Physician Law Weekly

Mayo Clinic - Findings advance knowledge in cardiology research

Mayo Clinic - In atrial fibrillation, left atrial size is a poor predictor of cardiovascular events

Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic researchers discover cancer cells may move via wave stimulation

Mayo Clinic - Mild cognitive impairment is prevalent in elderly population, can be predictor of Alzheimer disease

McGill University, Montreal - Reports describe recent advances in oncology research

McGill University, Montreal - Targeted, school-based tuberculosis screening program effective in low-burden area

McGraw-Hill Professional - McGraw-Hill Professional launches online genetics resource

McMaster University, Hamilton - Cardiac rehabilitation may include roles for complementary and alternative therapies

Med & Health Research Assoc of New York City, Inc. - Studies add new findings to breast cancer body of knowledge

MediGene AG - MediGene reduces operating loss by 22%

Medicaid - States to have new options for Medicaid Programs

Medical College of Wisconsin - Vaccinia virus glycosylase forms heterodimeric processivity factor for viral DNA polymerase

Medical Management - Aetna introduces innovative approach to medical management

Medical University of Ohio, Toledo - 5-HT-induced axon outgrowth appears restricted at cortical boundaries, rat study suggests

Medical University of South Carolina - N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor ethanol sensitivity may be regulated by NR1 domains

Medical University of South Carolina - Post-myocardial infarction LV remodeling could be prevented with selective MMP inhibition

Medical University of Vienna - Colorectal cancer detection by Amsterdam criteria and Bethesda guidelines differentiated

Medical University of Vienna - Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy alone effectively lowers weight in morbidly obese

Medidata Solutions - Medidata Solutions to provide in-house electronic data capture solution for Kendle

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic partners with Orthopaedic Trauma Association, presenting directed research grant

Meharry Medical College, Nashville -  Trypanosoma cruzi infection is blocked by laminin gene silencing

Melanoma - Primary cutaneous melanoma of unknown origin detected by dermoscopy

Memorial University of Newfoundland - Retinopathy of prematurity may be a product of tubedown-1 loss

Mentor Corp. - Mexican surgeons learn about device for erectile dysfunction

Mergers & Acquisitions - Henry Schein completes acquisition of NLS Animal Health

Mergers & Acquisitions - Oncure Medical Corp. purchases Radiation Oncology Centers in Florida

Michigan State University - Low-potency PARP inhibitors raise insulin synthesis by increasing MafA gene transcription

MicroVention, Inc. - MicroVention and Terumo Corporation announce completion of merger

Midwestern University, Glendale - Clinical relevance of statin-clopidogrel interaction needs further clarification

Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco - Public support for Minnesota's smoke-free ordinances remains strong

Montreal Children's Hospital - Elevated homocysteine reduces ApoA-I expression in hyper-homocysteinemic mice

Nagoya City University - Lung cancer CPT-11/SN-38 resistance marked by ABCG2 expression

Nagoya University, Aichi - Osteosarcoma inhibition by meloxicam involves COX-2-dependent and independent routes

Nagoya University, Aichi - Siewert type II adenocarcinomas distinguished from type III

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan -  Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia incidence determined in burn patients

National Hospital, Oslo - Researchers' work adds to oncology body of knowledge

National Institute of Infectious Disease, Tokyo - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis C virus

National Taiwan University - Prognosis of quid chewing-related oral squamous cell carcinomas linked to c-Jun activation

National Taiwan University - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of bacteriology

Nemours Children's Clinic, Orlando - Thoracic spine of congenital HD patients takes double hit with thoracotomy plus sternotomy

Netherlands Health Service - HAART initiation does not increase sexual risk behavior among HIV-infected drug users

North American Scientific, Inc. - North American Scientific secures $4 million line of credit agreement with partners for growth

NutraCea - NutraCea signs binding letter of intent with StoneBridge Pharma LLC

Obstetrics - Social factors impacting pregnancy risks and outcomes among immigrant groups to the U.S.

