Genetics and Environmental Health Week

Martek Biosciences Corporation - Preliminary results of effects of DHA on cardiovascular risk factors reported

Matsushita Memorial Hospital - RAGE gene polymorphisms not linked to microalbuminuria in Japanese

Mayo Clinic - Complication rates after gamma knife radiosurgery calculated

Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation - Lens epithelial and cortical fiber cells have genetic differences

Medical College of Georgia - Obesity is risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer

Medical University of Graz - Genetic aberrations occurred in primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma-A

Medical University of Lubeck - Bcl-2 inhibition improves the effects of renal cell carcinoma chemotherapy

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston - Castration may reduce platelet aggregation responses

Michigan State University - Delayed gene therapy is efficacious in rat model of Parkinson disease

Monash University, Clayton - Noninvasive method of isolating fetal cells from cervical mucus reported

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan - Kallistatin gene transfer prevents arthritic disease in rodent models

Natl Ctr Genetics Engineer & Biotech, Pathum Thani - PCR + restriction enzyme analysis rapidly/reliably identifies mycobacteria

Ohio State University, Columbus - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of stem cell transplantation

Oregon Health Science University - Recent studies add new data to proteomics research

Osaka University - Hepatocyte growth factor ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in hamster hearts

Rockefeller University - Naturally replaced neurons may hold the key to understanding neurodegeneration

Russian Research Center, Moscow - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of oncology

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. - Steven J. Mento appointed to board of directors by DNA-focused research company

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - New findings in malaria vaccines described

Showa University, Tokyo - Interleukin-4 gene transduction drives antitumor efforts in mice

Singapore Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology - SARS coronavirus protein possesses interesting structure

St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnepeg - NCX1 depletion does not prevent cardiomyocyte contraction

Tata Memorial Hospital, Maharashtra - MLL gene aberrations identified in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Transcriptional signatures of benzo[a]pyrene in mammary cells reported

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Epstein-Barr virus associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

Univ. Clinical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel - Antiangiogenic immunotherapy targets signals that fortify cancer growth

Univ. of California, San Diego - Research reveals mechanism involved with type of fatal epilepsy

University of Edinburgh, Midlothian - Genetic testing conducted in families of male BRCA1/2 carriers and non-carriers

University of Edinburgh, Midlothian - Researchers' data advance ovarian cancer research

University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale - Siblings with progressive external ophthalmoplegia carry an ANT1 gene mutation

University of Liege - Vector developed using bacterial artificial chromosome cloning

University of Limoges - Recent findings in bone cancer provide new insights

University of Nottingham - Gene "volatility" is most unlikely to reveal adaptation

University of Rovira & Virgili, Reus - FABP-2, APOE, and PPAR gamma genes influence women's triglyceride metabolism

University of Southern California - Motexafin gadolinium disrupted zinc metabolism in human cancer cell lines

University of Sydney - Genes and human elite athletic performance reviewed

University of Tokyo - EBAG9 identified as prognostic factor for renal cell carcinoma

University of Tubingen - Polymorphism in protein-6 alpha gene linked to glucose tolerance

University of Western Australia, Perth - Research add new data to neuroscience body of knowledge

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Cyclooxygenase-1 targeted for prevention and treatment of ovarian cancer

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Viral Genetics, Inc. - Arthur J. Ammann joins board of directors of drug discovery company

Voltaire, Inc. - Genomics institute to use grid interconnect system as part of HP supercomputer