Physician Law Weekly

National Alliance on Mental Illness, U.S. - Department of Justice study shows mental illness of prison inmates worse than past estimates

National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, U.S. - NACDS Foundation releases 2006 chain pharmacy industry profile

National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan - Lung cancer deletion mutant is drawn to gefitinib

National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan - Neoadjuvant chemotherapy response predicted in breast cancer patients

National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan - Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma treated by hepatobiliary resections

National Cancer Institute, U.S. - Research from the United States, Italy and South Korea in proteins provides new insights

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan - Reports from Taiwan and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan - Researchers from Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Germany publish new studies and findings in the area of RNA

National Defense Medical College, Japan - Mucinous adenocarcinoma MRI findings may aid diagnosis

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - FcR gamma expression not required for HeFi-1-mediated tumor growth inhibition

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Lower cardiovascular disease event risk is associated with higher serum estradiol level

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States and Scotland illuminate research in leukemia

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Specific domains required for origin recognition complex nuclear localization

National Jewish Medical & Research Center, Denver, U.S. - Repeated allergen challenge involves RANTES regulation of airway responsiveness

National Pediatric Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Pure pineal germinomas might occur in females

National Research Council, Canada - Cardiac failure in C5-deficient A/J mice results after Candida albicans infection

National Research Institute of Child Health & Development, Japan - Research from Japan, Germany and the United States in cardiology provides new insights

Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France - Research from France, the United States and Germany in surgery provides new insights

New York State Cancer Registry, U.S. - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Turkey and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of leukemia

New York University, U.S. - Factors associated with work retention for low back-pain patients are outlined

Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy - Data from Italy, Taiwan and Japan advance knowledge in cardiology research

Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet-Dragvoll, Norway - Obsessive-compulsive disorder cognitive therapy outcomes are not predicted by treatment motivation

Northwest Biotherapeutics - Northwest Biotherapeutics receives clearance for lung cancer trial

Northwestern University, U.S. - Coronary artery disease assessment may be aided by new technique for coronary MR angiography

Nu Skin Enterprises - Nu Skin Enterprises makes changes to board of directors and regional management team

Nuvelo - Nuvelo Phase II trial results show rNAPc2 has potential to reduce ischemia in ACS

Nventa Biopharmaceuticals - Nventa announces positive HspE7 data from clinical trial in genital warts

OculusGen Biomedical - Pro Top and Mediking receives CE Mark approval for OculusGen collagen matrix

Odyssey Thera - Odyssey Thera announces major multiyear collaboration with Pfizer

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, U.S. - Nonhuman primate model of anthrax is described

OmniVision Technologies - OmniVision reports financial results for first quarter of fiscal 2007

Oregon Health & Science University, U.S. - Researchers link a gene to aged skin problems and cancer

Orexo - Orexo's licensing partner submits registration file for pain product Rapinyl

OrthoCenter Munich, Munich, Germany - Total lumbar disc replacement outcomes for different indications are assessed

Osaka City University, Japan - Elderly lung cancer patients receive new treatment option in docetaxel

Osaka University, Japan - Hepatitis C virus enhances interleukin production by natural killer T cells

Osteologix - Osteologix appoints Matthew M. Loar as chief financial officer

Otorhinolaryngology - Studies from the United States, Germany and Israel add new findings to otorhinolaryngology body of knowledge

PARI Respiratory Equipment - PARI Launches Proneb Ultra II Compressor

PRACO - Laser procedure is stemming the tide of lower limb amputations among diabetics

Pain Specialists of Greater Lehigh Valley - Extended-release morphine was compared to controlled-release oxycodone for nonmalignant pain

Pasteur Institute, France - Pasteur Institute scientists report discovery of malaria parasite

Patient Satisfaction - HealthGrades survey finds urban doctors have more satisfied patients than rural doctors

Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece - Chronic hepatitis C virus may involve hepatic progenitor cells

Pediatric Cardiology - Recurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is reported

Peking University, People's Republic of China - Dithiocarbamic acid esters proposed as anticancer agents

Peninsula Medical School, U.K. - Studies from the United Kingdom and United States describe new findings in diabetes research

Peninsula Medical School, U.K. - Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus region variants do not impact type 2 diabetes risk

