Genetics and Environmental Health Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 7th, 2004
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AEterna Zentaris, Inc. - Results reported from phase I trial of Perifosine combined with radiotherapy
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge - Radiotherapy during pregnancy requires careful choice of linear accelerator
Aesgen, Inc. - Saforis reduces severity of oral mucositis in chemotherapy study patients
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. - Data from phase III trial of radiation sensitizer presented at ASCO
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. - Phase III trial data suggest some lung cancer patients may benefit from RSR13
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - Prevalence, exposure to mouse allergen may contribute to asthma
Antigenics Inc. - Oncophage cancer vaccine clinical findings announced
Arthritis Therapy - Study finds cancer drug appears highly effective against arthritis
Bioterrorism - Michigan Governor opposes change in bioterrorism funding
Breast Cancer - Better care has reduced breast cancer mortality in Italy
Burdock Group - Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) system reviewed
California Dept. of Health Services - Fast-food beef tacos blamed for multistate E. coli outbreak
Cel-Sci Corp. - Phase II trial results for Multikine treatment released at ASCO
Celgene Corporation - Data reported on combination treatment in multiple myeloma patients
AIST, Amagasaki - Miniaturized RNAi gene knockdown experiments performed in primary cells
American Red Cross - Novel gene therapy approach suppresses autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Leptin signaling targets thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene promoter
Celera Diagnostics - Gene variant associated with risk for rheumatoid arthritis identified
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Overall population immunity to measles in U.S. is 93%
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London - HIV-related germ cell tumor not more aggressive than GCT in general population
Chinese University of Hong Kong - High calcium intake attenuates bone loss in early postmenopausal Chinese women
Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester - Capecitabine at 550 mg/m2 plus radiotherapy is well tolerated
Columbia University - Arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh increases risk of some cancer
Columbia University - Genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells act as cardiac pacemakers
Disease Outbreak - Whooping cough outbreak in Robertson County, Tennessee
Dokkyo University, Mibu - Creola bodies in wheezing infants predict asthma development
Edward Jenner Institute Vaccine Research - N. meningitidis membrane vesicles elicited antibody responses in mice
Florida State University Research News Alert Embar - New tests developed for nut allergens
Fraunhofer Inst. of Toxicology & Experimental Med. - Dendritic cell treatment can reverse allergic Th2 responses in vitro
Genomic Health, Inc. - Encouraging results for Oncotype DX assay in predicting chemotherapy response
Genomics and Obesity - Genome-wide association study to focus on obesity in Kosrae adult population
Genotyping - University of Southern California purchases SNP genotyping BeadLab
Georgetown University - Implant salvage is possible, but removal and delayed reinsertion is more likely
Harvard University - Methyltestosterone may help fight CHD in surgically postmenopausal women
Harvard University - Translocation of annexin modulates plasmin activity in diabetic aorta
Hopital Ibn Sina - Chryseomonas luteola causes serious infections in Moroccan hospital
Immunology - To understand innate immunity, silence the genome
Institute of Cancer Research, London - New prognostic markers for survival of breast cancer identified
Johns Hopkins University - KSHV-encoded LANA protein stabilizes beta-catenin by binding to GSK-3
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Environmental and viral causes of type 1 diabetes reviewed
Karolinska Hospital & Institute - Cell density affects the cytotoxicity of daunorubicin and cytosine arabinoside
Kyoto University - Periosteal cell transplants enhance guided bone augmentation
Kyoto University - Sphingomyelin synthase 1 plays a critical role in the growth of lymphoid cells
Kyungpook National University Hospital - haGVHD not uncommon in SCT and is associated with development of aGVHD or cGVHD
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology - Scientists discover key protein in activating cell death
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology - Therapy for virally induced inflammation in type 1 diabetes outlined
Leiden University - Growth impairment after Bu/Cy/HSCT may be result of insufficient GH secretion
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Investigators present updates for Targretin, AVINZA, and ONTAK at ASCO meeting
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute - Plutonium sequestration in lung scars mitigates lung cancer risk
MedImmune, Inc. - Data show Ethyol reduces radiation-induced dry mouth
Medical University, Wroclaw - MLH1 and CDKN2A are important factors in oncogenesis of laryngeal cancer
Military Inst. of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Warsaw - Vitamin B6 influence on lipids during low-protein diet described
Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago - Increased HIV testing in underutilized venues may increase HIV status awareness
Nagoya City University - Repeated endostatin transfection extends the survival of fibrosarcoma models
Nara Medical University - Hepatitis C reigns among mental health patients and substance abusers in Japan
National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico City - ER- breast cancer cell ERa re-expression recreate hormone-responsive phenotype
Netherlands Cancer Institute - BRCA1 germline carriers are at risk for more than ovarian cancer
New York State Department of Health - Huntington disease transgenic mice exhibit early behavior abnormalities
Nuclear Policy Research Institute - Study documents dramatic increase in thyroid cancer in women and children
Procyon Biopharma Inc. - PL-100 HIV protease inhibitor profile presented at international workshop
Rockefeller University - Somatic hypermutation limited by CRM1-dependent AID nuclear export
Seattle Genetics, Inc. - SGN-15 and Taxotere improve overall survival vs Taxotere alone in NSCLC patients
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Discovery of tumor vascular targets may mean safer cancer treatment
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation - Life science company names vice president of research and development
Taipei Medical University - Quercetin stimulates the heme oxygenase-1 gene in aortic smooth muscle cells
Targeted Genetics Corporation - AAV-based treatment completely suppresses rheumatoid arthritis in animal models
Targeted Genetics Corporation - rAAV technology highlighted for its potential utility in AIDS prevention
Texas A&M University - G-17 induces cyclin D1 transcription via beta-catenin/CREB pathway activation
U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - New calicivirus isolated from walrus
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Mechanism of fluconazole resistance in C. glabrata during prophylaxis elucidated
Univ. of New Mexico - FAS diagnosis requires history of environmental, behavioral, and genetic status
University of Alabama - Bis-anthracycline antibiotics inhibit HIV-1 transcription
University of Arizona - Neuropeptide Y gene expression increases in women as they age
University of Colorado, Denver - Prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes reviewed
University of Edinburgh - Health risks are passed to future generations
University of Navarra - TNF-alpha gene associated with BMI and hip and waist circumference in women
University of Nebraska - OTK18 expression in brain NIP parallels severity of HIV-1 encephalitis
University of Oklahoma - NK1 receptors reduce autonomic epithelial secretion
University of Quebec - Surface-accessible proteins protect mice against pneumococcal disease
University of Utah - Research uncovers how genes get us wired
University of Washington - Algorithm for ranking protein similarity described
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