Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

PainCare Holdings, Inc. - PainCare Holdings announces 2005 revenues increased 81% to $68.7 million

Patan Hospital, Kathmandu -  Salmonella enterica Paratyphi A and Typhi cause indistinguishable syndromes

Peking University, Beijing - Tc-99m labeled nitrobenzoimidazole and nitrotriazole proposed as novel tumor hypoxia markers

PerkinElmer, Inc. - PerkinElmer announces first quarter 2006 revenue of $355.5 million

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne - Most Australian medical oncologists declined to inform patients about expensive anti-cancer drugs

Pharmaceutical Research - Doctors widely prescribe drugs without adequate scrutiny, Stanford scientist finds

Prince Songkla University, Songkhla - Medicinal plant extracts have antiamoebic activity

Public Library of Science - A tiny protein plays a big role in DNA repair

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Research from Israel, Italy and Germany in allergies provides new insights

Respiratory Medicine - Chronic lung disease patients are missing 'stop-smoking' message

Rhei Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Rhei Pharmaceuticals appoints Scott Kozak as vice president of commercial operations

Rhode Island Hospital - Inoperable lung cancer treated by radiofrequency ablation plus conventional radiotherapy

Rockefeller University, New York - Anti-dendritic cell HIV gag fusion antibody vaccine intensified CD4+ T cell immunity

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Hospital, London - Findings from the United Kingdom and India in cardiology provide new insights

Royal Marsden Hospital, London - Researchers from Royal Marsden Hospital, London describe new findings

Russian Academy of Science - Research from Russian Academy of Science provides new scientific insights

STAAR Surgical Company - STAAR Surgical reports 73% Visian ICL sales growth for first quarter 2006

Saitama Medical School - Recent findings from Saitama Medical School highlighted

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Enrollment for phase 2 stage 1 monotherapy study of oral entry inhibitor completed

Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo - Quality of Life Assessment results were similar for chagasic and nonchagasic heart failure patients

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - Renal cell carcinoma linked to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma underexpression

ScienceBased Health - ScienceBased Health names Bert Glaser and Stephen Pflugfelder to scientific advisory board

Scient'x USA, Inc. - Tracy Brown named vice president of sales by Scient'x USA, Inc.

Scripps Research Institute - Immune response to HIV in the brain a "double-edged sword"

Scripps Research Institute - New findings from Scripps Research Institute described

Second Military Medical College, Shanghai - New findings from the People's Republic of China, United Kingdom and Canada in the area of vaccines described

Semmelweis University, Budapest - Findings from Hungary, Scotland and the United Kingdom advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

Semmelweis University, Budapest - Studies from Semmelweis University, Budapest add new findings to body of knowledge

Seoul National University - Oltipraz AUC values were smaller in rat models of diabetes mellitus induced by alloxan

Seoul National University - Researchers from Seoul National University detail new studies and findings

Serologicals Corporation - Serologicals acquires LINCO stocks for $64.5 million, $10.3 million for land and buildings

Shandong University - Cell-mediated lysis of autologous platelets occurs in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Shandong University, Jinan - Shandong University, Jinan researchers describe recent findings

Shanghai Jiao Tong University - New data from Shanghai Jiao Tong University detailed

Shantou University, College of Medicine - New data from the People's Republic of China, Singapore and Taiwan lluminates research in SARS

Shih Chien University, Taipei - Homocysteine and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity are linked in systemic lupus erythematosus

SkyePharma PLC - SkyePharma announces first European approval of treatment for pain after major surgery

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Recent findings from the United States and France illuminate research in leukemia

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Researchers' findings from the United States and France advance cancer treatment research

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - St. Jude test of avian influenza vaccine protects mice and ferrets, researchers report

St. Marianna University, Kanagawa - Optic nerve degeneration may be influenced by nuclear factor-kappa B p65

StemCells, Inc. - StemCells reports Q1 2006 net loss of 6 cents per share

Stockholm University - New findings from Stockholm University described

Stockholm University - New research from Stockholm University described

Stockholm University - Studies from Stockholm University highlight recent research

Sun Yat Sen Zhongshan University, Ghangzhou - HBV gene expression and replication are inhibited by stable RNA interference

SurModics, Inc. - SurModics names Peter L. Ginsberg to VP post, promotes Philip Ankeny

Taipei Medical University - Researchers' work from Taipei Medical University adds to body of knowledge

Talecris Biotherapeutics - Talecris launches support program for investigator-initiated immunoglobulin IV trials

