Genetics and Environmental Health Week

Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan - Candidate tumor suppressor gene TRIT1 in human lung cancer identified

Johns Hopkins University - HSV-2 is a primary cofactor in facilitating the spread of HIV infection

Joslin Diabetes Center - Study on diagnosing preclinical type 1 diabetes published in journal

King Institute of Preventive Medicine, Chennai - A/H3N2/Panama/2000/99 is the predominant influenza serotype in Chennai

Korea Institute of Medical Sciences - Arsenic compounds halt VEGF-induced endothelial cell proliferation

Kyushu University, Fukuoka City - Efficient rescue of measles virus from cloned cDNA described

L'Oreal Recherche in Paris - SPF may not be enough to protect skin

Malmo University Hospital - Research add new data to asthma body of knowledge

Medical Center Alkmaar - Pathogen-directed and empirical broad spectrum antibiotic treatment compared

Medical University of Vienna - Allergen-specific IgG linked to reduced nasal allergen sensitivity

Ministry of Public Health of China - DNAzymes inhibit hepatitis B virus gene expression

Morinaga Institute of Biological Science - ELISA to detect raw and processed egg developed

Morvan Hospital, Brest - New findings in gastroenterology described

Myriad Genetics - Biopharma company reports revenue of $71.3 million

Nat'l Inst. of Public Health & the Env., Bilthoven - Pertussis virulence factor retains properties after production

National Center for Genome Resources - Genome resource organization releases open source software platform

National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen - Cancer incidence among Danish brewery workers estimated

National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba - Skin injury-related genes in human keratinocytes identified

National Tumor Institute, Naples - Researchers' work adds to colorectal cancer body of knowledge

National University of Ireland - Vaccine prevents exacerbation of asthma due to Bordetella pertussis

Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam - Ink4a and Arf differentially affect cell proliferation and NSC self-renewal

Pacific Sunset Investments - Gen-ID Lab Services completes first full cycle of testing on its SNP test

Research Center Borstel - Toll-like receptor expression studied, effect of cigarette smoke and COPD shown

Rosetta Biosoftware - U.S. FDA's CDER to use and evaluate Resolver System

Seoul National University - Changes in orexin-A and neuropeptide Y in hypothalamus examined

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Transcription of self-inactivating lentiviral vectors examined

Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics - Findings in breast cancer provide new insights

University Medicine Berlin-Charite - 15-Lipoxygenase-1 induction impairs HIV-1 CD4 and CXCR4 receptor expression

University of California, San Francisco - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

University of Cincinnati Medical Center - Etanercept treatments for refractory ocular sarcoidosis evaluated

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - New research in the area of occupational health detailed

University of Florida - Studies advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

University of Houston - Quicker, cheaper DNA sequencing goal gets boost with $4.2 million NIH grant

University of Kuopio - Gene-diet interaction in obesity and type 2 diabetes reviewed

University of Minnesota - Researchers develop tests for devastating cattle disease

University of Minnesota - Yeast genomic DNA library constructed on geneticin-resistance vector

University of Pecs - Beta3-adrenergic receptor polymorphism linked to cardiovascular risk

University of Tokyo - New findings in the area of lung cancer detailed

University of Tubingen - Genotype-phenotype relationships determined HCC tumors