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Genetics and Environmental Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 21st, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

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Exeter Life Sciences - ViaGen parent establishes biotech IP, licensing, and investment division

Fitness & Wellness - Reviewers say leaders should shift money from research to battling obesity

Marijuana - Greens Party claims police spraying of illegal pot plants endangers smokers' health

Mental Health - Government wants mental health experts to keep distance from accused terrorists

Salmonella - Second lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania salmonella outbreak

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Kansas judge says doctors cannot be forced to report underage sex

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston - Texas prison medical system offers answers for healthcare crisis

Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge - Expression profiling of the Leishmania life cycle conducted

Akita University - PTEN regulates B-cell and keratinocyte activity

Applera Corp. - Celera, Seattle Genetics, to co-develop targeted antibody therapies for cancer

Biotechnology - Officials should weigh scope of change when considering biotech proposals

Boston College - Gene disruptions and plasmid constructions in fission yeast discussed

Cancer Genetics - Missense mutations frequently perturb BRCA-1 protein

Case Western Reserve University - PCR-ligase detection assay for malaria infection diagnosis developed

Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer - Mutation D30N not selected by HIV-1 subtype C in nelfinavir resistance

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Liver transplantation being developed as cure for MSUD

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Integrated approach necessary for CFS treatment

Cleveland Clinic - Intracerebral hemorrhage leads to systemic upregulation of angiotensin II type 1

Compugen, Ltd. - Company identifies 12,723 A to I RNA editing sites in the human transcriptome

Endometrial Cancer - Study in Chinese women finds frequent comorbidities with cancer

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center - Radiation shield reduces occupational exposure

Eppendorf Array Technologies - DNA microarrays used as a tool in toxicogenomics

Expression Analysis, Inc. - Phase I of Proficiency Testing Program for microarray facilities complete

Gynecology - High prevalence of genital prolapse reported in western Nepal

HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - Washington health officials call for simpler HIV testing rules

Harvard Medical School - New study uncovers large-scale differences in the human genome

Harvard University, Boston - Lightning injuries differ from high-voltage shocks

Health Canada - Air pollution increases vasoconstriction in the lungs of rats

Health Canada - Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan released

Health Canada - Potential mutational hot spot found in meningococci serotype antigens

Health Problems - Traffic studies link busy roads to health problems

Hepatitis A Virus - Health official says no errors made in hepatitis scare

Hopital Purpan, Toulouse - Use of two HIV antibody screening tests increase false-positive rate

Hospital Cochin, Paris - Transjugular liver biopsy safe in HCV patients with bleeding disorders

IPB Lopez Neyra, Grenada - HSV immortalized T cells are gene therapy model for primary immunodeficiencies

Intl. Agency for Res. on Cancer - Accuracy of visual screening for cervical neoplasia better with Lugol iodine

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University - Approaches to evaluate endothelin-A receptor antagonists presented

Johns Hopkins University - Allergy and clinical immunology reviewed

Johns Hopkins University - Human papillomavirus DNA vaccines compared

Kansas State University - Researcher links cigarette smoke, vitamin A deficiency and emphysema

Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation - Published findings validate PLK1 as potential cancer drug target

Lexicon Genetics Incorporated - Biopharmaceutical company reports 21% increase in second quarter revenues

Lipid Studies - Effects of HRT, tibolone, raloxifene on lipid levels compared in Greek women

Lund University -  H. pylori vacA and cagA genotypes seen more in chronic active gastritis

Marmara University - Opportunities missed for tetanus vaccination in pregnant Turkish women

Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry - 3D structure of pre-catalytic spliceosomal complex B determined

Mayo Foundation - Scientists sacrifice normal cells to kill melanoma

Meningitis - Four-year-old Chesterton boy dies of meningitis

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Combining radiation modalities increases success

National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw - Immunity induced by DTwP vaccine losing efficacy against B. pertussis

NeuroPharma - Data prove potential of GSK3Beta inhibitors as effective treatment CNS disorders

Norwegian Institute of Public Health - Membrane protein vesicle vaccine effective against N. meningitidis

Novo Nordisk Ltd - Analysis of European Acquired Haemophilia Registry underway

Obstetrics - Strenuous maternal exercise has some effect on rat progeny renal function

Oklahoma State University - Novel markers identified for alveolar epithelial cells

Ruhr University of Bochum - Pathology, classification, and staging of lung tumors studied

SEQUENOM,Inc. - U.S. National Institutes of Health expands relationship with genetics company

Temple University - NIH renews funding to researchers for rb2 tumor-suppressing gene

Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center - Sustained HIV virological response better with triple nucleoside therapy

Tottori University - The protein p62 has a role in protecting cells from misfolded proteins

Univ. of Nevada, Reno - Stem cell research focuses on sheep

Universidad Autonoma, Madrid - bis(Thiosemicarbazone) compounds active against wild-type and ACV-resistant HSV

University Erlangen Nurnberg - SARS-associated coronavirus infection inhibited by immoral immune response

University Hospital of Bonn - Methlonine synthase polymorphism D919G alters susceptibility to CNS lymphoma

University of Autonoma Madrid - Long-term suppression of HIV RNA with HAART occur despite virus evolution

University of Bergen - Fish protein hydrolyzate improves cholesterol profile

University of Cambridge - Genomic and metabolic effects of fatty liver disease clarified

University of Gottingen - Genes involved in pathogenesis identified

University of Kentucky - Ribinucleotide reductases attenuate efficacy of abacavir

University of Manchester - WSX-1: A key role in induction of chronic intestinal nematode infection?

University of Munster - Single-nucleotide polymorphism may be associated with panic disorder in women

University of Paris 07 - Disruption of MKK4 signaling reveals its tumor-suppressor role in ESC

University of Sao Paulo - HBV genotypes and precore and core mutants studied in Brazilian patients

University of Tokyo - Kidney mesenchymal genes identified in novel murine model

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