Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki - Quality of life predicted in newly diagnosed melanoma and breast cancer patients

National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of SARS coronavirus

Natl Institute of Health & Environ., Bilthoven -  B. pertussis virulence factor retains properties after production

NeoPharm, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces re-election of board of directors

Nevada Cancer Institute - Cancer institute adds four senior leaders

New York State Psychiatry Institute & Hospital - Gender differences in adolescent Cluster A PD examined

NicOx - Pharmaceutical company announces new head of research and development

Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Advanced CT makes for faster, easier, and more accurate diagnoses

Northwestern University - African-American screening rates higher in VA hospital

Northwestern University - Physical activity level of Asian Americans relatively low

NuVasive, Inc. - Medical device company appoints vice president of legal affairs

Oklahoma State University - Evidence for chaperone heterocomplexes containing both Hsp90 and VCP

Olgahospital, Stuttgart - Patients with infective endocarditis and CHD show a spectrum of complications

Open University, Milton Keynes - Dentate gyrus long-term potentiation studied, protein expression link shown

Orebro University - New data illuminates research in atherosclerosis

Parker Hughes Institute, St. Paul - Stampidine alone or as part of HAART is potent HIV inhibitor

Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran - Modified gel electrophoresis accurately detects LDL receptor gene mutations

Pennsylvania State University - Elevated CRP can foil diet's ability to lower cholesterol

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Victoria - Polymorphism in FANCA promoter region associated with breast and ovarian cancer

Pfizer - BMP-9 is potent anabolic factor for juvenile bovine cartilage

Pfizer Health Solutions - Health improved among Hispanics with culturally appropriate diabetes education

Philanthropy - Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis, partners to raise money for IPF

Pingchuan Pharmaceutical Inc. - Pharma company signs contract Tianzhi Medical Technology Development

Pomeranian Medical University - Mediterranean diet analyzed, effect on kidney graft recipients revealed

Prana Biotechnology Limited - Biotechnology company announces management change

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. - Optics company announces appointment of chief financial officer

Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales - Research in ovarian cancer provides new insights

Principal Financial Group - Washington organizations awarded grants, agencies benefit from foundation

Priority Healthcare Corporation - Companies form alliance to offer products and services in fertility marketplace

ProMetic Life Sciences, Inc. - Joint venture established for development of mad cow disease diagnostics

Prolexys Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Drug-target system combines affinity pull-down and MS methods

Protein Sciences Corporation - Efficacy results for FluBlOk recombinant influenza vaccine reported

ProxyMed - Healthcare transaction company announces president and COO resignation

Public Library of Science - Gene mutation responsible for lung and diaphragm defects

Quality Care Solutions Inc. - Information technology company awarded patent for adjudication technology

Research and Markets Ltd. - Report outlines brain industry's investment opportunities, risks, competition

Resolution Health, Inc. - Healthcare data analytic company launches OTC substitution program

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Rare female genital tract tumor detected

Rovigo General Hospital - Renal artery stenoses in CAD patients have peculiar angiographic pattern

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Reduced-peak early-lengthening velocity occurs in both HCM and CAD

Royal Free and University College Medical School - Researchers' findings advance diabetic nephropathy research

Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Merseyside - PET compared to CT for diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer

Royal Marsden Natl. Health Service Trust, Surrey - Accelerated radiotherapy for localized invasive bladder cancer studied

SUNY, Buffalo - Methylphenidate transdermal system shows promise in children

Sahlgrens University Hospital -  Haemophilus influenzae antibodies measured before and after vaccine

Saitama Medical School - Data advance knowledge in diabetic nephropathy research

Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama - Diabetic nephropathy examined in type 1 diabetic children in Bahrain

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - CROfessionals expedites phase II HIV monotherapy trial

Santiago de Compostela University - New research in the area of diagnostics detailed

Schepens Eye Research Institute - A protein in the eye may prevent immune response and disease

Schering AGFranc - Data shows Zevalin effective second-line treatment for large B-cell lymphoma

Schering-Plough - Temozolomid capsules approved in EU for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

Sciona - Genetics-focused biotech company appoints Roy Whitfield to board of directors

Shire Health International - Seroquel is effective against aggression in patients with schizophrenia

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc - Pharma company appoints executive vice president

Siebel Systems, Inc. - FEI Women's Health selects CRM solution

Sloan-Kettering Institute - E3 ligase activity analyzed, insights revealed

Society for Adolescent Medicine - Society comments on U.S. FDA licensure of pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus vaccine

