Pharma Law Weekly

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company reports first quarter 2005 results

New York University - Gap junction remodeling is determinant of arrhythmia susceptibility

Nippon Medical College - Novel fusion protein prevents hepatic zonal necrosis in vitro

Norwood Abbey, Ltd. - First patients successfully treated in Australian clinical study in eyecare

Nova Southeastern University - Metric method for foot volume assessment developed

NovaMin Technology, Inc. - Oral biomaterials manufacturer announces $4.4 million in financing

Okayama University - Brn-3a deficiency analyzed, effect on primary ganglion nociceptors revealed

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. - Long-term care real estate company announces financial results

Ontario Cancer Institute - Metalloproteinase inhibitor studied, role in hepatocyte cell cycle shown

Opinion Dynamics - Survey finds consumers prefer new USDA food pyramid

Orchid BioSciences, Inc. - BioSciences company reports first quarter 2005 financial results

Oxxon Therapeutics, Inc. - Therapeutics company announces promotion

Pacific Northwest Natl. Lab - Earth's surface is brightening

Peking University, Beijing - Dual role determined for N-terminal region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Pennsylvania State University - Slow and steady insulin delivery wins the race

Perrigo Company - Over-the-counter pharmaceutical company announces approval for Naproxen tablets

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Pharma company focused on cancer and atherosclerosis reports financials

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Desired tumor response achieved in phase 2 non-small cell lung cancer trial

Preferred Care Partners - Health plan acquires Neighborhood Health Partnership's Medicare business

Principal Financial Group - New migraine program supports members, mitigates effect of chronic disorder

Punjabi University -  Salmonella surface components modulate inflammatory mediators

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - VEGF Trap shows potential for the treatment of neovascular eye diseases

Rite Aid Corporation - Drug retailers move pseudoephedrine products behind pharmacy counter

Rocky Mountain Laboratories - Scientists reveal how disease bacterium survives inside immune system cell

Rosalind Franklin University of Med & Science - Cooling the foot aids prevention of diabetic foot wounds

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Upper airway occlusion does not interact with arousal-related autonomic outflow

Rush University, Chicago - Perceived discrimination linked to coronary artery calcification

Saga University - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of influenza vaccines

San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Strategies for insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes outlined

Shaar Meashe Mental Health Center, Hadera - Nondisease related aspects of patients' temperament affect quality of life

Siemens Medical Solutions - Company secures contracts for MRI, ultrasound with HealthTrust Purchasing Group

Singapore General Hospital - Tree shrews yield opportunities to study viral hepatitis and liver cancer

Skinvisible, Inc. - Antimicrobial hand sanitizer company expands N. American market, distribution

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava - Bacterial ghosts can be used as carriers of nucleic acid-encoded antigens

SonoSite, Inc. - Producer of hand-held ultrasound devices reports first quarter growth

Spanish Cntr for Pharmacoepidemiologic Res, Madrid - Antibiotic use doesn't appear to be a risk factor

SpinalMotion, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants approval for clinical studies of lumbar, cervical disk implants

St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis - ABCG2 has role in regulating PPIX levels during erythroid differentiation

St. Jude Children's Research Center - Giving children access to drug trials is crucial, clofarabine approval shows

St. Louis University - Intermedin has potent actions within the central nervous system

Stanford University - Enforced Bcl-2 expression overrides serum/feeder cell needs for ESC self-renewal

Stanford University - Mosaic mouse technique offers a powerful new tool to study diseases and genetics

State University of Campinas - Allergic airways neutrophil influx by C-fiber degeneration studied

State University of Ghent Hospital - Primary human hepatocytes repopulate the livers of chimeric mice

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Science-based pharmaceutical company reports first quarter 2005 results

Technion Israel Institute Technology, Haifa - Heparanase regulates murine hair growth

Temple University - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes therapy

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Sowa, Terry named chief executive officers of Louisiana, Mississippi hospitals

Texas Tech University - Tumor antigen induces rejection of spontaneous metastases

Texas Transplant Institute - Denileukin diftitox shows promise for treatment of steroid-resistant aGVHD

Thammasat University - Behavioral change intervention improves outcome in Thai elders

The Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Found. - Magazine recognizes advances being made in weight loss and the science of smell

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Charitable group announces creation of first charitable pharmacy in Ohio

