Genetics and Environmental Health Week

Institut fur Pathologie Bonn-Duisdorf - Neuroendocrine differentiation evaluation recommended in prostate cancer

Institute Oswaldo Cruz, Rio De Janeiro - Furamidine analog markedly potentiates activity against T. cruzi/L. amazonensis

Johns Hopkins University - Molecular analysis depicts the complexity of the human LMX1B gene

Johns Hopkins University - Sibling history predicts early heart disease better than parental history

Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka - LAMPS of M. fermentans/M. penetrans activate HIV LTR through Toll-like receptors

Legal Issues - Iowa Supreme Court rejects county limits for livestock operations

Leiden University Medical Center - EphA4 and twist are aberrantly expressed in Sezary syndrome

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Novel mechanisms account for the synergy of FHIT and p53 in lung cancer tumors

MDS Nordion - External beam radiation therapy system to be developed for treatment of cancer

Market Trends - Health Products Research reports on promotion in prescription allergy market

McGill University, Montreal - Study provides information about Gas6 protection from apoptosis

Medarex, Inc. - Phase I trial to study novel fully human antibody for hospital acquired diarrhea

Medical College of Wisconsin - C-terminus of botulinum toxin chain contributes to catalysis

Michigan Public Health Institute - Research center wins federal contract to evaluate rural health program

Mitsubishi Kagaku Bioclin Laboratories - Nosocomial infections in Japan caused by new adenovirus type 4 genomic variant

Molecular Health - New homeopathic eye drop introduced

Morphotek Inc. - Biotechnology company announces research and development agreement with USAMRIID

National Jewish Medical Center, Denver - d4T treatment enhances mitochondrial oxidative stress

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Research Institute -  DYT1 mutation linked to microstructural white matter changes

Oregon Health & Science University - Allergens play important role in the immunopathogenesis of AEDS

ProteoGenix Inc. - Genomics and proteomics selected Bruker Daltonics Inc. as strategic partner

Queens University of Belfast - The genetics of apolipoprotein E influence Alzheimer disease aggression

Research and Markets - Chemical genomics report now available through online source

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Current smokers with a classic genetic risk factor at higher risk for RA

Shandong Agriculture University - A new swine influenza isolate may have originated from bird flu viruses

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center -  Salmonella enterica subspecies 1 "genovars" characterized

Silicon Genetics - Genetics software developer releases analytical gene expression system upgrades

State University of Campinas - Tandem repeats of GPIba gene may help to identify risk for MI

Taipei Medical Univ. - E-2 inhibits strain-induced ET-1 gene expression in vascular endothelial cells

Texas A&M University - Pain, emotional distress should be treated concomitantly in pediatric cancer

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Effects of inorganic arsenic on hepatic gene expression determined

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Gene essential for A. fumigatus growth but does not contribute to pathogenicity

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Hepatocyte growth factor promotes the metastasis of c-Met positive carcinomas

Univ. Mediterranee, Marseille - HIV-1 and MLV Gag sufficient to recruit APOBEC3G into virus-like particles

University of Alabama - Mutations alter capsid protein assembly rate without changing monomer stability

University of Chicago - Adenovirus-mediated gene delivery characterizes bone morphogenetic protein

University of Colorado - Gene profiles for single nucleotide changes improve with DNA preamplification

University of Greifswald - Analyses narrow region on chromosome 4 bearing metabolic syndrome genes

University of Heidelberg - Rapid effects of aldosterone may participate in pathogenesis of CV disorders

University of Houston - Genetic variation in polyomavirus simian virus 40 identified

University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark - Activation of gene program underlies viability of the hibernating heart