Society for Women's Health Research - Women among hardest hit by HIV/AIDS

Society of Nuclear Medicine - Caffeine interferes with image results for known or suspected cancers

Society of Nuclear Medicine - Mobile PET/CT imaging is good economic strategy

Society of Nuclear Medicine - Obesity is associated with an impairment of coronary circulatory function

Society of Nuclear Medicine - SNM award goes to pioneer in applying PET to movement disorders

Somanetics Corporation - Maker of cerebral oximeter for cardiovascular surgery reports Q2 2005 results

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Shadyac retires as CEO of Tennessee children's research hospital

Stanford University - Effect of pacing mode on mitral valve kinematics characterized

Stanford University - Leukemia linked to infection

Stanford University Medical Center - U.S. NIH-funded sleep disorder clinical trial launched at Stanford University

Surgical Information Systems - Company named to Healthcare Informatics 100 for fifth consecutive year

Takeda Pharmaceuticals N. America, Inc. - ACTOS shows anti-inflammatory effects in patients with type 2 diabetes

Taratec - Bruce Magath appointed vice president, resource strategy and deployment

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - Regurgitant flow damage to left atrial endothelium possible

Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Antisense inhibition of telomerase blunts prostate cancer invasion factors

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - New method for destruction of cancer cells by immunological system developed

The Hospital & Healthsystem Assoc. of Pennsylvania - Study confirms Medicaid cuts in Pennsylvania will harm patients, hospitals

The Medicines Co. - FDA approves expansion of the Angiomax label

Toho University - Novel properties of NIP-142 identified

Tohoku University - Diacylglycerol kinase isozymes studied, hypertrophic regulation clarified

Tohoku University - Hrs examined, preventative role in protein degradation defined

Tokyo Institute of Technology - Zinc finger protein TZF described as novel corepressor of androgen receptor

Tokyo Med & Dent. University - Periodontal ligament cell sheet developed for periodontal regeneration

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Alabama medical center installs CT system for cardiac care

TraceDetect, Inc. - U.S. CDC awards grant for continuous monitoring of arsenic in drinking water

Tufts University - Learning curve for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass described

Tufts University, Boston - L-carnitine for hemodialysis patients is associated with lower hospital use

Tufts University, Boston - Ultrasonic tumescent liposuction treats HIV-related cervicodorsal lipodystrophy

Tufts University, Brighton - Angiogenic gene therapy diminishes cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy

U.S. Agriculture Research Service - Copper's healthy limits probed

U.S. Army Medical Research Unit - Virus-like particles are candidates for Ebola and Marburg vaccines

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Anthrax lethal toxin induces endothelial barrier dysfunction

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Azoreductase from Staphylococcus aureus characterized

U.S. HIFU - Noninvasive prostate disease treatment approved in Canada

U.S. NIST - New gene chip may be early cancer diagnosis tool

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Clinical trial design optimized to minimize risks of adverse events

USC Fertility - Physicians report nation's first pregnancy with triplets through egg freezing

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Surgical treatment of obesity reviewed

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Entire genome of pathogen screened in vivo for protective antigens

University College, London - Results of large study of genetic imprinting disorders and ART presented

University Health Network, Toronto - Age should not be factor in candidacy for arteriovenous fistula creation

University of Alabama - Researchers describe findings in obstetrics studies

University of Alberta - Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in Canada examined

University of Arizona - Arsenic is metabolized differently among different people

University of Bari - Laser capture microdissection measures hepatitis C in renal tissues

University of Bielefeld - Conception cycles studied, light retardation by the zona pellucida implicated

University of Birmingham - Factors predicting metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes presented

University of Bristol, Avon - Post-transcriptional enhancer buoys nervous system transduction

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Reports describe recent advances in oncology research

University of California-San Diego Medical Center - Intra-aneurysmal pressure changes characterized in experimental model

University of Cambridge - Silicon-containing hydroxyapatite films show promise as bioimplant coating

University of Cardiff Wales - Phosphoramidate pronucleotide technology enhances abacavir potency

University of Catholique Louvain, Brussels - Study looks at corticosteroid withdrawal in pancreas-kidney transplant patients

University of Cologne - Immunoglobulin class switch occurred in primary lymphomas of CNS

University of Cologne - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

University of Colorado - NMDA receptor subunits and variants studied, differential expression shown