Oita University - Eustachian tube acts as mucosal effector site

Oita University - Hepatocellular cancer prognosis after resection predicted by chemokine receptor

Okayama University - Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone therapy affected testosterone level in prostate cancer

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Japanese pharma companies Ono, Santen sign license agreement for PDE4 inhibitor ONO-6126

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Optimer Pharmaceuticals initiates phase III trials of OPT-99 for gastroenteritis

Oregon Health & Science University - Rapid bone marrow transduction allows repopulation with hematopoietic stem cells

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute - Imatinib response in AF patients may be mediated by inhibition of PDGFRB kinase activity

Oulu University Hospital - Gestational diabetes and autoantibodies may predict women at risk for long-term diabetes

Oulu University Hospital - Reports add new data to brain cancer research

Oxigene, Inc. - Patent awarded for Oxigene's Combretastatin A4 Prodrug

PanGenetics BV - PanGenetics BV closes series B financing and announces board appointments

Personnel - America Service Group names Richard Hallworth chief operating officer

Personnel - Hospice services provider VistaCare appoints Henry L. Hirvela chief financial officer

Personnel - Medical Services Company names Joseph P. Delaney as president and chief executive officer

Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Center, Canberra - Anti-fertility vaccines for foxes are developed with bacterial artificial chromosomes

Pharmion Corporation - Pharmion Corporation submits Vidaza new drug application supplement for IV administration

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. - Power3 Medical to focus early-detection breast cancer tests on blood serum

Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto - Findings advance knowledge in drug delivery research

Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto - Physician barriers may prevent accrual of elderly cancer patients into trials

Professional Education - Soliant Health receives ASHA approval as provider of continuing education for speech pathologists

Prostate Cancer - Omega-3 fatty acids in fish may reduce the spread of prostate cancer

Proteome Systems Limited - Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics reaches second milestone in rapid TB test development

Providence Portland Medical Center - Osteoporosis treatment strategies may benefit from revision of risk assessment criteria

Pure Bioscience - Pure Bioscience raises $6.5 million in equity financing

Quality Assurance - Joint Commission issues alert on dangerous tubing misconnections

Quality Assurance - New Jersey physician groups launch coalition to help patients better understand health care process

Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong - Attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening in Hong Kong reviewed

Queen's University, Kingston - Quarantine is useful during significant asymptomatic transmission over moderate duration

Queen's University, Kingston - Valproic acid-induced birth defects prevented by folic acid and pantothenic acid in mice

Quintiles Transnational Corp - Yoh Narimatsu named president, CEO of pharmaceutical services company Quintiles Japan

R&F Laboratories - Chromogenic plating medium to isolate Enterobacter sakazakii developed

REPLICor Inc. - Degenerate phosphorothioate oligonucleotides prevent prion conversion

Radboud University, Nijmegen - Rosiglitazone-induced benefits to insulin sensitivity seem to be linked to edema formation

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Rheumatoid arthritis anti-TNF treatment efficacy linked to anti-CCP titer

Regeneration Technologies, Inc. - Regeneration Technologies launches Sterling Xenograft line and BioSet DBM

Reliant Technologies, Inc. - Reliant Technologies announces U.S. FDA clearance of the Fraxel Laser for acne and surgical scars

Research & Markets - Dyslipidemia and other metabolic disorders are focus of latest offering

Research & Markets - Report suggests four major therapeutic strategies are in forefront of lung cancer treatment

Research & Markets - Research and Markets report targets market trends driving patient-physician relationship

Rice University, Houston - Extracellular matrix and fluid shear stress synergistically enhance 3D osteogenesis

Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis - New findings in the area of diabetes complications described

Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem - Conversion of failed laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding to RYGBP is effective option

Rowett Research Institute - Cranberry juice consumption did not alter antioxidant or lipid status in healthy subjects

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago - Daptomycin infective endocarditis treatment promising

Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla - PPARdelta regulates glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity

