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Table of Contents . . . October 19th, 2006
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Amicus Therapeutics - Amicus Therapeutics raises $60 million in series D financing
Elekta - Elekta reports proceedings of Annual General Meeting 2006
Aichi Cancer Center, Aichi, Japan - Findings from Japan advance knowledge in lung cancer research
Alba Therapeutics - Alba initiates phase II trial for Zonulin antagonist AT-1001 for autoimmune disorder
Albert & Mary Lasker Foundation, U.S. - Three U.S. scientists win Lasker Award for basic medical research
Alexandra Hospital, Singapore, Singapore - Single nucleotide polymorphisms do not indicate increased diabetes nephropathy risk
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India - New findings from India, Greece and the United Kingdom in the area of tuberculosis described
Baylor University, U.S. - Researchers hope a new injected gene therapy is effective in preventing prostate cancer
BioDiscovery - BioDiscovery releases ImaGene 7 microarray image analysis software
Boston Spine Group - Cervical surgery-associated delayed extubation risk factors are determined
Boston University, U.S. - Incidence of colorectal polyps is inversely related to exercise in African-American women
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Gene transfer using a mutant form of good cholesterol cuts vascular plaque and inflammation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Rickettsia massiliae was isolated from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in Arizona
Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan - Studies from Taiwan, the United States and Netherlands describe new findings in norovirus research
Charite-Universitatsmedizin, Germany - Researchers' work from Germany, the South Korea and the United States adds to neurology body of knowledge
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. - Prenatal vitamins may reduce risk of brain tumors in children
Chonbuk National University, South Korea - Recent findings in asthma described by researchers from South Korea, Japan and Italy
Ciphergen Biosystems - Ciphergen announces data supporting use of protein biomarkers to improve ovarian cancer diagnosis
City University of New York, U.S. - Research from the United States and the Netherlands in atherosclerosis provides new insights
City University of New York, U.S. - c-Fos critically mediates repression of a bile acid transporter
Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Breast cancer patients have reduced risk of complications after breathing adapted radiotherapy
Cornell University, U.S. - Obesity and dyslipidemia linked to erectile dysfunction
Cosmetic, Toiletry, & Fragrance Association - Cosmetic industry files U.S. FDA comments on use of nanoparticles in personal care products
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - TRIMCyp-mediated HIV-1 infection block occurs before earliest step of reverse transcription
Dartmouth College, U.S. - Staphylococcal biofilm formation on indwelling catheters influenced by catheter lock solutions
Duke University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Portugal publish new studies and findings in the area of genetics
East China Normal University, People's Republic of China - Peptide hormones may regulate neuromedin U 2 receptor effects on food intake and body weight
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Breast cancer prognosis determined by stage at diagnosis
European Space Agency - ESA's microsatellite is playing a major role in scientific studies
Federal University of Bahia, Brazil - Position on use of hormone therapy in Latin America women has been released by expert panel
Florida State University, U.S. - Abortion notification and consent laws reduce risky teen sex
Fukushima Medical University, Japan - Enterovirus 71 outbreaks caused by global transmission of genetically divergent strains
Geneva University, Switzerland - Researchers from Switzerland, the United States and the People's Republic of China publish new studies and findings in the area of head & neck cancer
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, U.K. - Delayed neonatal congenital heart disease diagnosis worsens preop condition, postop outcome
Harvard University, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States add new data to HIV/AIDS research
Harvard University, U.S. - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Canada describe findings in cardiology studies
Harvard University, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Italy describe new findings in clinical trials research
Healthcare Access - Public health leaders recommend a voluntary national accreditation program
Healthcare Access - University of the Sciences offers a new master of public health program
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel - New data from Israel, the United States and India lluminates research in ischemia
Helicon Therapeutics - Approaches to improve cognitive dysfunction in Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome are reviewed
Hospitals & Health Networks - Seattle cancer-prevention clinic opens
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, U.S. - Researchers examine whether genetics make people more susceptible to brain infections
INSERM U400, France - Research from France and the United States in cardiology provides new insights
INSERM U508, France - Alzheimer disease is not associated with vascular endothelial growth factor gene changes
Information Technology - HealthMedia provides suite of wellness and disease management programs to Cleveland Clinic
Institut de Medecine Tropicale du Service de Sante des Armees, France - Recent findings from France, the United States and Nigeria illuminate research in malaria
Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic - New findings from the Czech Republic, Japan and United Kingdom in the area of angiology described
Institute of Public Health, U.K. - Prostate cancer overdiagnosis associated with PSA testing in East Anglia
Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, U.S. - Pancreatic cancer allelic loss and homozygous deletions identified
Klin Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany - Ryanodine receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with cardiomyopathy
Kobe University, Japan - Bladder cancer tumor rejection achieved following interleukin gene transfection
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Canada - HIV-1 genomic RNA localization modulates viral assembly
Leiden University, Netherlands - Cardiovascular disease risk in old age is unaffected by variants in glucocorticoid receptor gene
Mie University, Japan - Myocardial infarction genetic risk assessed
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Japan - Reports from Japan, Spain and Hungary advance knowledge in diabetes research
National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Human serum transferrin crystal structure clarifies receptor binding
National Institutes of Health, U.S. - International Genomics Consortium, TGen to lead BCR component of Cancer Genome Atlas pilot
National Taiwan University, Taiwan - Long-term tumor-specific immunity generated using calreticulin
New York University, U.S. - Drosophila model of Barth syndrome is generated by tafazzin mutations
Novartis - New once-daily oral iron chelator treats iron overload
Ohio State University, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Germany and United Kingdom in the area of leukemia detailed
Peking University, People's Republic of China - Gastric carcinoma potentially treated by 5-aza-CdR combined with SN38 and GEM
Pennsylvania State University, U.S. - Melanoma lung metastasis can be blocked by targeting kinase in the B-V600E-Raf signaling cascade
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia - Research from Australia, the United States and Germany in DNA provides new insights
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, U.S. - Esophageal squamous cell cancer progression parallels epigenetic progression
Stanford University, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States, Russia and Germany adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
State University of New York, U.S. - Common interleukin target gene transcriptional regulatory elements identified
Sun Yat-Sen University, People's Republic of China - Gastric cancer inhibited gene expression reduces peritoneal metastasis
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea - Research from South Korea, Sweden and United States add new data to leukemia body of knowledge
Tufts University, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Japan add new data to biomedical engineering research
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany - Researchers from Germany, Iceland and France detail new studies and findings in the area of genetics
bioMerieux - Hepatitis B virus resistance mutations detected using DNA probe arrays
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