Genetics and Environmental Health Week

Inst Nacl de Ciencias Med y Nutricion, Mexico City - Early detection and prevention of diabetic nephropathy are needed in Mexico

Institute for Cancer Research, London - BRCA1 and BRCA2 marked as ovarian cancer susceptibility genes

Integrated BioPharma, Inc. - Transient gene expression-focused firm donates $35,000 to breast cancer research

Kagoshima University - New findings in the area of childhood obesity detailed

Karolinska Institute, Huddinge - Smokeless tobacco may contribute to coronary heart disease

Knowledge Networks - Study defines gray areas in public views on stem cell research

Lannett Company, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves ANDA for Pilocarpine HCL tablets for dry mouth from radiation

Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur - Waist circumference predictive of type 2 diabetes risk

Lawson Health Research Institute - Canadian Institutes of Health Research grants $11.6 million for medical research

Leiden University - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of neuroscience

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center -  M. intracellulare infects women increasingly beyond menopause

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Increased genomic instability leads to higher cancer incidence in elderly

Mayo Clinic - Clinical trials should adopt routine genetic testing and risk stratification

Medical College of Wisconsin - Antibody response to receptor binding domain of botulinum serotypes examined

Nanjing Medical University - Polymorphisms of thymidylate synthase linked to gastric cancer risk in South China

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research - Hydrophobic regions 8 and 9 of human presenilin I are membrane spanning

National Institute of Standards & Technology - Real-time telomerase activity measurements may be useful cancer detection method

National Public Health Institute - Pyschological autopsy provides clues to future suicide prevention during psychotherapy

National Public Health Institute, Turku - New research in the area of pertussis vaccines detailed

Newcastle General Hospital, Tyne & Wear - Nicotinic drugs appear to protect against beta-amyloidosis; further development is indicated

Nippon Medical College, Kanagawa - Ketamine enhances morphine-and-bupivacaine-induced analgesia at {{>=}}20 ng/mL

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago - Recent findings in hepatocellular carcinoma provide new insights

Novoste Corporation - Results find vascular brachytherapy effective treatment for in-stent restenosis

Osaka Medical College - Genetic patterns signal angiogenesis and tumor invasion in cervical carcinomas

Peking University - Intermedin may function as a cardiovascular active peptide

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Alzheimer disease rat model offers insights into biomarker identification

Teikyo University, Chiba - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of oncology

Temple University School of Medicine - A protein in St. John's wort is found to suppress HIV-1 gene expression

Transgene S.A. - Agreement signed to produce hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine candidate

Translational Genomics Research Institute - Flinn Foundation awards genomics research organization an additional $9 million

Translational Genomics Research Institute - Genomics research organization names MaryAnn Guerra chief operating officer

Trinity College Dublin - Reports describe recent advances in smallpox vaccines research

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Complete genome of Ebola virus causing outbreak in Uganda released

University of A. Coruna - Handling of antineoplastic drugs associated with genotoxic risks in oncology nurses

University of California San Diego - SAIVGeM offers fast efficient study of immunoglobulin V gene mutations

University of Copenhagen - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of neuroscience

University of Montpellier - Spironolactone corrects cardiorenal abnormalities associated with high sodium intake

University of Waterloo - Novel instrument measures true strains as high as 50% in embryonic epithelia of amphibian

Weizmann Institute of Science - Lineage trees for cells: scientists develop a new analytical method

Yale University - The novel discovery of "DCDC2" gene is associated with dyslexia