyzes mitochondrial toxicity induced by NRTIs

University of Nebraska - Phosphorylation regulates cell growth and kinase stability and activation

University of Nebraska - Regulation of BCL2 protein expression in B cells clarified

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne - Cardiac complications are a primary part specific limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

University of North Carolina - Growth of vascular smooth muscle studied, transactivation of receptor involved

University of Otago, Dunedin - Neurointermediate lobe of pituitary has regulatory role in prolactin secretion

University of Pittsburgh - Hostility, distraction affect women's CV recovery from anger recall differently

University of South Carolina -  Amphitrite ornate dehaloperoxidase studied, enhanced activity revealed

University of South Paris - Myocardial injury could be caused by enhanced effects of isoproterenol by TNFa

University of Tennessee - Coordinated RhoA and Rac1 is needed for bronchial epithelial wound repair

University of Texas, Dallas - Punctate exanthema common cutaneous presentation in West Nile Virus infection

University of Texas, San Antonio - Use of wavelet regressions hastens normalization of cDNA microarray data

University of Thessly - Enteroviruses responsible for outbreak of aseptic meningitis identified

University of Tokyo - Functional roles of kinesin superfamily proteins

University of Toronto - Emergency outbreak planning lacking in Canada during 2003 SARS outbreak

University of Utah - Dye reversal microarrays used to identify cytogenetic abnormalities

University of Utah - Protein release from multiblock copolymer-based microspheres characterized

University of Vienna - Culture-expanded autogenous bone cells can improve bone formation

University of Virginia - MDCT angiography can highlight patients who are at greater risk of stroke

University of Wageningen & Research Center - Real-time PCR quickly/accurately detects S. enterica and E. coli O157:H7

University of Washington - Oral estradiol dose for postmenopausal women with CKD should be cut 50% or more

V-Net Beverage, Inc. - Beverage company and laboratory partner to develop Allicin sublingual spray

Ventas, Inc. - Healthcare real estate trust sells two hospitals to tenant, Kindred Healthcare

VizX Labs - GeneSifter Data Center launched

Washington University - Cobalt wire-based rat model of focal epilepsy constructed

Washington University, St. Louis - Older women less likely to receive most aggressive treatments

Washington University, St. Louis - SC expression of AML1/ETO fusion protein induces myeloproliferative disorder

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - Company receives CMS approval to offer managed care coverage to Medicare users

Wyeth Research - LDL could promote vascular liberation of arachidonic acid

Xinqiao Hospital, Chongqing - SVZa neural stem cells differentiate into distinct lineages in response to BMP4

Xtria, LLC - IT company signs 3-year agreement with Texas medical center for imaging services

Yonsei University, Korea - Job characteristics were not associated with cardiovascular risk factors

Yonsei University, Seoul - Epidural analgesia reduces pain scores more than IV fentanyl analgesia

Zentaris GmbH - Pharmaceutical company receives approval to market leishmaniasis drug in Germany

Zhengzhou University - Findings support role of genistein in colon tumor prevention, growth reduction

Zimmer Holdings - Holdings company announces MIS agreement with U of Nebraska Medical Center

Zoe Medical - Delphi Medical licenses vital signs monitoring technology