Technical University of Munich - Soot immunization elicits antibodies against polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Teranode Corporation - Teranode awarded patent that enables adaptive workflow in informatics software

The Coding Source LLC - Jay Goldberg named chief financial officer of The Coding Source

Tohoku University, Miyagi - New findings from Tohoku University, Miyagi described

Tohoku University, Miyagi - Researchers from Tohoku University, Miyagi describe new findings

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - In T cell-mediated colitis, regulatory T cells suppress effector memory T cells

Toronto General Hospital - Studies from Toronto General Hospital highlight latest research

Tufts University, Boston - A 5-HT_1B/D antagonist reduced aggressive behavior

Tufts University, Boston - Tufts University, Boston researchers publish most recent findings

Tulane University, Covington - Intestinal double-positive CD4+CD8+ T cells have increased cytokine production capacity

Tulane University, New Orleans - Childhood obesity may be increased due to social program incentive to formula-feed infants

Tulane University, New Orleans - Recent studies from Tulane University, New Orleans add to knowledge base

Turku University Hospital - Studies from Finland, Italy and Switzerland describe new findings in head & neck cancer research

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Decline in U.S. SIDS rates reflects change in classification and reporting

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Researchers from U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention publish most recent findings

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Folate fortification of U.S. enriched cereal-grain products is focus of report

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Method to identify Yersinia enterocolitica from milk has been developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - UV photo-irradiation of retinyl palmitate forms singlet oxygen and superoxide

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Reports from the United States and Poland describe recent advances in cancer treatment research

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Influenza epidemics have been more severe in some countries than in others

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS described by researchers from Netherlands, India and United States

U.S. VA Medical Center, White River Junction - Recent studies from the United States add new data to urology research

Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Belgium and Netherlands report details of new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda - Models for prostate carcinogenesis offer testing grounds for anticancer agents

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo - Bacterial vaginosis diagnosis may be predicted by percentage of clue cells in pap smears

Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - New findings from Brazil, Germany and Denmark in the area of osteoporosis detailed

University Children's Hospital, Berne - Researchers from Switzerland, Brazil and the United States report recent findings in cardiology

University Clinic of Brussels - Prostate cancer management strategies discussed

University College London - Researchers from University College London describe new findings

University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich - Studies from Germany, the People's Republic of China and the South Korea describe new findings in leukemia research

University at Buffalo - Breast cancer risk in premenopausal women is associated with early life events

University of Aberdeen - University of Aberdeen researchers publish recent findings

University of Alberta - Gelatin nanoparticles are taken up by dendritic cells

University of Amsterdam - Studies from University of Amsterdam highlight most recent research

University of Arizona - Researchers from University of Arizona report details of new studies and findings

University of Arkansas - Scientists investigate how turkeys avoid salmonella contamination during transport

University of Arkansas - Sweet potato leaf may show positive effects on human health and nutrition

University of Bern - Myocardial remodeling by myofibroblasts may contribute to arrhythmogenesis

University of Bologna - Research from University of Bologna provides new scientific insights

University of Bristol - Studies from University of Bristol highlight latest findings

University of Calgary - Prepyloric neural electrical stimulation reverses peristalsis in canine obesity model

University of California, Irvine - Estrogen modulates mechanical homeostasis of mouse arterial vessels through nitric oxide

University of California, Irvine - Researchers from University of California, Irvine publish new findings

University of California, Los Angeles - Researchers from the United States and Switzerland describe findings in lung cancer studies

University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA researchers discover how drug binds to neurons to stop drunken symptoms of alcohol

University of California, San Francisco - MRI can function as surrogate measure of disability in multiple sclerosis

University of California, San Francisco - Neurogenin1 is a determinant of brain dopaminergic neurons

University of California, San Francisco - Novel approach to myocardial multi-pinhole SPECT offers 5-fold efficiency increase

University of California, San Francisco - Prostate MRSI data is quantified by time domain fitting and frequency domain analysis

University of Cambridge - HPV vaccines show promise for low-grade intraepithelial disease

University of Cambridge - New research from University of Cambridge described

University of Cantabria, Santander - Breast cancer inhibited by melatonin

University of Cape Town - Researchers' data from South Africa advance HIV/AIDS research

University of Cardiff Wales - University of Cardiff Wales researchers publish recent findings

University of Central Florida - Resveratrol inhibited Src and Stat3 signaling

University of Chicago - Amifostine can provide endothelial cells with resistance to ionizing radiation

University of Chicago - Herpesvirus has been designed to enter cells solely via IL-13 alpha 2 receptor

University of Chicago - Parental metabolic syndrome appears to be related to polycystic ovary syndrome pathogenesis