Perrigo - Perrigo receives tentative approval for clobetasol propionate foam

Personnel - Jesse Thomas named president of Molina Healthcare of Ohio

Personnel - Mark W. Sheffert named chairman of Health Fitness Corporation board of directors

Personnel - RehabCare names Dr. Kenneth Adams chief medical officer

Personnel - St. Francis Medical Technologies names Matthew Frushell vice president of marketing

Personnel - Stuart H. Levine, MD joins Prospect Medical Holdings as chief medical officer

Pfizer - Data on Lipitor use in heart disease, metabolic syndrome published

PhytoMedical Technologies - James F. Lynch joins scientific advisory board of PhytoMedical

Piper Jaffray - Piper Jaffray expands health care investment banking group

Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France - RIVIERA Registry affirms safety of percutaneous coronary intervention

Pliva - Barr evaluating Actavis Group's competing bid for Pliva

Power3 Medical Products - Power3 identifies early-detection biomarkers for Parkinson disease

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, U.S. - Dallas hospital first in United States to perform brain surgery using new technology

Prostate Cancer Foundation, U.S. - Program encourages athletes to support prostate cancer research

Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada - Researchers from Canada, the United States and Iran describe findings in herpes studies

Puerta Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain - In type 1 diabetics, serum carotenoid levels are unrelated to glycemic control

Purdue University, U.S. - Indenoisoquinoline topoisomerase I inhibitors evaluated using hollow fiber assay

Queen's University, Canada - Canadian patients are poorly prepared for end-of-life decisions

Queen's University, Canada - Reports from Canada, the United States and Italy advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia - Reports from Australia, the United States and Spain advance knowledge in DNA research

Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris, France - Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy can be diagnosed using in vivo confocal microscopy

Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Japan - Chronic inflammation tied to Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is present in atomic bomb survivors

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel - New research from Israel, France and the United States in the area of genetics detailed

Ranier Technology - Ranier Technology appoints John Moran to board of directors

Research Australia - Anti-inflammatory drugs following hip replacement surgery could harm rather than help

Research and Markets - Report gives detailed P&L and investment review for Abbott Laboratories

Research and Markets - Three of Boehringer Ingelheim's products to have sales over EUR 1 billion by 2010

Restructuring - VirtualHealth Technologies reports restructuring of company, election of new board, officers

Rice University, U.S. - National Science Foundation gives $12M to Rice to study nanotech's impact on health, environment

Robert-Bosch Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany - New findings from Germany and the United States in the area of cardiology described

Roche - International Trade Commission rules in Roche's favor

Roche - Roche requests re-examination of opinion on Tarceva in pancreatic cancer

Rockefeller University, U.S. - Structure of catalytic domain of hepatitis C virus NS2-3 protease has been determined

Roma Tor Vergata University, Italy - Heat shock factor targeted by RNA interference

Roma Tor Vergata University, Italy - Leukemia prognosticated by ZAP-70 protein expression

Roskilde Amtssygehus, Denmark - New findings from Denmark, the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China in the area of diabetes detailed

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, U.K. - Animal research results show nutmeg extracts illicit anti-diabetic activity in rats

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, U.K. - More than a quarter of Britain's elderly not taking medicines properly

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, U.K. - Needle-free immunization research is announced

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, U.K. - New hand wash effective at removing Escherichia coli in one wash, nonirritating

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, U.K. - Patients think prescription charges are unfair and confusing

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, U.K. - Royal Pharmaceutical Society releases new research on dangers of mixing medicines in elderly

Rudolfstiftung Hospital, Vienna, Austria - New research from Austria and the United States in the area of surgery detailed

Rural Ambulance Victoria, Australia - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rural and urban outcomes are compared

SAGE Publications - Short duration of depressive symptoms in teens may affect evaluation of drug treatment responses

Sabinsa - Government of India approves use of Sabinsa's eye drop solution as glaucoma treatment

Saga University, Japan - Endometrial carcinoma deep myometrial invasion detected by MR imaging

Saga University, Japan - Treatment outcomes improved in neonatal leukemia in Japan

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden - Suppression of tissue type plasminogen activator expression is NF-kappa B-, p38 MAPK-dependent

Saitama Medical School, Japan - Mastopathic fibroadenoma clinical and pathologic features described

San Raffaele Science Institute, Italy - Findings from Italy, the Canada M5G 1X5; zinman@mshri and Kuwait describe new data in insulin research

