Genetics and Environmental Law Weekly

Jackson Laboratory - Research institute makes strides in glaucoma studies

Jichi Medical School - Gene therapy thwarts atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Free nicotine patches have limited impact on success of cessation program

Johns Hopkins University - Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood may increase HIV risk

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston - Diet-induced obesity linked to locus on chromosome 14

Juntendo University - Ankle brachial pressure predicts atherosclerosis in diabetic patients

Keimyung University - Effects of TNF-alpha and/or alpha lipoic acid on VSMCs characterized

King Faisal Hosp. & Research Ctr., Riyadh - S100A4 gene overexpression predicts progression and/or metastasis

La Jolla Institute of Allergy & Immunology - Targeting OX40/OX40 ligand interactions prevents diabetes in late stage

Leiden University, Netherlands - Parents' still have concerns about open sperm donation

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Reports add new data to oncology research

Maastricht University - Germline variation in progesterone receptor gene may result in modified risk

Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry - Short tetracysteine tags to beta-tubulin show promise for live cell imaging

Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt - NMDA receptor studied, ligand discrimination in the glutamate-binding clarified

Mayo Clinic - Researchers identify new form of muscular dystrophy in adults

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Inhibition of hemagglutinin-neuraminidase-mediated receptor binding studied

National Genome Research Institute, Seoul - Regulation of protein expression may be therapeutic target

Natl. Jewish Medical & Research Ctr., Denver - Transcriptional effects of LPS-induced ALI characterized

Nestle Nutrition - Food company announces nutrition contest, education pamphlet

Osaka Bioscience Institute - Novel transcription factor layer-specifically expressed in murine neocortex

Penn State University - RON inhibits HIV-1 transcription in monocytes/macrophages

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. - Corn producers have access to 16 hybrids

Purpan Hospital, Toulouse - HLA-G*0105N null allele induces cell surface expression of HLA-E molecule

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane - Sustained dengue outbreak due to repeated introductions of different strains

San Raffaele Science Institute, Milan - Disruption of a phosphatase produces Charcot-Marie-Tooth-like neuropathy

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - CIITA methylation may enable some GI cancer cells to escape immune surveillance

Shanghai Medical University II - Mutations forecast how well acute myeloid leukemia patients respond to therapy

Stanford University, California - Blood pressure risk in African Americans linked to genetics

State University of New York - Reports advance knowledge in oncology research

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - Restored S100A1 expression reverses cardiac dysfunction

Tohoku University - E4F1 gene may be important in estrogen-related atheroprotection of human aorta

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Phthalate degradation operon of Mycobacterium vanbaalenii reported

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Telomere shortening at chromosomal ends could contribute to HSC senescence

Univ. of Occupational & Environ. Health, Fukuoka - P-glycoprotein is a target for beating refractory autoimmune diseases

Univ. of Zurich Hospital - Findings in obstetrics provide new insights

Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes pathogenesis

University Medical Center Nijmegen - Model of familial RCC tumorigenesis developed

University of Bath, England - Lack of potential mates has led to "sloppy" gene control and risk of disease