Genetics and Environmental Business Week

Institute of Psychiatry, London - Brain abnormalities in schizophrenia are imaged

Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid - Drug-resistant HIV-1 mutations in the former Soviet Union are identified

Italy Istituto Nazionale Riposo e Cura Anziani, Ancona - 1267 HSP70-2 polymorphism may indicate carotid plaque rupture and cerebral ischemia risk

Jennerex Biotherapeutics - Oncolytic vaccinia viruses show promise in treatment of cancer

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston - HMW adiponectin is not linked to endothelium-dependent vasodilation in diabetic offspring

Kansai Medical University, Osaka - New findings in the area of skin cancer described

Karolinska Institute - Study suggests intake of high-fat dairy foods may reduce colorectal cancer risk

Kyushu University, Fukuoka - Adequate folate intake conferred protection from colorectal cancer

Laboratory of Oral Microbiology, Bergen - Dental plaque considered respiratory pathogen for those hospitalized with chronic lung disease

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Early childhood BMI does not drive early menarche and continued obesity

Louisiana State University - Gene therapy may purge leukemia cells from hematopoietic progenitor cells

Memorail Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - HSV-based gene therapy enhances mitomycin efficacy in bladder cell carcinoma

Montgomery VA Medical Center - Fem1b inactivation leads to abnormal glucose homeostasis and pancreatic islet function

Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine - XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism may be important risk factor for cervical cancer

Nara Institute of Science & Technology - A molecular model for axon guidance is based on cross talk between Rho GTPases

Osaka University - Necdin gene disruption diminishes TrkA signaling for sensory neuron survival

Princeton University - Alternative splicing modifies components of signaling pathways important for stem cell function

Solexa, Inc. - Company focused on genetic analysis systems adds two patents to IP portfolio

Tampere University Hospital - BMPR2 mutations have short lifetime expectancy in primary pulmonary hypertension

Targeted Genetics Corporation - Michael S. Perry, DVM, PhD, named to board of biotechnology company

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa - Antisense knockdown of isoquinoline binding protein achieved in C6 glioma cell line

Tulane University, New Orleans - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of neurology

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases - Real-time PCR targets a unique chromosomal sequence of Yersinia pestis

Ultrasound & New Modalities Research - Gas-filled microparticles and sonoporation are effective against tumors

Umea University Hospital - PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism is associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke

University of Auckland - Flexible medium-throughput strategy for protein production is developed

University of Auckland - MC4R gene tissue specific expression requires one kb of the 5' flanking sequence

University of Bretagne Occidentale - Serial replication slippage can cause complex gene rearrangements

University of British Columbia - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of ischemia

University of Cambridge - Sushi-class retrotransposon-derived genes have role in genomic imprinting

University of Cologne - Nidogen ablation causes basement membrane defects and perinatal lethality

University of Colorado - Increased EGFR gene copy number linked to increased gefitinib sensitivity in lung cancer patients

University of Ferrara - Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors used to reverse chemoresistance phenotype in medullary thyroid carcinoma

University of Florida - Scientists engineer mice for Alzheimer disease therapy study

University of Kuopio - VP22 does not significantly enhance enzyme prodrug cancer gene therapy

University of London Imperial College - Chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with human leukocyte antigen alleles