San Filippo Neri Hospital of Rome - Stage IC ovarian cancer patient has successful pregnancy after fertility sparing surgery

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Santen, Oakwood Laboratories sign deal for development of diabetic macular edema technology

Schering AG - Supervisory board of Schering AG agrees with executive board on Bayer AG's takeover offer

Schering-Plough - Schering-Plough appoints Gregory J. Szpunar as group vice president, global project management

School of Dentistry of Piracicaba - Epithelial lacrimal gland tumors are often malignant

Scripps Research Institute - Molecular library profiling technique may improve drug discovery

Seablue - Seablue dermal vitamin therapy offers magnesium supplement product

Sentry Logistic Solutions - Sentry Logistic Solutions names first four members to newly formed advisory board

Seoul National University - Researchers' findings advance apoptosis research

Seoul National University - Studies describe new findings in diagnostics research

Seoul National University College of Medicine - Studies add new findings to ischemia body of knowledge

Serologicals Corporation - Serologicals agrees to acquire Linco combining immunoassay products, CRO services

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New data indicate few young Americans tested for chlamydia

Shahed University, Tehran - Garlic enhances peritoneal macrophage phagocytic activity against Leishmania major

Shiga University of Medical Science - Renal cell carcinoma imprinted DLK1 is a putative tumor suppressor gene

Shriners Hospital for Children, Cincinnati - Hyperproliferative or activated phenotype in skin substitutes similar to wounded native skin

Sina Hospital, Tehran - Meningioma behavior predicted by argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region count

Society of Interventional Radiology - Ablation is equally as effective as surgical resection for small liver tumors

Society of Interventional Radiology - Carotid stenting improves memory and thinking ability

Society of Interventional Radiology - Surgery for uterine fibroids leads to more complications than embolization

Society of Interventional Radiology - Uterine fibroid embolization offers a 92% success rate in postmenopausal women

South Korea National Cancer Center - Metastases in primary cervical cancer linked to carbonic anhydrases

Southern Illinois University - Lead and arsenite might alter the biological activity of American ginseng

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston - Distal sensory polyneuropathy in diabetes mellitus is common and has many sources

St. George's Hospital, London - In end-stage renal disease, mitral E/Ea ratio predicts mortality

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - New findings in leukemia described

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - St. Jude develops follow-up test to identify children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

St. Vincent's Clinical School, Sydney - Cognitive function in HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related dementia assessed by computerized battery

St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin - Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is focus of review

Stanford University - Adolescent bipolar depression lamotrigine treatment effective in early trial

Stanford University - New data illuminates research in diabetes pathogenesis

Stanford University School of Medicine - RabGEF1 regulates SCF/c-Kit-mediated signaling events and biological responses in mast cells

StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc. - Saliva Diagnostic Systems announces name change to StatSure Diagnostic Systems

State University of Ghent Hospital - Link between leukemia prognosis and multidrug resistance-related proteins studied

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. - Stem Cell Therapeutics announces resignation of director Donald McCaffrey from board

Stressgen Biotechnologies Corp. - Toronto Stock Exchange confirms Stressgen's substitutional listing, new symbol

Symyx Technologies, Inc. - Symyx launches excipient compatibility system for accelerating drug development process

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Selected rectal cancer patients treated by transanal excision

Tercica, Inc. - Tercica names Ajay Bansal senior VP and CFO and Susan Wong chief accounting officer

Thermo Electron Corporation - Thermo Electron Corporation receives Gold Editor's Award for mass spectrometry technology

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - Pancreatic tumor prognosis predicted by patterns of liver metastases from islet cell tumors

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology - New findings in breast cancer described

Toyama University - ICC cancer cells originate from hepatic stem cells with hidden multidifferentiation potential

Tufts University, Boston - High-density lipoprotein cholesterol-raising strategies are focus of review

Tumor Biology Center, Freiburg - Tumor-associated lymphatic endothelial cells display CD34 exclusivity

Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara - Endoscopic sphincterotomy-induced hemorrhage effectively treated with heat probe

Turku University Hospital - Ovarian cancer surgical treatment should be centralized

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Americans are increasingly sickened by ticks

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - DNA probes for rapid identification of Candida species have been developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Effective use of combined oral contraceptive pills is focus of review

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - No clear link was found between hormonal contraceptives and STD risk

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Pregnancy complications/birth defects related to nitrates in drinking water are focus of review

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Responsive virtual human technology as interviewer training tool has been developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Data advance knowledge in prion disease research

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Findings in virology provide new insights

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - PCR method to detect toxin genes in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli has been developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Sample preparation affects recovery of Salmonella from fruit

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Colorectal cancer risk linked to serum C-reactive protein levels

U.S. National Center for Genome Resources - MIND Institute and National Center for Genome Resources to decode mystery of schizophrenia genetics

U.S. National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - HIV Vif and Vpr play key roles in T cell death and cell cycle arrest

U.S. National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - Recombinant GB virus B hepatitis virus with a p7 protein developed

U.S. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases - Amino acid variants in activating transcription factor 6 gene linked to type 2 diabetes

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Cardiovascular disease studied in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome transgenic mouse model

UltraShape, Inc. - Aesthetic medicine company UltraShape secures $15 million in latest financing round

Umea University - Lung cancer apoptosis enhanced by adenylate cyclase toxin

Umea University Hospital - Prepubertal diabetes onset seems to prolong development time of end-stage renal disease

University College London - Scientists determine premature babies feel pain, even in routine procedures

University Hospital Basel - Colon cancer detected by carbon dye staining of sentinel lymph node procedure

University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich - FLT3 D324N variant may be associated with a predisposition to different leukemia subtypes

University Hospital of Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona - In chronic aortic regurgitation, early surgery improves survival

University of Aberdeen - Recent findings illuminate research in obstetrics

University of Alabama - For endometrial lesions classified by 2001 Bethesda System, more clinical testing is suggested

University of Alabama - Group M-based HIV-1 Gag peptides frequently targeted by T cells in chronic infection

University of Alberta - Method for automatic identification of confusable drug names is developed

University of Athens - Nitric oxide in coronary artery disease and effects of antioxidants are focus of review

University of British Colombia - Tolerance by transcutaneous immunization through UV-irradiated skin is dependent on IL-10

University of British Columbia - SARS vaccine candidates were evaluated in mice challenged with SARS coronavirus

University of Buenos Aires - Schizophrenic patients display regulated muscarinic receptors and nNOS mRNA levels

University of California, Berkeley - Angiogenesis is altered by the upstream activity of indole derivative DIM

University of California, Berkeley - Calorie restriction increases life span possibly by lowering adiposity

University of California, Irvine - California researchers find that, even at rest, male and female brains behave differently

University of California, Los Angeles - Nerve growth factor delays nociceptive deficits in diabetic neuropathy model

University of California, San Diego - Research add new data to HIV/AIDS vaccines body of knowledge

University of Catania - Incidence of peripheral arterial disease is increased in osteoporotic postmenopausal women

University of Catania - New findings in the area of imaging described

University of Chicago - MHC Ib-specific T cells are nonredundant in Listeria host defense

University of Chicago Press - Why is the ground brown?

University of Colorado - Varicella-zoster virus vaccine is safe and immunogenic in pediatric transplant recipients

University of Colorado Hospital - Indeterminate pancreaticobiliary pathology diagnosed by cholangioscopy

University of Dundee - Cell viability requires Repo-Man recruitment of protein phosphatase to chromatin

University of Dusseldorf - Findings describe new data in leukemia research

University of Edinburgh - Brain tumor growth occurring between radiotherapy planning and delivery measured

University of Edinburgh - Low ankle-brachial pressure index predicts high CVD risk independent of metabolic syndrome

