Pharma Law Weekly

MetaMateria Partners, LLC - NanoDynamics acquires balance of nanomaterial synthesis technology company

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Sti1 and Cdc37 stabilize Hsp90 in chaperone complexes

NMT Medical, Inc. - CardioSEAL maker announces increased first quarter revenue

NaPro BioTherapeutics, Inc. - Biotech company announces formation of chemistry advisory board

National Center for Genome Resources - Non-profit research institute names new president

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Uncertainty in clinical tests raises healthcare costs

National Stroke Association - Alzheimer disease treatment effective in stroke survivors with dementia

Natl. Inst. of Adv. Indust. Sci. & Tech., Tsukuba - Flow visualization useful for predicting thrombus formation in blood pump

Natus Medical, Inc. - Developer of neonatal products adds to board of directors

NeoRx Corp. - Oncology drug maker reports $0.17 per share loss

Newcastle General Hospital - Application of genomics and proteomics to neurosciences outlined

Niigata University - Novel hemoperfusion method attenuates dialysis-related amyloidosis

Non-Surgical Orthopaedic & Spine Center - Kadian relieves pain after unsuccessful treatment with oxycontin, MS contin

North Carolina State University - B7⁺CTLA4⁺ T cells engage in T-T cell interactions that mediate apoptosis

Northwestern University - Diabetics more likely to suffer cardiovascular illnesses than nondiabetics

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. - FDA updates Zelnorm labeling with new risk information

Ohio State University - Compact disk-like microfluidic ELISA platform developed

Ohio State University - Controversy exists in the management of well-differentiated thyroid cancer

Oregon Health & Science University - Ritalin may improve Parkinson symptoms

Padua Hospital - Immune activity underlying ureteral stenosis clarified

Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research - Genotypes of malaria-infected patients in Papua New Guinea reported

Pedro Kouri Tropical Medical Inst. - No new cases detected following dengue 3 epidemic in Havana

Peking University - Vectors bearing the uroplakin II promoter staunch bladder cancer

Portland VA Medical Center - Synthetic androstene analogue ameliorates murine collagen-induced arthritis

Premier, Inc. - Lipid-lowering therapy may reduce fatal heart attacks after noncardiac surgery

Prescription Drugs - Man pleads guilty to selling prescription drugs online

Prescription Drugs - Wisconsin Governor adds more medications to state prescription drug site

Princeton University - Chromatin structure of ribosomal DNA causes genome instability

Protein Design Labs, Inc. - Net loss reported by developer of humanized antibodies

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated - Gene-based test detects mutations linked with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

RMIT University - Model to assess risk of non-ionizing pulsed radiation developed

Raul Cerrea-FLENI Institute - Newer antiepileptic drugs may lower risk of fetal malformations

Rockefeller University - Leptin rapidly rewires arcuate nucleus feeding circuits

Royal Marsden NHS Trust - Novel systemic therapies for breast cancer reviewed

Rush University - Guideline evaluates use of transcranial doppler ultrasound

Salmedix Inc. - Second clinical study of SDX-105 initiated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park - Infliximab effective against refractory Kawasaki disease

Serono Pharmaceutical Research Inst. - IKK2 inhibitor alleviates kidney and wasting diseases in murine AIDS model

SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. - Anti-infective applications sought for antiseptic nasal spray product

Sleep Solutions, Inc. - Healthcare services company expands medical contract manufacturing arrangement

SonoSite, Inc. - Titan system offers expanded OB/Gyn calculations and measurement capabilities

Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces appointment of new board member

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company approved for listing on NASDAQ National Market System

St. Jude Children's Hospital - Gleevec reverses cellular resistance to topotecan and SN-38

St. Marys Hospital, Grand Junction - Good management of hepatitis C requires thorough pretreatment evaluation

Stanford University - C/EBPbeta transactivates MDR1 gene by interaction with inverted CCAAT box

Stanford University - Declining correlation seen between PSA score and prostate cancer

Stanford University - Hepatitis vaccination in patients with chronic liver disease reviewed

Takeda Pharmaceuticals - Combination therapy with Actos improves components of diabetic dyslipidemia

Tel Aviv School of Medicine - Researcher promotes early prevention of gastrointestinal tract cancer

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Pharmaceutical company's first quarter sales exceed $1B

TherMatrx, Inc. - New FDA-approved catheter designed to treat shorter prostate lengths in BPH

Tokyo Medical University - Coexpressed CCL21/SLC and LIGHT diminish tumor growth and increase survival

Tottori University - Losartan may improve exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure

Transgene - Biopharmaceutical company reports financial results for first quarter 2004

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - CYP1A2 is not required for dioxin-induced immunosuppression

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - 4-methylthio-1-butyl group protects phosphate/thiophosphate groups

U.S. National Institutes of Health - DNA vaccine induces SARS coronavirus protective immunity in mice

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Large intestinal tumors induced by o-Nitrotoluene in B6C3F1 mouse model