Santhera Pharmaceuticals - Santhera, Juvantia to collaborate on developing product for dyskinesia in Parkinson disease

Sarah Cannon Research Institute, U.S. - Neuroendocrine carcinoma did not benefit from paclitaxel, carboplatin, and etoposide

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, U.S. - New research from the United States in the area of HIV/AIDS detailed

Sepracor - Sepracor presents phase III arformoterol data for bronchitis, emphysema at meeting in Europe

Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan - Endoscopic mucosal resection with an IT knife accomplishes more complete resection

Sichuan University, People's Republic of China - p38 MAPK regulate dental pulp cell alkaline phosphatase activity

Siemens - Recent findings in imaging described by researchers from Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States

Singapore National University, Singapore - Leukemia chemotherapy efficacy evaluated by minimal residual disease measurement

Sinovac Biotech - Sinovac reports Lancet publication of trial results on pandemic influenza vaccine

Siyami Ersek Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey - Cardiac resynch therapy improves autonomic function in patients with left bundle branch block

Smallpox Vaccine - Delay of chemotherapy prevents progressive vaccinia

Solucient - Solucient report says hospitals should appeal to women to stem obesity epidemic

Soroka University, Israel - Studies from Israel, the United States and Brazil describe new findings in pneumococcal research

Southeast University, People's Republic of China - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and United Kingdom report details of new studies and findings in the area of obstetrics

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, U.S. - Barrow Neurological Institute receives a $382,869 grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Pediatric solid tumors tolerated depsipeptide well

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - St. Jude team finds that improved treatment raises medulloblastoma survival rate

St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada - Contemporary dyslipidemia management in high-risk patients is suboptimal

Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, U.S. - Family criticism about weight and shape is associated with long-term emotional effects

Stanford University, U.S. - Bare-metal stent restenosis rates are lower in an unselected patient population

Stanford University, U.S. - Betaherpesvirus virion maturation involves cytomegalovirus tegument protein

Stanford University, U.S. - Oral and transdermal hormone replacement therapies vary in effect on metabolic syndrome factors

Start Licensing - Start Licensing's animal cloning patent litigation settled with dismissal of dispute

State University of Ghent Hospital, Ghent, Belgium - Cirrhosis and portal hypertension models incur increased vessel growth and permeability

Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, U.S. - Breast calcifications in women on dialysis have higher probability of being malignant

Steno Diabetes Center, Copenhagen, Denmark - Spironolactone has beneficial impact on nephrotic range albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy

Stockholm South Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden - Recent studies from Sweden, Israel and Taiwan add new data to angiology research

Sun Yat-Sen University, People's Republic of China - Long-lived memory T cell responses to SARS antigen in recovered SARS patients are described

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada - Automated prompting facilitates hand washing in people with dementia

SyntheMed - SyntheMed announces positive trial results for REPEL-CV in neonatal heart surgery patients

Taihe Hospital, Hubei, People's Republic of China - Recent studies from the People's Republic of China, Italy and United States add new data to hepatitis B virus research

Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - New findings from Taiwan and Japan in the area of hepatocellular carcinoma detailed

Tasco Holdings - Tasco Holdings International renamed Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. with new symbol BMSN

Tel-Aviv University, Israel - Tricuspid regurgitation severity is related to inflow E-wave peak velocity

Temple University, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States and Canada advance HIV/AIDS research

Texas A&M University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and People's Republic of China publish new studies and findings in the area of Brucellosis

The Weight Foundation, U.K. - Weight-control charity launches campaign against food industry's hard-sell tactics

Thomas Jefferson University, U.S. - Recent findings in apoptosis described by researchers from the United States and United Kingdom

Thomas, McNerney & Partners - Venture firm Thomas, McNerney closes $375 million life science, medical technology fund

Tohoku University, U.S. - Breast cancer intraductal component evaluated by MRI with higher sensitivity than MDCT

Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Japan - Dermal endothelial cell P-selectin is mediated by interleukin

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Neuroscience, Japan - New findings from Japan and France in the area of diabetes described

TransMedia Group - Cenegenics awards TransMedia Group International PR account

Tsing Hua University, People's Republic of China - New antiviral target revealed by structure of virus nonstructural protein