University of Edinburgh - Researchers' data advance stroke research

University of Florida - Hematopoietic stem cells trigger repair functions in eye disease models

University of Groningen - Discrepancy between second and first opinion in surgical oncological patients analyzed

University of Groningen Hospital - Agomelatine for depression effective

University of Heidelberg - HIV membrane lipid composition is strikingly different from host cell membranes

University of Heidelberg - Postnatal angiogenesis is guided by EphB4

University of Hong Kong - Cancer patient self-help groups analyzed

University of Hong Kong - Radiologic manifestations of plasmacytomas described

University of Illinois - Foreskin inner mucosal surface has cells that make it highly susceptible to HIV

University of Illinois - Noncolorectal cancer treated by hepatic metastasectomy in selected patients

University of Leeds - Hepatitis C virus replicon-expressed NS5A can be tagged

University of London - Diastolic dysfunction, abnormal Ca²⁺ handling may be evidence for uremic cardiomyopathy

University of Louisville - Insufflation techniques for women undergoing laparoscopy are focus of review

University of Lyon 1 - Death due to cerebral malaria is prevented by recombinant human erythropoietin

University of Magdeburg - Pancreatic cancer diagnosed by echo-enhanced ultrasound has distinct vascularization pattern

University of Manchester - HSV-1 in combination with APOE-epsilon 4 confers high risk of Alzheimer disease

University of Marburg - Ebola virus amplification is inhibited by VP35 knockdown

University of Marburg - In idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, low cholesterol is not predictive of adverse prognosis

University of Melbourne - In systemic lupus erythematosus, traditional assessment fails to capture cardiovascular risk

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine - CD8 cells responsive to gamma-chain cytokine-driven proliferation in HIV/AIDS

University of Michigan - Glioma response to radiotherapy predicted by early temporal changes

University of Michigan - Influenza-related mortality of U.S. elderly varies by geographic region

University of Minnesota - Gonorrhea aspects of importance to dentists are focus of review

University of Minnesota - Rectal cancer local recurrence detected by endorectal ultrasound-directed biopsy

University of Minnesota School of Medicine - Persistent SIV infection established by early T-reg cell response which blunts immune response

University of Montreal - Manganese sulfate, a MMT combustion product, toxicity can occur at low exposure levels

University of Montreal - Research add new data to prostate cancer body of knowledge

University of Naples 2 - Diabetic nephropathy diagnosis allows identification of patients with high cardiorenal risk

University of Nebraska - Botulinum neurotoxin heavy chain fragment is purified in Pichia pastoris

University of Nevada - ESC-derived hematopoietic cells engraft primary and secondary fetal recipients

University of New Mexico - BRCA1 and FOXA1 proteins co-regulate kinase inhibitor expression

University of New Mexico - Complete L segment coding-region of CCHF virus strains amplified

University of North Carolina - Hepatocellular carcinoma risk increased in association with small liver nodules

University of North Carolina - Recent studies add new data to obstetrics research

University of Occupational & Environmental Health, Fukuoka - Elastofibroma CD34-positive mesenchymal cells deemed integral component

University of Pisa -  Mycobacterium bovis BCG growth medium affects response to reactive nitrogen intermediates

University of Pittsburgh - Multimarker assay for ovarian cancer most promising to date

University of Pittsburgh - New parametric family for modeling breast cancer cumulative incidence functions proposed

University of Pittsburgh - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of liver cancer

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Brain imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for treating depression

University of Rochester - Adenovirus vectors enhance presentation of vectored antigen

University of Roma La Sapienza - Tissucol may prevent leaks and internal hernias in morbidly obese undergoing LRYGBP

University of Sao Paulo - gp43-pulsed dendritic cells increase pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis

University of Sao Paulo Medical School - Gastric greater curvature invagination significantly decreases weight in rats

University of Shizuoka - VEGF-A is differentially expressed during hypothalamic-pituitary axis development

University of South Carolina - Cocaine-mediated enhancement of hippocampal Tat toxicity is related to induced oxidative stress

