Genetics and Environmental Health Week

Academia Sinica - Arsenic ingestion increases microvascular disease risk

Accreditation - Status for HIP Health Plan of New York accreditation upgraded to Excellent

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - Caveolin-3 can be used as marker for rhabdomyosarcoma

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetic nephropathy

American Diabetes Association - Study shows smokers three times more likely to develop diabetes than those who never smoked

American Physiological Society - U.S. EPA-led group finds protein that attracts nutrient iron also protects lungs

AstraZeneca - New drug application submitted to U.S. FDA for Symbicort for asthma

Autonomous University of Barcelona - Clinical manifestations of hereditary ovarian cancer discussed

Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne - Dietary advice regarding cheese consumption may require modification

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Trivalent influenza vaccine safe in healthy children

Bergonie Institute, Bordeaux - Construction of individuality in radiation therapy discussed

Bhabha Atom Research Center, Maharashtra - Ellagic acid enhances efficacy of radiotherapy

Biogen Idec - Supplemental Biologics License Application submitted to U.S. FDA for Tysabri in multiple sclerosis

Biosafety Research Center, Shizuoka - MX shows initiating and promoting activities in transformation assay

Breast Cancer - Society provides treatment information on breast cancer

Brain Institute at the University of Utah - Gene that controls the rhythmic events in nematode worms has been discovered

British Columbia Cancer Agency - Telomerase levels in hematopoietic stem cells are tightly controlled

CHU Tours - Dietary fatty acids promote mammary tumorigenesis

Central India Institute Medical Science, Maharashtra - Antigen 85 complex in CSF is a molecular marker in tuberculous meningitis

Centre National de la Recherche Sci., Montpellier - Reports describe recent advances in malaria research

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan - Hepatolithiasis implicated in development of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Children's Hospital, Boston - Cells from amniotic fluid used to engineer a new trachea

Cornell University, New York - Researchers' work adds to physiology body of knowledge

Cure Childhood Cancer - Group cautions parents on increased cancer risk for children from certain chemicals

Curtin University of Technology - Impact of variant CJD on healthcare systems reviewed

Cutting Edge Information - Market research firm releases new report on oncology brand commercialization

DNAPrint genomics, Inc. - Genomics company completes initial research for production of first product

Dartmouth College, Hanover - NPC1-GFP gene expression fixes defects linked to Niemann Pick disease

Dokkyo University, Mibu - Studies add new findings to hypertension body of knowledge

Duke University Medical Center, Durham - Same-sex mating by fungi spawned infection outbreak, evidence suggests

Emory University, Atlanta - Small-molecule inhibitor of primary measles virus strains designed

Ewha Womans University, Seoul - H₂ S and NH₃ removal was achieved in biofilters containing A. thiooxidans

Exact Science Corp. - Performance of fecal DNA screening assay maximized by stabilizing DNA in buffer

FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation - Study reveals how cigarette smoke contributes to atherosclerosis

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia - Current management of brain metastases discussed

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Long-term smoking associated with up to 40% increased risk of breast cancer

GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health - Effective design to investigate chronic disease biomarkers reported

German Research Center Biotechnology, Braunschweig - Transfer of eukaryotic expression plasmids to mammalian cells examined

IDM Pharma, Inc. - Agreement expanded with Innogenetics for vaccine development

Institute Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide - AFLP discriminates S. enterica serovar Typhimurium DT126 isolates