Theragenics Corporation - Brachytherapy-focused company agrees to acquire wound closure company CP Medical

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - Researchers' work adds to neurology body of knowledge

Toranomon General Hospital, Kanagawa - Acute hepatitis B genotype A infection persists despite therapy

Tumor Biology Center, Freiburg - Angiopoietin-2 subverts endothelial stability via an autocrine loop mechanism

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Applying case-crossover design reduces confounding in condom efficacy

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Social support affects health-related quality of life among older adults

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC adopts new repellent guidance for upcoming mosquito season

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Diethanolamine measured in shampoo containing fatty acid diethanolamide

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Clomiphene citrate to induce ovulation may increase cancer risk

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Infrared spectroscopic imaging for histopathologic recognition repoted

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Leptin treats steatosis in the livers of patients with lipodystrophy

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Role of endocytosis in vaccinia enveloped particles formation reported

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. - Nutritional, care products company authorizes $10 million share repurchase plan

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Two-photon imaging gives real-time video of cells in living tissue

Univ. of California, Irvine - Eye doctors invent laser-assisted cornea-transplant surgery

Univ. of California, Irvine - Polluted California beaches cost public estimated $3.3 million annually

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hematology

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Viral variants abound in patients with primary hepatitis C virus infection

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Hospital company reports 34% first quarter diluted EPS growth

Universidad Complutense, Madrid - Reports add new data to insulin resistance research

University Hospital Timone - Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion compliance examined

University of Aalborg -  Escherichia coli adhesin analyzed, barriers to domain folding revealed

University of Adelaide - Split-night protocol improves treatment efficiency

University of Alberta - Research add new data to diabetes genomics and genetics body of knowledge

University of Brasilia - Researchers describe findings in HIV/AIDS drug resistance studies

University of Brescia - Candesartan improves small artery structure in diabetic patients

University of California Los Angeles - Patient develops multiple sclerosis symptoms after infliximab therapy

University of California, San Francisco - Functional specificity of shuttling hnRNPs determined

University of California, San Francisco - Infliximab and semen quality studied in men with IBD

University of California, San Francisco - Statistic synthesis approach improves microarray data analysis

University of Cambridge - Dominant negative PPAR-alpha inhibits signaling through all isoforms

University of Chicago - Gene therapy holds promise for generating new bone growth

University of Cincinnati - Anorexic effects of insulin reduced in obesity-prone rats

University of Cincinnati - Cryogenically stored mesenchymal SCs effectively repair soft tissue injuries

University of Delaware - Quadriceps muscle function significant in differential response to ACL injury

University of Dundee - IgA1 mutation effects hinge on bacterial IgAl protease cleavage susceptibility

University of Dundee - Rainbow tags allow visualization of protein expression and purification

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - TENS preferred over metamizole for afterpains

University of Essen - Data advance knowledge in kidney disease research

University of Florence - Cytosolic membrane-associated carbonic anhydrase isozymes synthesized

University of Florida - Interventions needed to encourage low-income women to breastfeed

University of Glasgow - Protein may have pathophysiological role in hypertension and oxidative stress

University of Goettingen - Zona pellucida proteinase activity studied, embryonic differences noted

University of Groningen Hospital - Phase I trial data on topotecan/carboplatin/paclitaxel regimen reported

University of Heidelberg - Sensors trace the function of therapeutic genes upon delivery

University of Helsinki - Genetic and environmental risk factors interact in development of dementia

University of Ibadan - New data illuminates research in measles vaccines

University of Illinois - Psychosocial factors of sun protection practices among parents of young children

University of Iowa - Obesity spreading out to all income levels

University of Kansas - Possible causes of Gulf War syndrome reviewed

University of Kentucky - Maternal antidepressant use appears to be safe for breastfeeding infants

University of Leipzig - G-protein coupled receptor kinase examined, thyroid expression clarified

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg - I-R induced cardiac dysfunction is associated with changes in PLD2 and PAP2

University of Marburg - Supramolecular gene delivery vectors excel at transfection

University of Maryland - Ascending ramp waveform more effective than BTE waveform

University of Maryland - Nicotine has biphasic effects on kynurenate levels in rat brain

University of Massachusetts - High need for social acceptance affects blood pressure, but not cardiac output