Tufts University, U.S. - Age-related macular degeneration is controlled by antiangiogenic gene therapy

Tufts University, U.S. - Lens crystallin degradation is enhanced by glutathiolation

Tulane University, U.S. - Breast cancer diminished survival correlates with topoisomerase expression

Tulane University, U.S. - Ovarian cancer treated with targeted cytotoxic analogs

Universidad Autonoma, Spain - Studies from Spain, Japan and the South Africa describe new findings in colorectal cancer research

Universitat Klinikum, Bonn, Germany - Fulminant hepatic failure modeled by induced murine liver damage

Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - Addition of topotecan to carboplatin-paclitaxel therapy does not improve survival

University Autonoma Campeche, Mexico -  Trypanosoma cruzi vertical transmission not seen in malaria endemic areas of Mexico

University Besancon, France - New-onset diabetes after transplant is associated with interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism-174

University College Dublin, Ireland - Researchers from Ireland, U and France detail new studies and findings in the area of transplants

University College London, U.K. - CD34+ yields do not decline in second half compared with first half of apheresis

University College London, U.K. - Improved survival with HIV-related severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia HAART-independent

University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain - Breast cancer-specific mRNA transcripts after adjuvant chemotherapy predicts poor survival

University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland - New findings from the United States and Japan in the area of apoptosis detailed

University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland - Magnetic resonance angiography used to visualize intracranial aneurysm stenting

University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland - New data from Switzerland, France and the United States lluminates research in imaging

University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland - Findings from Switzerland, Japan and Sweden in transplants provide new insights

University Hospital, Aachen, Germany - Experimental glomerulonephritis models benefit from mesenchymal stem cell transplantation

University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany - Colorectal stenting for incurable obstructive colorectal carcinoma is assessed

University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland - New research from Switzerland and the United States in the area of transplants detailed

University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S. - Studies from the United States, the Netherlands and United Kingdom describe new findings in orthopedics research

University of Alabama, U.S. - Hox gene silencing is influenced by an oncogene

University of Alabama, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Greece publish new studies and findings in the area of ophthalmology

University of Alberta, Canada - Signal transducers and activators of transcription-3 decrease breast cancer invasiveness

University of Arkansas, U.S. - Microalbuminuria predicts more severe angiographic coronary artery disease

University of Athens, Greece - Olive constituent is anti-ischemic, antioxidative, and hypolipidemic

University of Auckland, New Zealand - Pancreatic beta-cell apoptosis involves transcription factor activation

University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Multiresolution elastic registration enables unsupervised image classification of ultrasound data

University of Bologna, Italy - Herpes simplex virus hydrophobic helices enhance virus infection and fusion

University of Bonn, Germany - Ictal bradyarrhythmia, ictal asystole, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy are discussed

University of Bonn, Germany - Lymphoid pneumonitis as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome occurs in HIV/AIDS

University of British Columbia, Canada - Impaired NH₂ -terminal processing of proislet amyloid polypeptide leads to beta cell death

University of British Columbia, Canada - Rapid pacing facilitates transcatheter prosthetic heart valve implantation

University of British Columbia, Canada - Research from Canada, the South Africa and the United States in HIV/AIDS provides new insights

University of California, U.S. - Bladder cancer outcomes after radical cystectomy documented in surgical series

University of California, U.S. - Ecology of child maltreatment is focus of review

University of California, U.S. - Head and neck cancer cells treated with cisplatin receive a boost from imatinib mesylate

University of California, U.S. - Lipoprotein lipid hydroperoxide sequestering peptides release HLDL-related antioxidant enzymes

University of California, U.S. - Osteoarthritis biomarkers assist in diagnosis, severity assessment, and risk evaluation

University of California, U.S. - Porous micro-patterned scaffold developed for vascular tissue engineering

University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Canada and Wales detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Japan and Canada publish new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany describe findings in cardiology studies

University of California, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Switzerland and Scotland describe new findings in insulin research

University of California, U.S. - Thiazolidinedione reverses low fatty acid oxidation and high lipogenesis in obese diabetics

University of California, U.S. - Vitronectin and collagen I differentially regulate osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells

University of Cambridge, U.K. - Researchers' work from the United Kingdom, United States and Germany adds to diagnostics body of knowledge

