Archive: 15/08/2017
Two in Dutch court over tainted-eggs scandal
Two Dutch men appeared in court Tuesday in connection with the tainted-eggs scandal that swept Europe this month, which saw millions of eggs destroyed and caused tens of millions of euros in damages.
Aug 15, 2017
Epigenetic drugs show promise as antivirals
Some epigenetic pharmaceuticals have the potential to be used as broad spectrum antivirals, according to a study reported in a recent issue of the journal mBio. The study demonstrated that histone methyltransferases EZH2/1 ...
Aug 15, 2017
Meta-analysis evaluates the effect of post-primary PCI Bivalirudin I
A study has examined the efficacies of various post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) bivalirudin doses on net adverse clinical events (NACEs) and mortality. Patients recovering from PCI with bivalirudin are at a lower ...
Aug 15, 2017
Long-term testosterone therapy improves urinary, sexual function and quality of life
A new study shows a significant improvement in both sexual and urinary function as well as quality of life for hypogonadal men who undergo long-term testosterone replacement therapy.
Aug 15, 2017
Liquid biopsies find distinct genomic profiles in most patients with carcinoma of unknown primary
Bottom Line: Next-generation sequencing of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) identified distinct genomic profiles with potentially targetable alterations in 99.7 percent of patients with carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) who ...
Aug 15, 2017