Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 21st, 2004
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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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