University of Catania, Italy - Researchers' data from Italy and Japan advance diabetes research

University of Coimbra, Portugal - Hepatic glycogen kinetics are observed noninvasively using deuterated water and acetaminophen

University of Colorado, U.S. - Adolescent alcohol abuse and dependence are affected by parental factors

University of Colorado, U.S. - Intracellular heat shock protein 72 response after stress is attenuated in female vs. male rats

University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Minimal headache was evoked by vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in healthy volunteers

University of Dundee, U.K. - Research from Scotland, Austria and Poland add new data to breast cancer body of knowledge

University of Dusseldorf, Germany - Researchers' findings from Germany, the United States and Australia advance diabetes research

University of Eppendorf, Germany - Prostate cancer survival after anatomic radical retropubic prostatectomy deemed excellent

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany - Researchers' data from Germany and the United States advance glioma research

University of Florence, Italy - Aspherical and spherical intraocular lenses contrast differences are assessed

University of Florence, Italy - Selective Alzheimer Disease Indicator-1 gene abundantly expressed by stem cells

University of Florida, U.S. - L and R frontal and temporal lobes show divided control of heart rate, blood pressure regulation

University of Franche-Comte, France - New data from France, Finland and the People's Republic of China lluminates research in papillomavirus

University of Frankfurt, Germany - Integrated model is proposed for oxygen-sensing mechanisms

University of Giessen, Germany - Lesion pattern in cryptogenic stroke is indistinguishable from stroke from assumed paradoxical embolism

University of Groningen, Netherlands - Burkett lymphoma switch breakpoints resolved by noncanonical recombination mechanism

University of Hannover, Germany - Cochlear implant modification and intracochlear corticosteroid effects are studied

University of Heidelberg, Germany - Reports from Germany and the United States add new data to biomedical engineering research

University of Illinois, U.S. - Research from the United States and Germany in fitness & wellness provides new insights

University of Iowa, U.S. - New findings from the United States and United Kingdom in the area of diabetes described

University of Iowa, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States add new data to otorhinolaryngology research

University of Jena, Germany - Hepatitis C virus-positive liver transplant patients may not benefit from treatment withdrawal

University of Kentucky, U.S. - Data from the United States, Italy and Germany advance knowledge in cardiology research

University of Kentucky, U.S. - Frontal sinus fracture management is studied

University of Kuopio, Finland - Cyclosporin A with cyclodextrin complexation achieves acceptable respirable fraction percent

University of Lausanne Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland - Cytostatic lung perfusion results in high overall drug uptake by the lung

University of Leicester, U.K. - New project could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea in children

University of Liege, Belgium - Dexamethasone raises blood glucose in type 2 diabetics and nondiabetics undergoing surgery

University of Liverpool, U.K. - Controlled modifications to cell substrate influence mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

University of London King's College Hospital, London, U.K. - Hepatocellular carcinoma documented in children with export pump deficiency

University of Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, France - In youth, physical activity is inversely related to HOMA and IL-6 independent of adiposity

University of Lyon, France - Nipah virus G protein residues identified that play a role in fusion promotion

University of Madrid, Spain - Antifungal drug combinations may be useful for organ transplant patients with fungal infections

University of Malmo Hospital, Malmo, Sweden - Preclinical atherosclerosis prevalence may help explain education differences in coronary morbidity

University of Manchester & Hope Hospital, Salford, U.K. - Biased reporting of foodborne outbreaks could distort food-safety policy

University of Massachusetts, U.S. - HIV vaccine regimen at birth could prevent transmission via breast milk and lifetime protection

University of Medical Sciences, Poland - Studies from Poland, the United States and Austria describe new findings in cardiology research

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, U.S. - Tuberculosis reactivation risk from infliximab reflects reduced CD69+ cells

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Adiposity and left ventricular mass are related in childhood and into young adulthood

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Leukemia risk in children with Down syndrome linked to household chemical exposure

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Germany add new findings to pneumococcal body of knowledge

University of Missouri, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States and Canada advance angiology research

University of Montpellier I, France - Researchers from France and the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of immune system

University of Montreal, Canada - Bacteria-contaminated grafts rarely result in unfavorable clinical outcomes

University of Munich, Germany - New findings in imaging described from Germany

University of Nancy Hospital, Nancy, France - Liver CT in low- and medium-weight patients using saline chaser technique may be inadvisable