University of Chicago - Researchers' data from University of Chicago highlight new research

University of Cincinnati - Calcium supplementation during pregnancy affects bone health of mother and fetus

University of Cincinnati - Researchers from the United States, the Netherlands and United Kingdom report recent findings in genetics

University of Cologne - Efficacy of laparoscopic radical cystectomy demonstrated

University of Colorado - Bone morphogenetic protein signaling controls PASMC K-V channel expression

University of Copenhagen - Femoral/sciatic nerve block may be better than epidural analgesia after total knee replacement

University of Copenhagen - Multivitamin/mineral supplement during TB treatment reduces mortality in HIV coinfection

University of Dublin Trinity College - Researchers from University of Dublin Trinity College provide details of new studies and findings

University of Dundee - Reports from Scotland, the United States and Canada advance knowledge in breast cancer research

University of Ferrara - Studies from University of Ferrara highlight latest findings

University of Florence - Reports from University of Florence add new data to knowledge base

University of Florida, Jacksonville - Recent findings in imaging described by researchers from Ireland, Sweden and the United States

University of Frankfurt - Researchers' findings from University of Frankfurt advance research

University of Groningen - New findings from University of Groningen detailed

University of Hamburg Hospital - Spinal cord compression due to myeloma treated more effectively by long-course radiotherapy

University of Hawaii - New findings in obesity described from the United States

University of Heidelberg - Researchers from University of Heidelberg report recent findings

University of Helsinki - Reports from Finland, Denmark and Germany advance knowledge in cardiology research

University of Helsinki - Studies from University of Helsinki highlight most recent findings

University of Illinois - T cell-mediated hepatic inflammation modulates adiponectin levels in mice

University of Ioannina - Laryngeal lesions show a two-step involvement of matrix metalloproteinase-9

University of Iowa - National Quality Forum releases 30 safe practices for hospitals

University of Leeds - Abortion decision due to prenatal thalassemia diagnosis may not be due to faith

University of Leipzig - Capillary loss in chronic atrial fibrillation is averted by ACE-inhibitor

University of Leipzig - Researchers from University of Leipzig report details of new studies and findings

University of Leipzig - University of Leipzig researchers describe recent findings

University of Louisville - Inhibition of aldose reductase may prevent glucose-induced stimulation of SMC growth

University of Maastricht - Studies from University of Maastricht highlight latest research

University of Maryland - Researchers from University of Maryland publish most recent findings

University of Maryland - Studies from the United States advance knowledge in myeloma research

University of Melbourne - New data from University of Melbourne detailed

University of Melbourne - Recent findings from University of Melbourne highlighted

University of Melbourne - Studies from Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom add new findings to DNA body of knowledge

University of Messina - Data from Italy, the United States and the South Korea advance knowledge in hepatitis B virus research

University of Michigan - Fibroid treatment and future research trends are summarized in recent review

University of Michigan - Studies from University of Michigan highlight most recent findings

University of Michigan - University of Michigan researchers publish recent findings

University of Montpellier - Hyperglycemia trials in diabetes should target HbA_1c , glucose levels, and glucose swings

University of Montreal - CD8+ cells required to limit chronic oral carriage of Candida albicans in HIV/AIDS

University of Montreal - Findings from Canada and the United States in obesity provide new insights

University of Munich - Researchers from University of Munich publish new findings

University of Naples -  Haemophilus influenzae porin-related proinflammatory activity clarified

University of Nevada - New research from University of Nevada described

University of Newcastle - Researchers from University of Newcastle publish latest findings

University of North Carolina - Researchers from the United States and Greece report recent findings in obstetrics

University of North Carolina - Vaccine shown effective against chancroid

University of North Dakota - Dynamic regulation of actin polymerization may play key role in vascular smooth muscle contraction

University of Oslo - Reports from University of Oslo add new data to knowledge base

University of Oulu - Patients with rheumatic disease often had symptomatic valve disease

University of Paris 11 - New findings from France and the United States in the area of leukemia described

University of Parma - Researchers' findings from Italy, Germany and the United States advance statins research

University of Patras - Studies from University of Patras highlight latest research

University of Patras - The PTEN/PI3-kinase/Akt pathway regulates microvascular structure stability

University of Pennsylvania - Stretch increases alveolar epithelial permeability to uncharged micromolecules

University of Pisa - Studies from Italy and the United Kingdom describe new findings in diabetes research

University of Pittsburgh - Recent studies from University of Pittsburgh add to knowledge base

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Research from the United States, Japan and France add new data to lung cancer body of knowledge