University of Florence - Effects of metformin on glucagon-like peptide-1 levels examined

University of Florida, Gainesville - Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin with leptomeningeal metastases described

University of Giessen - Glutathione reductase studied, highly potent gold-phosphole inhibitor defined

University of Hamburg - Circulating breast cancer tumor cells correlated to bone marrow micrometastases

University of Helsinki - Pulmonary proteinase receptor studied, expression in preterm infants clarified

University of Ioannina - Lymphangiogenesis signals the spread of head and neck cancer

University of Ioannina - Perspectives in the treatment of gastric cancer discussed

University of Kentucky, Lexington - Tat-induced P-g in brain microvessels may lead to low HAART efficacy in CNS

University of Leeds - Cardiovascular variables analyzed in supine diabetic patients

University of London - Researchers' data advance cardiology research

University of Manchester - Fibrillin microfibril organization studied, intramolecular pleating indicated

University of Massachusetts, Worcester - Episomal viral cDNA evolution is a surrogate of ongoing HIV replication

University of Miami - Cancer stage at diagnosis differs between HMO and fee-for-service Medicare

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Combination therapy beats cancer by focusing on angiogenesis

University of Modena - Some measures are higher in young MI patients than in older patients

University of Montreal - Cyclooxygenase-2 pathway is implicated in deleterious cardiovascular changes

University of Munich - Acute myeloid leukemia with complex aberrant karyotype profiled

University of Nebraska, Omaha - Baroreflex inhibition is mediated by central AT₁ receptors

University of Oslo - Existence of cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome evidenced

University of Palermo - Gastric mechanical activity examined, effects of sodium fluoride defined

University of Pennsylvania - Gene transfer into skeletal muscle achieved using adenovirus serotypes

University of Pittsburgh - Endothelial cell apoptosis analyzed, nature of FLIP protection defined

University of Pittsburgh - Interleukin 4 tumor cell vaccine needs type-1 immunity for sustained efficacy

University of Quebec, Montreal - Organochlorine, mercury exposure affects thyroid status during pregnancy

University of Roma La Sapienza, Rome - Findings from long-term follow-up of intramedullary spinal cord tumors discussed

University of Sao Paulo - Fine environmental particles promote histological alterations

University of Sao Paulo - Recent findings in allergy medicine provide new insights

University of Sassari - Case-control study of diabetes and periodontal disease performed

University of Sheffield - Atrial natriuretic peptide studied, extrasplenic effects clarified

University of Sheffield - Embryonic stem cells can develop into eggs and sperm in vitro

University of Tokushima - Recent findings in osteoporosis described

University of Tokyo - AMPA receptors examined, presynaptic inhibition at the calyx of Held defined

University of Toronto - Enzyme family plays role in Alzheimer disease

University of Toronto - MPS in children is different from MPS in adults

University of Toronto - Pregnant women at risk for injury in summer

University of Trieste - Transglutaminase antibody response in diabetes characterized

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Proton beam therapy treated hepatocellular carcinoma

University of Ulster - Study found no evidence of increased risk of vascular disease from milk drinking

University of Utrecht - Lobulitis frequently found in women at hereditary high risk of disease

University of Utrecht - Mouse models of colorectal cancer and liver metastases analyzed

University of Washington, Seattle - Globin transgene expression diverges in cell lines and transgenic mice

University of Western Australia - Murine immunocontraceptive is species-specific

University of Western Australia, Perth - HIV patients on ART have increased CD8 T cells specific for CMV IE1

University of Zimbabwe, Harare - Increased risk of preinvasive cervical lesions among HIV-infected women

University of the Center, Monastir - TNF receptor-II gene variations are linked to breast cancer survival

Walter Reed Army Institute, Silver Spring - Functional genomic relationships in HIV-1 disease revealed by gene profiling

Western Media Group Corporation - Updated website launched to provide information on medical IT products

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak - ESRD patients with coronary artery disease should be managed aggressively

Yamaguchi University - Topographic 3D interstitial MDCT-LG navigates breast sentinel lymph nodes

Yokohama City University, Kanagawa - DHEA can directly attenuate collagen type I synthesis in cardiac fibroblasts

Ziaja Skin Care, Inc. - Skin care company introduces new anticellulite 3-step program

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - Company awards $2.3 million in cardiac safety monitoring and services

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - Growing midtier pharmaceutical company awards $1.4M for ECG study