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Table of Contents . . . March 2nd, 2005
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Aarhus University Hospital, Oxford - New findings in rheumatoid arthritis described
Akdeniz University, Antalya - White-coat hypertension subjects are at an increased cardiovascular risk
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - HDL particle size is smaller in Asian Indians than in Caucasians
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Journal publishes research on tailoring asthma treatment in children
American Legacy Foundation - No-smoking group comments on confirmation of U.S. HHS secretary Mike Leavitt
Avian Influenza - Teams hunt for signs of bird flu outbreak in southwestern Cambodia
Baqiyatallah University of Med Science, Tehran - Delayed hematological complications occurs following mustard gas exposure
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Arizona officials to roll out new livestock ID
Canadian Institutes of Health, Montreal - Correction of small artery structure may improve outcomes in hypertension
Cancer Research UK, London - Ethnic differences in breast density to be examined
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Prion protein studied, transport with ferritin across epithelial cells revealed
Cella Communications - Infertility association receives second federal grant on embryo donation
Channing Laboratories - Expiratory rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease link to select genes
Chinese University of Hong Kong - SARS outbreak demonstrates vulnerability of liver transplantation service
Chiron Vaccines - Polygeline-free pediatric TBE vaccine causes few allergic reactions
Agendia - European rights obtained to TUO-gene expression profile
Aurora Discovery - ChemLib microplate product line expanded
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - P-opiate receptors or endogenous opiods may affect chloroquine itching
CSIRO - Research add new data to cancer vaccines body of knowledge
Center Jean Perrin, Clermont Ferrand 1 - Recent studies add new data to prostate cancer research
Center of Human & Molecular Genetics, Columbus - Fibroblast growth factor receptors studied, role in the ureteric bud clarified
Children's Hospital, Boston - Mechanical stretch regulates gene expression in human bladder muscle cells
Columbia University, New York - Researchers develop infectious disease diagnostic tool
DNAPrint genomics - Genomics company teams with Senecio Software to win NIH-SBIR grant
Democritus University of Thrace - Inherited gene sequences dictate VEGF activity in non-small cell lung cancer
Disease Control - Senator criticizes funding for Ames lab, others say it's enough
ETH, Zurich - Stromelysin-2 enhances keratinocyte migration for wound repair
Emory University - Reports add new data to malaria research
Finlay Institute, Havana - Findings describe new data in vaccines adjuvant research
Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Company obtains license to patent linking genetics to cardiac arrhythmias
GenoMed, Inc. - GenoMed retains The Investor Relations Co.
Hacettepe University, Ankara - Using bosentan during the later stages of septic shock: a promising strategy
Hamilton College - Genetics instructors support ethics education for their students
Health Risks - Board hears health concerns from Iowa bomb builders
Heart Institute, Brasilia - To manage CV disease, treatment strategies should control BP and cholesterol
Hirosaki University - LDL particle size and lipid composition are risk factors for microalbuminuria
Hospital Univ. of Germans Trias & Pujol, Barcelona - Coreceptor-independent HIV transfer induced by contacts between CD4 cells
Icon Genetics AG - Plant engineering technologies provider announces collaborative agreements
Imperial College London - RYR1-related congenital myopathies depict common pathologies
Indian Council of Medical Research - Hepatitis B prevalence declines after a tribal vaccine campaign
Indiana University - Parents comfortable with the idea of vaccination for STDs for their children
Indiana University, Indianapolis - Taxol induces caspase-10-dependent apoptosis
Influenza - Wyoming up to 283 confirmed flu cases, outbreaks still localized
Inst Nacl Enf Vir Humanes Dr Julio I, Buenos Aires - 3 genotypes associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome circulating in Yuto
Institut de Recherche pour le Dev., Montpellier - Risk factors for pertussis vaccine failure in Senegalese children outlined
Institute for Pub. Health & Environment, Bilthoven - Cascade impactor analysis predicts side effects of inhaled salbutamol
Int. Center for Genetic Engineering, Trieste - Angiogenic protein stimulates skeletal muscle regeneration
Karolinska Institute - Cigarette smoking may influence nitric oxide formation in oropharyngeal tract
Korea Inst. of Radiological & Med. Sci., Seoul - As2 O3 causes caspase-independent cell death in cervical cancer cells
Korea Research Institute, Taejon - Oncolytic mutant adenovirus destroys solid tumors
Legal Issues - Grand jury says company conspired to keep quiet on Libby health issue
Leiden University - Interleukin-10 gene transfer battles harmful Th1-type responses
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Supplemental NDA confirmed for lasofoxifene as a treatment for vaginal atrophy
Lund University - Adding carbohydrates to beef affects heterocyclic amine formation
Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei - Size of patent ductus arteriosus affects the risk of aortic regurgitation
Max-Planck-Institut fur Psychiatrie - Weight gain during treatment with antipsychotics reviewed
Mayo Clinic - Genetic variant may explain why women develop MS more than men
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Researchers' work adds to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York - BRCA2-related protein repairs broken DNA
Military Medical College II, Shanghai - New findings in drug development described
NABTT CNS Consortium, Baltimore - The attenuated adenovirus ONYX-015 fights glioma proliferation
Nanjing Medical University - Germ cells are the chief producers of htCREB transcripts
Nanosphere, Inc. - Nanotechnology company expands application of Alzheimer detection technology
National Center for Neurology & Psychiatry, Tokyo - Microdystrophin gene transfer recovers contractile ability in transgenic mice
National Cheng Kung University Hospital - Molecular screening detects maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7
NuGEN Technologies, Inc. - Technology company announces partnership
Osaka Medical College - Proangiogenic proteins flourish in endometrial growths
Peking University, Beijing - Echinacoside rescues neuroblastoma cells from TNF alpha-induced apoptosis
SUNY Upstate Medical University - Differential markers of proliferative and hypertrophic chondrocytes identified
San Raffaele Telethon Institute, Milan - Gene transduction corrects cells from patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Science Institute Tuscany, Florence - Truck driver occupation linked to increased BRCA1/2 male breast cancer mutation
St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis - Role of pneumococcal vex-vncRS locus in vancomycin tolerance clarified
Stanford University - Host ARAP3 production makes cells vulnerable to anthrax toxin
Stanford University - Study explored association of ACE polymorphism with sleep-disordered breathing
Texas Technical University, Lubbock - Free intra-SR [Ca2+] is a determinant of cardiac Ca2+ wave generation
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - Recent findings in oncogenesis described
Tsing Hua University, Beijing - Heptad-repeat complex of SARS coronavirus spike protein crystallized & analyzed
U.S. National Cancer Institute - Estrogen receptor genetic variants and cancer risk investigated
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Genes related to telomeric heterochromatin formation remain unknown
Univ London Imperial College Science Tech & Med - Lytic cycle gene regulation of Epstein-Barr virus analyzed
Univ. of California, San Diego - B lymphocytes induce anti-virus immunity mediated by memory CD8 T cells
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