University of Southern California - Increased diabetes risk is seen in women with gestational diabetes using injectable progestin

University of Tennessee - Researchers' work adds to diabetes pathogenesis body of knowledge

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Acute burn and smoke lung injury Vitamin E nebulization therapy effective

University of Tokushima - New human malignant pleural mesothelioma models produce excess VEGF

University of Toronto - Coronary restenosis is prevented by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor SU11218

University of Toronto - In high-transfusion-risk cardiac surgery, aprotinin and tranexamic acid are similarly effective

University of Toronto - Rate control in atrial fibrillation provides important benefits to patients

University of Tubingen - Melanoma staged by whole-body magnetic resonance imaging

University of Uppsala Hospital - Apoptosis sensitization in multiple myeloma involves repressed hTERT transcription

University of Utah - Myeloma screening with turbidimetric immunoassays has limited value

University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics - Kidney transplant dyslipidemia ezetimibe treatment effective

University of Valencia - Neuroblastic tumor prognosis predicted by International Neuroblastoma Pathology Classification

University of Virginia - Oral oseltamivir and A-322278 effectively reduces influenza viral replication

University of Virginia Health Systems - Higher prostate cancer incidence among African Americans not related to poverty and education

University of Western Australia - Coramsine antitumor efficacy is potentiated by CpG-containing oligodeoxynucleotides

University of Wisconsin - Breast cancer angiogenesis is stimulated by stromal syndecan-1

University of Wurzburg - Reports add new data to diet & nutrition research

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - In preventing progression to heart failure, neurotensin receptor blockade may be therapeutic target

Veeco Instruments Inc. - Veeco introduces fifth generation scanning probe microscope technology

Veterans General Hospital, Taipei - Research in hepatitis B virus provides new insights

ViaGen, Inc. - First two commercially cloned U.S. horses are thriving

Vidacare - Vidacare changes to lithium battery-powered power driver for emergency situations

Vocollect, Inc. - Vocollect to acquire Adherence Technologies Corporation

Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam - STAT5b accelerates differentiation into mature dendritic cells

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Ethnicity variations in LVM, EDV, and stroke volume are related to abnormal glucose metabolism

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Intractable pruritus butorphanol treatment shows promise

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Use of hormonal injectables and contraceptive implants is focus of review

Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd - Cardiovascular homeostasis in mice and rats maintained by aged garlic extract

Washington University, St. Louis - After cardiac resynch therapy, LV filling indices may predict long-term outcomes

Washington University, St. Louis - Recent findings in diabetes therapy provide new insights

Whittington Hospital, London - Changing trends in the management of colorectal cancers reviewed

World Heart Corporation - WorldHeart announces new pulsatile left ventricle pump implanted in animal

World of Medicine - Medical devices company World of Medicine reports 6% earnings decline in FY05

Wright State University, Dayton - BMI percentile changes may not accurately reflect changes in adiposity in children over time

Xcyte Therapies, Inc. - Xcyte Therapies reports net shareholder loss of $29.4 million for full year 2005

Yale University - Conscious and unconscious memory linked in storing new information

Yale University - Heart attack statin therapy does not lower death risk in octogenarians

Yamagata University - Acute-phase reactants are related to arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Yamaguchi University -  Helicobacter pylori infection prevents nocturnal gastric acid breakthrough

Yamaguchi University - Esophageal cancer detected by CT lymphography-navigated sentinel lymph node biopsy

Yeungnam University, Taegu - Metformin improves leptin sensitivity and leptin resistance in high-fat-fed obese rats

York University - Researchers' data advance diabetes therapy research

Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. - Ziopharm reports net loss of $9.5 million for 2005, compared to $5.7 million loss in 2004

eGene Inc. - EGene receives notice it will be granted Chinese patent for DNA analyzer technology

sanofi-aventis - U.S. FDA grants approval of docetaxel injection in combination for treating stomach cancer