University of New Brunswick, Canada - Comparison of kinetic gait parameters for 3-13-year-olds shows import of age-matched data

University of North Carolina, U.S. - New data from the United States and United Kingdom lluminates research in prostate cancer

University of North Carolina, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States advance HIV/AIDS research

University of North Carolina, U.S. - Study on the effects of inhaled red tide toxins may lead to cystic fibrosis drug development

University of Nottingham, U.K. -  Helicobacter pylori induces heparin-binding epidermal growth factor expression

University of Nottingham, U.K. - Genomics used to predict response to chemotherapy

University of Oslo, Norway - Mosaic hypomethylation of adipogenic promoters may be molecular signature of adipose stem cells

University of Ottawa, Canada - Male erectile dysfunction following spinal cord injury is reviewed

University of Ottawa, Canada - Ovarian cancer sensitized to apoptosis by over-expression of PTEN

University of Ottawa, Canada - Recent studies from Canada, the United States and Netherlands add new data to cardiology research

University of Ottawa, Canada - Studies from Canada and Japan advance knowledge in cell biology research

University of Oviedo, Spain - Neuroblastoma finds potential therapy in nontoxic natural indoleamine

University of Padua, Italy - Isolated tumor cell status in regional lymph nodes correlates with colorectal cancer stage

University of Palermo, Italy - Blood peptide-specific CD8 T cells decreased in tuberculous children before therapy

University of Paris, France - Colorectal cancer treatment with nadroparin was safer than enoxaparin in terms of bleeding risk

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is selected to the 25 Most Influential list in radiology

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Sweden report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

University of Pisa, Italy - Estrogen receptor alpha interacts with G alpha₁₃ to drive actin remodeling, endothelial cell migration

University of Pisa, Italy - New findings from Italy and Germany in the area of cancer described

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Cardiolipin peroxidation inhibition by etoposide occurs at higher than pro-apoptotic drug levels

University of Reading, U.K. - Social anxiety transmission from mother to infant was demonstrated

University of Regensburg, Germany - IL-11-receptor alpha-protein expression decreased in colon carcinoma

University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - High leptin levels predict type 2 diabetes risk

University of Rochester, U.S. - New data from the United States, Germany and Brazil lluminates research in cardiology

University of South Florida, U.S. - Findings from the United States describe new data in colorectal cancer research

University of Southern California, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Germany advance knowledge in obesity research

University of Southern Florida, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States illuminate research in Alzheimer disease

University of Split, Croatia - Modified Army Physical Fitness Test standards are presented

University of Sydney, Australia - Researchers' data from Australia, the United States and Japan advance genetics research

University of Tampere, Finland - Bovine-human rotavirus reassortant tetravalent vaccine safe and immunogenetic

University of Texas, U.S. - Advanced heart failure patients with renal insufficiency may benefit from adjunctive nesiritide

University of Texas, U.S. - Biolimus eluting stent reduces neointimal tissue formation for 28 days

University of Texas, U.S. - Dysregulation of muscle fatty acid metabolism in type 2 diabetes is independent of malonyl-CoA

University of Texas, U.S. - Hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus risk due to cosmetic procedures clarified

University of Texas, U.S. - Permanent prostate brachytherapy biochemical failure is defined

University of Texas, U.S. - Reports from the United States, People's Republic of China and Japan describe recent advances in cancer treatment research

University of Texas, U.S. - Research from the United States and United Kingdom in metabolic syndrome provides new insights

University of Texas, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Switzerland advance knowledge in lymphoma research

University of Texas, U.S. - Study finds Parkinson cell death is blocked by stopping an inflammatory factor

University of Texas, U.S. - Study suggests how a steroid can reverse post-traumatic stress

University of Texas, U.S. - Triptolide displayed potent antileukemic activity

University of Tokyo, Japan - Neuromuscular junction synaptic size regulated by activity in Drosophila

University of Toledo, U.S. - New findings in diabetes described from the United States, Japan and Germany

University of Toronto, Canada - Esophageal cancer among Turkmen population in Iran linked to familial risk factors

University of Toronto, Canada - Hepatitis B virus promoter variants documented during chronic HBV infection

University of Toronto, Canada - New findings in transplants described from Canada, Belgium and Germany

