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Table of Contents . . . September 28th, 2006
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Cepheid - Cepheid awarded $3.3 million STTR NIH/NIAID grant for TB test development
GenVec - GenVec receives NIAID Biodefense Program grant for development of vaccine technology
Nastech Pharmaceutical - Nastech receives small business grant to develop RNAi therapeutics for influenza
Australian National University, Australia - Researchers from Australia, the United States and Denmark provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes
Belvoir Park Hospital, Belfast, North Ireland - Laryngeal cancer radiotherapy-induced mucositis reduced by GM-CSF injections
Bielefeld University, Germany - Researchers' data from Germany, the United States and the People's Republic of China advance DNA research
Biothera - Biothera awarded grant to treat acute radiation exposure
British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada - Researchers from Canada, Italy and Germany report details of new studies and findings in the area of sarcomas
Cancer Research Technology - Cancer Research Technology inks colorectal cancer research deal with AstraZeneca
Case Western Reserve University, U.S. - Chiral mutagenesis of insulin and its effects on activity and stability are examined
Case Western Reserve University, U.S. - Regulatory elements coordinate expression of a nicotinic receptor gene cluster
Case Western Reserve University, U.S. - Retinitis pigmentosa is associated with deficient opsin export
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States and Japan advance ovarian cancer research
Cell Genesys - Researchers from the United States describe findings in prostate cancer studies
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States illuminate research in antibiotics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Invasive Enterobacter sakazakii disease in infants was examined
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Workplace conditions frequently exacerbate asthma
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China - Salmonella carrying platelet factor 4 cDNAs protects against radiation
Chinese University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Hepatocellular carcinoma zyxin overexpressions identified by mapping chromosome 7q34-q36
Compass Knowledge Group - Compass Knowledge Group helps University of Florida reach milestone in distance learning program
Cornell University, U.S. - Specific lineage I epidemic clones cause a large number of listeriosis cases
Cytori Therapeutics - Cytori authors review use of adipose stem and regenerative cells in cosmetic, reconstructive surgery
DNAPrint Genomics - DNAPrint Genomics financial update, interview with president and CEO now available on Internet
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Study uncovers genetic mechanism for drug resistance in lung cancer
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, U.S. - Indwelling central venous catheter-related sheaths are studied
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, U.S. - Recent findings in angiology described by researchers from the United States and Japan
Deakin University, Australia - Family food environment and dietary behaviors are likely to promote fatness in children
Duke University, U.S. - Defects in a crucial brain protein implicated in memory loss
Duke University, U.S. - Studies from the United States, CH-1211 Geneva 14 and United Kingdom add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge
Economic and Social Research Council - Genomic technologies may have the potential to alleviate food insecurity and food shortages
Edith Cowan University, Australia - Alzheimer disease risk factors controlled with diet
Elekta - Elekta signs agreement with US Oncology
Emergent BioSolutions - U.S. Department of Homeland Security certifies anthrax vaccine adsorbed as approved product
Emory University, U.S. - Gastroenteritis outbreaks associated with burritos supplied through school lunch programs
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - New research from Netherlands, Australia and United States in the area of cardiology detailed
Genelabs Technologies - Genelabs names Peter R. Young, PhD, vice president, biology and announces resignation of CFO
Guys and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, U.K. - Fulminant toxoplasmosis causes fatal pneumonitis and myocarditis in HIV/AIDS
Hackensack University, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States, Japan and United Kingdom advance obesity research
Hannover Medical School, Germany - Preoperative low-dose irradiation promotes long-term allograft acceptance
Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, People's Republic of China - Studies from the People's Republic of China, United States and Canada add new findings to influenza body of knowledge
Harris Interactive - Public supportive of genetic science for medical, law enforcement and personal purposes
Healthcare Access - The Medical Reserve Corps is now in all 50 states
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel - Recent findings in genetics described by researchers from Israel, Japan and France
INSERM U593, France - Lung cancer risk may be linked to smoking cannabis
Iceland University of Education, Iceland - Overweight and obesity prevalence is high before the start of compulsory schooling
Institute for Animal Health, U.K. - Findings from the United Kingdom, United States and Portugal advance knowledge in vaccines research
Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, People's Republic of China - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and United States describe findings in diabetes studies
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Brazil - Genetic structure of dengue mosquito vector higher in rainy season in Rio de Janeiro
Israel Institute of Biological Research, Israel - New findings in anthrax described from the United States, People's Republic of China and United Kingdom
Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche, Italy - Reports from Italy, Germany and the United States describe recent advances in genetics research
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Aedes aegypti peritrophic matrix protein is identified as heme-binding protein
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Excess weight related to worse physical, but not mental health-related, quality of life
Karolinska Institute, Sweden - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and TNFA gene variants related to cardiovascular disease risk
Kyushu University, Japan - Neuroreceptor regulation involves receptor-phosphatase association
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Mast cell receptor gene expression requires specific upstream locus
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Nucleophosmin's role in cancer analyzed
Nagoya University, Japan - Aldose reductase gene linked to diabetic macroangiopathy in type 2 diabetics
National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan - Studies from Japan, Iceland and the NORTH Ireland describe new findings in genetics research
National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease is responsive to anakinra
New York University, U.S. - UvrD helicase suppresses recombination and DNA damage-induced deletions
Ohio State University, U.S. - HoxA proteins are a problem for acute myeloid leukemia
Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Brazil - Hepatitis A virus molecular epidemiology in the Brazilian Amazon clarified
Prostate Cancer Research Center, London, U.K. - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Japan and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of prostate cancer
Research and Markets - Development and advancements in cytogenetics featured in new report
Rush University, U.S. - Findings from the United States and United Kingdom describe new data in vaccines research
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, U.S. - Nanog binds to Smad1 and blocks BMP-induced embryonic stem cell differentiation
San Raffaele Telethon Institute of Gene Therapy, Italy - New findings from Italy, Germany and the United States in the area of cell biology described
Seoul National University, South Korea - Researchers' work from South Korea, Japan and United States adds to genetics body of knowledge
Spanish National Cancer Center, Madrid, Spain - Studies from Spain, Finland and the United States describe new findings in breast cancer research
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Switzerland advance knowledge in leukemia research
Stockholm South Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden - Research from Sweden, the United States and Australia in diabetes provides new insights
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan - New data from Taiwan, Finland and the United States lluminates research in cancer
Universidade Federal de Goias, Brazil - Research from Brazil and the United States in blood banks provides new insights
University of California, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in colorectal cancer research
University of California, U.S. - New data from the United States and Italy lluminates research in leukemia
University of Cambridge, U.K. - Insulin receptor substrate 1 pleckstrin homology domain key to normal insulin signaling
University of Colorado, U.S. - Pharmacogenetic characteristics determined among antiretroviral drugs in HIV/AIDS
eGene - Bureau of Investigation Ministry of Justice, Taiwan, uses eGene's HDA-GT12 System for DNA ID work
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