08Jul/13

Presumed consent for organ donation makes a will and power of attorney essential – Access Legal from Shoosmiths

Presumed consent for organ donation makes a will and power of attorney essential
Access Legal from Shoosmiths
There was some opposition to the changes from Christian churches and the Muslim and Jewish communities in Wales who wanted a ‘soft opt-out scheme’ to give deceased patients’ families a say in organ donation if their relative had not made their views on

08Jul/13

Breast cancer drug everolimus fails to get NICE approval – OnMedica


The Guardian

Breast cancer drug everolimus fails to get NICE approval
OnMedica
The breast cancer drug everolimus (also called Afinitor) is not cost effective for the NHS. This is the recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) which today refused to give the green-light to everolimus
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08Jul/13

A survey of TREM2 antibodies reveals neuronal but not microglial staining in … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

A survey of TREM2 antibodies reveals neuronal but not microglial staining in
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Recently, two independent studies indicated a strong association between a rare rs75932628-T variant encoding non-functional R47H in the TREM2 gene and an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). TREM2 expressed on monocytes/macrophages,