University of Toronto, Canada - Recombinant factor VIIa use in cardiac surgery produces no adverse effects

University of Tsukuba, Japan - Studies from the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

University of Tubingen, Germany - Researchers from Germany, Denmark and Australia provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment

University of Ulm, Germany - Computer-assisted spine surgery reduces intraoperative radiation doses

University of Utah, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States, Spain and Germany advance meningioma research

University of Valle Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain - Pregnant multiple sclerosis patients display variations in chemokine receptor

University of Virginia, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Chile and Spain advance knowledge in healthcare research

University of Virginia, U.S. - Teen drivers with ADHD drive better after taking controlled-release stimulant, study shows

University of Washington, U.S. - HPV prevalence in U.S. is high even among women with one lifetime sexual partner

University of Washington, U.S. - Healthy Steps for Young Children program improves child health and parenting practices

University of Washington, U.S. - Race may play role in persistence of human papillomavirus type 16 and 18 variants in women

University of Washington, U.S. - Violence in the home leads to higher rates of childhood bullying

University of Western Australia, Australia - Lung cancer risk linked to exposure to asbestos and smoking

University of Wisconsin, U.S. - New findings in HIV/AIDS described from the United States

University of Wisconsin, U.S. - Photocarcinogenesis and photoaging prevention by botanical antioxidants discussed

University of Wurzburg, Germany - Studies from Germany and the United States advance knowledge in vectors research

University of Zurich Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland - 64-slice CT was compared with gated SPECT for evaluation of left ventricular function

Uppsala University, Sweden - Paradoxical stimulation of glucagon secretion by high glucose levels assessed in diabetics

Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Netherlands - Outcome in hospitalized pneumonia patients is not associated with prior antibacterial therapy

VU University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Myocardial fibrosis extent in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is linked to impaired contractility

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Prostate carcinogenesis influenced by androgen receptor stabilization

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of prostate cancer

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Tonsillectomy using coblation versus unipolar electrocautery is compared

Velcura Therapeutics - Velcura Therapeutics gets federal grant for bone research

Virginia Tech, U.S. - Researchers design polymer macromolecules as gene transfer agents

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands - Penile carcinoma favorable outcome linked to presence of high-risk HPV DNA

Wakayama Medical University, Japan - Research from Japan and Austria add new data to colorectal cancer body of knowledge

Washington University, U.S. - Before dementia appears, weight-loss rate doubles

Washington University, U.S. - Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair reduces mortality

Washington University, U.S. - Epicardial microwave ablation for atrial fibrillation is dependent on cardiac output

Washington University, U.S. - Findings from the United States, Italy and Turkey in imaging provide new insights

Washington University, U.S. - Quantification of myocardial first-pass perfusion mapping improved with wavelet de-noising method

Washington University, U.S. - Researchers examine a drug that can mobilize angiogenic cells in a matter of hours

Washington University, U.S. - Transplant treatment approach common to Type 1 Diabetes proves effective for Type 2 Diabetes

Waters - Waters Corporation to integrate liquid chromatography into mass spectrometry software

Wellcome Research Laboratories - Mechanisms of drug resistance for HIV-1 reverse transcriptase mutations were examined

Wihuri Research Institute, Finland - Aorta valve stenosis may be driven by elastolytic cathepsins

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, U.S. - Compounds in cranberry juice show promise as alternatives to antibiotics

World Health Organization, Switzerland - Simplified approaches improve HIV prevention and care in developing countries

Wuhan University, People's Republic of China - Chitosan-copper complexes demonstrated antitumor activity

Yale University, U.S. - Fluid selection, infusion strategy in hemorrhagic shock resuscitation drives unmeasured ion genesis

Yamaguchi University, Japan - Corneal wound healing is facilitated by insulin-like growth factor-1 derivative

Yonsei University, South Korea - Clinical characteristics of laryngeal tuberculosis determined

Yonsei University, South Korea - Laparoscopic surgery-associated biliary and nonbiliary complications are reviewed

Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China - Reports from the People's Republic of China, France and United States describe recent advances in influenza research

Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China - Studies from the People's Republic of China, France and United States describe new findings in cancer treatment research

i3 Drug Safety - Anemia raises cardiovascular disease risk in patients with elevated serum creatinine

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