U.S. National Institutes of Health - New modeling grants target epidemics, bioterror

United Therapeutics Corporation - Biotechnology company announces increased revenues in first quarter 2004

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Researchers identify molecular targets in pituitary tumors

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Permanent and temporary brachytherapy treat advanced brain cancer similarly

Univ. of London Royal Veterinary College - Isoenzyme inhibitors have therapeutic potential to target inflammatory cells

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Property-based sequence motifs used to determine protein structures

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Functions of lipoprotein receptors in neurons reviewed

Universidad Complutense - Protein restriction affects fetal and adult rat pancreas differently

Universite Francois Rabelais de Tours - Regulation of IGF binding protein-4 levels and functions reviewed

University College London - Motion that powers sperm provides key to unraveling rare genetic disorder

University College London - Ovarian ablation as a treatment for breast cancer

University Hospital MAS, Malmo - Tubular repair of median and ulnar nerves superior to microsurgical repair

University Polytechnica - Role of cavitation microjets in therapeutic ultrasound clarified

University of Aalborg - HTLV-1 Tax directly transactivates immediately-early gene ETR101

University of Alabama - HIV-1 viral load increase confers virus escape risk via recombination diversity

University of Alabama - The survivin promoter is tumor-specific in virus-mediated gene therapy

University of Barcelona - Retinoids offer novel strategies for obesity and diabetes treatment

University of British Columbia - Animal microbes pass glycopeptide resistance genes to humans

University of California San Diego - V82F/184V mutation decreases binding affinity of HIV-1 protease inhibitors

University of California San Francisco - Hedgehog-interacting protein prevents basal cell carcinoma

University of Chile - Simple assay developed to assess feeding habits of Meprai spinolai

University of Colorado - TALL-104 cells injure glioma cells by apoptotic and necrotic pathways

University of Dundee - Phosphorylation site in elongation factor 2 kinase modulates activity

University of Dusseldorf - Study discusses the molecular biology of the estrogen receptors

University of Florence - Somatostatin receptor subtype 2 represents cell differentiation marker in tumors

University of Hamburg - Enteral absorption of CsA good in very small children following liver transplant

University of Iowa - Charnley hip replacements durable over three decades

University of Kentucky - Prevalence of dermatologic reactions to smallpox vaccine reported

University of Michigan - Prescription pain medications scarce in minority neighborhood pharmacies

University of Michigan - Study links gonorrhea, prostate cancer

University of Navarra - Neuropeptide receptor antagonists are potential anti-obesity agents

University of Navarra - PTEN and DMBT1 gene deletions may be responsible for some neuroblastomas

University of Nottingham - Method to control size of drug-carrying polymer particles developed

University of Otago - Study suggests assessment tool has nonclinical applications

University of Pennsylvania - Rolling circle amplification useful for whole-genome microarray manufacture

University of Pittsburgh - Hydrodynamic injection accomplishes transduction through hydroporation

University of Pittsburgh - Muscle-derived cells and gene therapy may cure for post-prostatectomy ED

University of Rochester - Mercury exposure and child development outcomes reviewed

University of Sao Paulo - A subfamily of Ras-related genes may be a tumor suppressor in prostate cancer

University of Sao Paulo - Transesophageal Doppler predicts cardiac output during hemodynamic changes

University of Siena - Micropatterned hyaluronan surfaces orient lymphatic endothelial cell growth

University of Sydney - MERG1A may play a role in early mouse embryogenic development

University of Tennessee - Components of HIV vaccine are recognized by T-helper cells

University of Texas - Quarum sensing involved in modulating regulation of EPEC virulence genes

University of Texas, El Paso -  Leishmania amazonensis vaccine not effective against leishmaniasis

University of Tokyo - Prnp transfection suppress CVB3 replication in prion protein gene-deficient cell

University of Utrecht - Ridge-based vessel segmentation defines retinal nuances

University of Vienna - Immunoreactivity higher to non-pathogenic strains of Acanthamoeba

University of Wales Hospital - Postsurgical mental health screenings would help head and neck cancer patients

University of Washington - Genes with potential value as lymphoma markers identified

University of Wisconsin - Extended exposure to sunlight may be related to age-related eye diseases

University of Zurich - Interferon and immune cell interactions in HSV-1 infection characterized

Valeant Pharmaceuticals - U.S., non-E.U. rights to Tasmar acquired for $13.5 million

Vanderbilt University - EF-hand couples intracellular calcium to cardiac excitability

Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Triapine and Cloretazine trial results published in scientific journals

Washington University - Intracellular parasite invasion strategies reviewed

Weizmann Institute Science - Runx3 regulates mouse TGF-beta-mediated dendritic cell activity

White Knight SST, Inc. - Cell therapy companies sign letter of intent to merge

World Health Organization - WHO: More AIDS clinics needed in countries

Wyeth - Clinical trial to investigate moxidectin for treatment of river blindness

mtm laboratories AG - CINtec technology granted U.S. patent for diagnosis of carcinomas