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Table of Contents . . . March 18th, 2004
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Lexicon Genetics, Inc. - Genetics company reports eighth consecutive year of revenue growth
Origen Therapeutics, Inc - Grant to support human polyclonal antibody development in chickens
Paradigm Genetics, Inc. - Biotechnology company announces 2003 financial results
VaxGen, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces preliminary 2003 financial results
Biotechnology - U.S. calls European fears over biotech crops an "overreaction"
CSIRO, Parkville - Plasmodial DHPS resistance alleles identified
Chinese University of Hong Kong - Prechemotherapy HBV DNA marks viral reactivation risk in breast cancer patients
Columbia University - Role of alanine tracts in disease genes explored
Compugen, Ltd. - Genomics firm extends agreement for identification of new drug targets
Correctional Healthcare - Audit faults U.S. Marshals Service for poor prisoner healthcare
Danish Cancer Society - Researchers characterize survivin-derived epitopes restricted to HLA-B35
Dongeui University - Resveratrol induces apoptosis in human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells
Emory University - Kruppel-like factor 4 may be a tumor suppressor gene in colorectal cancer
Environmental Health - No-smoking areas afford "marginal" or "trivial" protection from tobacco smoke
Exelixis, Inc. - IND application filed for anticancer agent XL647
GenVec, Inc. - TNFerade positive clinical study results published in oncology journal
Gene-IT - European Patent Office signs agreement for sequence search software
Genencor International, Inc. - Company to commercialize chemical weapon decontamination technology
Genome Therapeutics - FDA grants fast-track status Ramoplanin
GlaxoSmithKline - Early trial results move investigational CCR5 antagonist to next phase
HIV/AIDS Treatment - "Universal access" to HIV/AIDS treatment pledged by Europe, Central Asia
Harvard School of Public Health - Blue collar workers more apt to smoke, less able to quit
Harvard University - High glycemic load diet linked to breast cancer in sedentary women
Healthcare Coverage - Arizona Senators want leeway to set healthcare eligibility
HemoCleanse, Inc. - NIAID bioterrorism grant to fund a new plasmapheresis device
INSERM U271, Lyon - Adefovir therapy reduces hepatitis B virus load without generating mutants
Indian Council of Medical Research - Genetic risk factors for TB in India reviewed
Inst. Natl. de la Sante et de la Recherche Medical - Influenza epidemics in France and United States follow similar patterns
Intl. Medical Center, Tokyo - Serum levels of KL-6 can predict radiation pneumonitis
Jikei University - Novel apoAI gene mutation linked to familial HDL deficiency
Kangweon National University - Capsaicin is a novel inhibitor of angiogenesis
Karolinska Hospital - Social networks of African HIV patients in Sweden characterized
Karolinska Institute - Link found between cardiovascular disease in women and oral health
Karolinska Institute - Oral health in women strong predictor of disease risk
Klinikum Oldenburg gGmbH - Hypothalamic involvement in craniopharyngioma increases obesity risk
Manchester Royal Infirmary - Neisseria meningitidis IgG concentrations assigned to reference sera
Mayo Clinic - Study released on Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics
Medex - Critical care-focused company opens Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo
Medical Errors - Troubled Los Angeles hospital cited for wrongfully dispensing drug
National Sun Yat Sen University - Chimeric protein rSAG1/2 protects against Toxoplasma gondii in mice
Neurologix, Inc. - Gene therapy company to trade with new ticker symbol: NLGX
Oregon Health & Science University - Hormonal activity plays role in body composition changes with aging
Oregon Health and Science University - Defective lysosomal targeting of FGFR3 leads to achondroplasia
Peking University - New mutation found in Weber-Cockayne epidermolysis bullosa simplex
Peter MacCallum Cancer Inst., Melbourne - Study finds dosage for paclitaxel, cisplatin, and radiation therapy for NSCLC
Pistoia Hospital - Healthcare workers in central Italy show a trend towards HCV prevalence
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 3D QSAR models used to evaluated CCR5 receptor antagonists
Russian Academy of Sciences - Tick-borne encephalitis virus NS1 protein elicits protective activity in mice
Saitama Cancer Center - MmTRA1b/phospholipid scramblase 1 may be a new prognostic factor for AML
Shiga University of Medical Science - AT1 receptors linked to insulin resistance-induced vascular dysfunction
Spanish National Cancer Cntr., Madrid - p53 must be absent in order for 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine to induce apoptosis
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Neonatal nurses can guide parents of newborns with spinal muscular atrophy
Univ. of California, San Francisco - Effects of p53 on KSHV cyclin-induced lymphomagenesis clarified
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - Protein loop classification used as tool for structural genomics
University of Cambridge - GPR10 variants influence effect of exercise on blood pressure
University of Hamburg - Gene deleted in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome encodes mitochondrial protein
University of Oulu - Collagen modifying enzymes and their mutations reviewed
University of Rome 'La Sapienza' - Whole virus needed for accurate viral growth assay results
University of Rostock - Multiplex polymerase chain reaction identifies hepatitis B virus genotypes
University of Tokyo - Altered gene expression in adult brain of fyn-deficient mice reported
University of Western Australia - Rapid genotyping method distinguishes between different alleles in SNPs
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