University of Massachusetts - New findings in osteoporosis described

University of Massachusetts - Rabbit papillomavirus oncoproteins associated with tumor suppressor

University of Michigan - Treat depression and chronic pain separately, researchers say

University of Minnesota - Arsenic trioxide augments effects of radiotherapy on solid tumors

University of Missouri - Estrogenic chemicals linked to prostate deformities in mice

University of North Carolina - Hugs are good for women's health

University of Nottingham - Acetaminophen use associated with asthma, COPD, decreased lung function

University of Nottingham - Drug combinations improve survival for patients with heart disease

University of Padua - Cells may be endocrine cells releasing vasoactive peptides

University of Padua - Hepatitis C core antigen may prevent liver injury in infected patients

University of Patras - When antioxidants block nitric oxide synthase angiogenesis wanes

University of Perugia - Reports describe recent advances in neurology research

University of Pittsburgh - Fracture risk lower for black women than white women at all BMD levels

University of Pittsburgh - HRT affects postmenopausal women's cardiovascular responses to stress

University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls - Data showed differential activation of PKC in hypertensive rat hearts

University of Texas - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of anesthesiology

University of Texas, Austin - Risk factors for obesity in adolescent girls presented

University of Texas, San Antonio - PCR detects KSHV in transbronchial biopsies in HIV patients with Kaposi sarcoma

University of Tokyo - Cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibited colon cancer cell adhesion to extracellular matrix

University of Toronto - Healthcare ethics practical, smart, claims U of T study

University of Trieste - Moderate caloric restriction enhances mitochondrial oxidative capacity

University of Utah, Salt Lake City - Melanoma cells express elevated levels of phosphorylated histone H2AX foci

University of Valencia, Burjassot - Glycophorin dimerization motif analyzed, role of hydrophobic matching clarified

University of Vermont - Report reviews potential of stem cells to differentiate into cardiomyocytes

University of Vermont - Resistance training improves energy expenditure of older women with CHD

University of Vermont, Burlington - Prolactin commands VEGF regulation in murine mammary glands

University of Wageningen - Genotype mixtures that reduce general epidemics will curtail focal epidemics

University of Western Ontario - Distinct molecular pathways define visceral adiposity in offspring in rat model

University of Western Ontario - Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise

University of Wisconsin - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cervical cancer

University of Wurzburg - rhTSH aided radioiodine ablation and treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer

University of the Basque Country - In vitro techniques assess biocompatibility in medical devices

Uppsala University - Potential role of tumor macrophages in carcinoma physiology reported

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle - Physician-assisted suicide and why patients are motivated to seek death

VIASYS Healthcare Inc. - Healthcare technology company reports first quarter 2005 results

Vanderbilt University - High DNA cleavage activity is characteristic of chlorella virus enzymes

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Autonomic changes suggest caution in using modafinil in patients with CV disease

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Blocking COX-1 slows tumor growth in mice

Varian Medical Systems - Cancer therapy systems company reports growth in earnings, revenues for Q2 2005

Venetec International - Catheter securement device reduces urinary tract infections, study shows

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company reports 58% increase in first quarter revenue

VisualMED Clinical Solutions Corp. - Installation of clinical information system on track, company announces

Wake Forest University, Winston Salem - Metabolic comorbidities enabled by adipose tissue cytokine gene expression

Warp 9, Inc. - Online sales Internet provider announces new client, Performance Nutritionals

Washington State University - Cardiac muscle passive stiffness studied, modulatory role of titin revealed

Washington University, St. Louis - Antisense-based probes detect early cancers

WaveScribe International Corp. - Connecticut surgical center opts for mobile physician assistants program

Wayne State University - Calcium channel blockers mitigate effect of brain ischemia in diabetes

Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot - TNF-alpha has suggested role in regulatory activity of CD34+ cells

Wright Medical Group, Inc. - Orthopedic medical device company reports Q1 ended March 31, 2005 results

Wyeth Neuroscience - Tandospirone studied, neuroendocrine and kinase signaling clarified

Yale University - Molecular mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma development reviewed

Yokohama City University - Protein attenuates Ang II-mediated hypertrophic responses in cardiomyocytes

Zix Corporation - Secure e-communication software company selected by Georgia healthcare facility

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - Board approves acquisition of up to 20% of common stock of Blum Capital