University of Puerto Rico - Positive selection in Dengue viral envelope accompanies clade reintroduction

University of Puerto Rico - Researchers from University of Puerto Rico detail new studies and findings

University of Roma Tor Vergata - KSHV DNA increases after low frequency electromagnetic field exposure and TPA stimulation

University of Roma Tor Vergata - Studies from University of Roma Tor Vergata highlight recent research

University of Sao Paulo - Early cardiac hypertrophy precedes angiogenesis in thyroxine-treated rats

University of Siena - Red wine alcohol promotes quercetin absorption, directs its metabolism to isorhamnetin, tamarixetin

University of Southampton - Variation in measles-mumps-rubella immunization coverage is examined

University of Southern California - BMI linked to higher urine albumin excretion, a cardiovascular and renal disease marker

University of Southern Denmark - Researchers from University of Southern Denmark describe new findings

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow - Findings from Scotland, France and Japan describe new data in diabetes research

University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio - Intranasal vaccination with Francisella novicida strain protects against tularemia

University of Texas, Arlington - Studies from the United States and Japan describe new findings in melanoma research

University of Tokushima - Researchers from Japan and the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of mesothelioma

University of Tokyo - Researchers from University of Tokyo detail new studies and findings

University of Toronto - Researchers from University of Toronto publish new findings

University of Toronto - Tissue-engineered bladder grafts reveal neovascularization on contrast-enhanced MRI

University of Tromso - Risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease after acute MI is not lowered by B vitamin treatment

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Bladder cancer prophylaxis achieved with intravesical bacille Calmette-Guerin

University of Tubingen - Studies from University of Tubingen highlight most recent findings

University of Turku - Immunomodulative chemotherapy enhances Th2 responses to herpesvirus vectors

University of Ulsan, Seoul - New findings from University of Ulsan, Seoul detailed

University of Uppsala - University of Uppsala researchers describe recent findings

University of Verona - Better stage II gastric cancer prognosis linked to microsatellite instability

University of Warwick - Noncovalent quaternary structure of cholera toxin has been characterized

University of Washington - Findings from the United States and Canada describe new data in HIV/AIDS research

University of Washington - Reports from the United States add new data to lipids research

University of Washington - Salmonella type III secretion effector interacts with mammalian kinase PKN1

University of Washington School of Medicine - Fusion protein under development for radioimmunotherapy of hematologic malignancies

University of Western Australia - Researchers from Australia, Turkey and the United States describe findings in ischemia studies

University of Wurzburg - Studies from University of Wurzburg highlight most recent findings

University of Zurich - Dentin enhances the antimicrobial effectiveness of bioactive glass S53P4

University of Zurich - Pregnancy-related stress in second trimester may be related to prolonged cortisol recovery

University of Zurich - Researchers from University of Zurich publish new studies and findings

Uppsala University - Angiogenesis blockade by synthetic histine-rich glycoprotein calls for heparan sulfate

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine reduces invasive pneumococcal disease among infants

ViaCell, Inc. - ViaCell reports Q1 2006 total revenues of $12.1 million up from $10.1 million a year ago

Virginia Commonwealth University - Reports from Virginia Commonwealth University describe recent advances

Voyager Pharmaceutical Corporation - Voyager completes second phase 2 study of leuprolide acetate for treating Alzheimer disease

Vrije University of Amsterdam - Researchers from Netherlands, Japan and United States detail new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis - Findings from the United States describe new data in HIV/AIDS research

Watson School of Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor - RNA interference suppresses prion protein in livestock

Wellington Hospital, London - Asymptomatic myocardial ischemia detected in diabetics by noninvasive imaging tests

Yale University - Data from the United States, Denmark and Japan advance knowledge in diabetes research

Yale University - Researchers from Yale University describe new findings

Yale University - Researchers from the United States and South Africa publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS

Yale University, New Haven - Bioterrorism outbreak may be identified by wild or domestic animal surveillance

Yale University, New Haven - Lyme borreliosis spreads rapidly in U.S. via cross-species Borrelia burgdorferi transmission

Yamaguchi University - New data from Japan and Germany lluminates research in gastroenterology

Yonsei University, Seoul - Recent findings in cancer treatment described by researchers from South Korea, United States and Israel

York University, Toronto - York University, Toronto researchers publish most recent findings

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Researchers from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou publish recent findings

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Studies from the People's Republic of China, Japan and Italy advance knowledge in lung cancer research

sanofi pasteur - sanofi pasteur H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine candidate demonstrates significant immune response