Genetics and Environmental Business Week

INSERM U550, France - X-linked susceptibility to mycobacteria is due to NF-kappa B essential modulator mutations

INSERM U724, France - Benign adrenal tumors not associated with microsatellite instability

IRCCS Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy - Estrogen therapy may decrease loss of gray matter volume in postmenopausal women

Illumina - Massachusetts General, Harvard select Illumina HumanHap300 BeadChips for ALS research

Indian Council of Medical Research, India - Risk factors identified for tuberculosis mortality in Chennai

Institute of Cancer Research, U.K. - Infant leukemia linked to MLL fusion genes

Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany - Universal varicella vaccination may be cost effective in Germany

Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Online tool will aid research on diseases linked to abnormal cilia

Juntendo University, Japan - Activity of purified dust mite allergen crucially commits to sensitization process

Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Japan report details of new studies and findings in the area of genetics

Mie University, Japan - Genetic factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus assessed

Myriad Genetics - Enrollment complete in U.S. trial of selective amyloid lowering drug for Alzheimer disease

Nanjing Medical University, People's Republic of China - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, Chile and Canada report recent findings in prostate cancer

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, U.S. - Mesotheliomas in rodents and humans share genetic patterns

National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway - Researchers from Norway, Austria and Taiwan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Findings from the United States, Brazil and Denmark in HIV/AIDS provide new insights

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Genome study may help identify people most at risk for alcoholism

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Ovarian cancer cell promoter regulation requires epigenetic modifications

National Taiwan University, Taiwan -  Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide induces expression changes in dendritic cells

New York Medical College, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Italy and Ireland publish new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Ohio State University, U.S. - Prostate cancer risk in African Americans linked to ICAM single nucleotide polymorphisms

Okayama University, Japan - Lung adenocarcinoma risk linked to single nucleotide polymorphism at codon 133 of RASSF1 gene

Osaka University, Japan - Bladder cancer possibly linked to polymorphism in TNF-beta gene in Japanese patients

Poliomyelitis Research Institute, Japan - Recent findings in polio described by researchers from Japan, Israel and the United States

Schering-Plough - Study results of two-drug regimen show sustained viral suppression in treated HIV patients

Southern Illinois University, U.S. - Research from the United States and New Zealand in breast cancer provides new insights

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, India - Recent findings in cardiology described by researchers from India, Slovakia and the United States

Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark - Reports from Denmark, Poland and the United Kingdom add new data to endocrinology research

UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, U.K. - New research from the United Kingdom, France and Taiwan in the area of hepatitis B virus detailed

University of Antwerp, Belgium - Recent findings from Belgium, Australia and the United States illuminate research in genetics

University of Arkansas, U.S. - Cardiac gene regulation involves novel zinc finger protein zipzap/p200

University of California, U.S. - Stress significantly hastens the progression of Alzheimer disease

University of Cincinnati, U.S. - Norovirus capsid protein receptor binding requires a C-terminal Arg cluster

University of Colorado, U.S. - Hepatitis C virus gene expression involves multidrug resistance protein upregulation

University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Research from Denmark, the People's Republic of China and the United States add new data to proteins body of knowledge

University of Illinois, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Canada and People's Republic of China advance knowledge in cancer treatment research

University of Munich, Germany - New findings from Germany, Sweden and the South Korea in the area of colorectal cancer detailed

University of Munich, Germany - Periodontal disease does not involve a specific gene polymorphism