Genetics and Environmental Health Week

Institute of Climate and Water, Castelar -  M. tuberculosis lprG gene needed for virulence in mice

Instituto de Salud Carlos III - Analysis of Haemophilus influenzae infections after vaccination reported

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. - Patent issued for test to identify those at risk for diabetic retinopathy

Intraop Medical Corp. - Proposed merger target receives $2 million in funds

Kagawa University - Dietary triacylglycerol length affects body fat accumulation

Karolinska Institute - Up-regulation of ubiquitin-specific protease enhances EBV proliferation in vitro

Lark Technologies, Inc. - Genomic-services company reports record revenue and net income for 2003

Laval University - Ptc acts as a tumor suppressor gene in bladder cancer

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Adverse events reduce public trust in safety of MMR vaccine in Brazil

Ludwik Rydygier Medical Univ. - Early FAMM diagnosis and prophylaxis decreases neoplastic transformation risk

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Longevity gene may also predict better outcome for breast cancer patients

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Treatment based on radar research is in final stage of clinical testing

Medical University Innsbruck - Test shows promise for identifying gene alteration indicating cancer

Myocardial Infarction - New study links secondhand smoke to heart attacks

Nagoya University - P73 A4T14 genotype associated with cervical cancer risk

National Public Health Institute of Finland - Pneumococcal DNA in ear indicates pneumococcal etiology in otitis media

National Yang Ming Univ. - Notch1 gene involved in ATRA-modulated differentiation process in APL

Oswaldo Cruz Institute - Varible Etest TB drug resistance results cause concern

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Researchers link common airborne bacterium to Alzheimer disease

RTI International - Kids heed antismoking messages from schools, parents

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Genetic trick adapted from viruses makes gene-therapy vectors more versatile

Targeted Genetics Corporation - Conclusion of joint venture relationship announced

Technical University of Aachen - Role of mtDNA mutations in MDS-leukemia transition determined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Simian foamy virus infection found in people exposed to primates

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services - Study of growth hormone treatment emphasizes prevention of adrenal crises

U.S. National Institutes of Health -  Pneumocystis carinii p55 variants identified

Univ. of Texas, Dallas - Antisense RNA molecules select for molecules linked to sickle cell disease

University College London - New gene linked to brain disorder

University of Athens - MLL gene rearrangement not pathogenic mechanism in de novo MDS

University of Girona - Real-time PCR assay effective for Listeria detection in food samples

University of La Fe Hospital - Hepatitis C virus NS3 protein displays significant genetic variability

University of Marburg - Melanocortin-4 receptor gene I103 negatively associated with obesity

University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' - Genetic factors regulate 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine-induced cytogenetic damage

University of South Florida - Lymphatic mapping suggested when invasive breast cancer is suspected

University of Texas - Spectrin ubiquitination controls spectrin complex dissociation

Vical Incorporated - Biopharmaceutical developer announces patents for gene delivery technologies