August 23, 2007
October 5-6, 2007, Nashville, Tennessee The Humanitas Forum on Christianity and Culture will host three lectures entitled “Listening to Biotechnology: What It Tells Us About Our Souls” by Dr. Peter A. Lawler, Member of the President’s Council on Bioethics and … Read More
August 23, 2007
COUPLES who donate their excess IVF embryos may be able to choose the prospective recipients under a radical policy change being considered by Victorian health authorities. The change could involve following the approach of New Zealand, where couples who donate … Read More
August 23, 2007
Using DNA, the molecule that carries life’s genetic instructions, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are studying how to control both the speed of nanoparticle assembly and the structure of its resulting nanoclusters. Learning how to … Read More
August 23, 2007
About a million adults in the city lacked health insurance in 2005, though most were employed, the health department said Wednesday. Topping the list of uninsured were adults ages 18 to 24, men and Hispanics. Of those without insurance, 700,000 … Read More
August 23, 2007
For Wesley Smith, author of Forced Exit: The Slippery Slope from Assisted Suicide to Legalized Murder, the circumstances surrounding the death of Jana Van Voorhis provide a chilling example of a movement running amuck. “This is the secret that a … Read More
August 23, 2007
Missouri’s battle over embryonic stem-cell research intensified Wednesday as a new group proposed a ballot measure seeking to outlaw a particular research method that voters narrowly endorsed just last year. The group Cures Without Cloning launched its campaign by filing … Read More
August 23, 2007
The deep divide in the medical profession about charging patients for their health care came into sharp focus yesterday when doctors narrowly defeated a user-fee motion at the annual Canadian Medical Association meeting. The motion, which proposed that patients should … Read More
August 23, 2007
Mitt Romney today unveiled a roster of advisers who will help him craft his healthcare policies. The co-chairmen are Tom Price, a congressman from Georgia who is also a surgeon, and Tim Murphy, now president of Beacon Health Strategies after … Read More
August 22, 2007
Intelligence Realm Inc. launched a distributed computing project called “Artificial Intelligence – Reverse Engineering The Brain”. This project is part of a larger project that is reverse engineering the brain in order to achieve artificial intelligence (AI). This project is … Read More
August 22, 2007
A website providing information on nanotechnology health and safety is today being launched by SAFENANO. Managed by the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh, SAFENANO aims to become the UK’s premier resource on nanotechnology hazard and risk. SAFENANO will provide … Read More
August 22, 2007
JAMA — Book Review: “Bonnie Steinbock, The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics,” by Mary Anderlik Majumder, JD, PhD. August 2007, 298(8): 927-928. The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics is an ambitious effort to bring together established and emerging leaders in the field … Read More
August 22, 2007
Changes to streamline patenting process could add to cost, time, experts say . . . The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will today (Aug. 21) issue new rules intended to streamline the patenting process. But the change will also … Read More
August 21, 2007
Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm. A prototype of this radical design has been successfully developed and tested by a team … Read More
August 21, 2007
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Issue 32(4) July 2007 is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “The Well-Being of Subjects and Other Parties in Genetic Research and Testing” by Janet Malek; Loretta M. Kopelman, 311 – 319. “Grappling with … Read More
August 21, 2007
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers first to image hydrogen peroxide in animals Most people think of hydrogen peroxide as a topical germ killer, but the medicine cabinet staple is gaining steam in the medical community as an early indicator … Read More
August 21, 2007
New research announced Monday found that when human stem cells — the blank slate of the cell world — were exposed to a common virus, they turned into fat cells. They didn’t just change; they stored fat, too. (The Kansas … Read More
August 21, 2007
By Debra Greenfield I consider myself a typical baby boomer. War protester, flower child, and a believer in the new feminist movement, I adopted its mantra of choice to influence many decisions that followed. Specifically, I became a poster child … Read More
August 21, 2007
Computer analysis of existing drugs may be key to fighting new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant pathogens like deadly tuberculosis strains and staph ‘superbugs.’ Researchers in Canada say the use of such “emergency discovery†technology could save time, money and lives … Read More
August 20, 2007
The Symposium will be held October 5th, 2007 at the Norris Conference Center, San Antonio, Texas. Sessions include Robert Like, MD, MS,“Health Disparities, Cultural Competency, and Implications for Quality Careâ€; H. Tristram Engelhardt, PhD, MD, “Christian Bioethics and the Culture … Read More
August 20, 2007
Cambridge Quarterly Healthcare Ethics issue 16(4) October 2007 is now available by subscription only. Articles include: Call for Submissions: An Ethical Competition “The Method in Bioethics Research” by John Harris, 366-367. Special Section: Commercialism in Medicine “Guest Editorial: A Note … Read More
August 20, 2007
Channel 4 documentary following the revolutionary life-extension and immortality ideas of this somewhat eccentric scientist, Dr. Aubrey de Grey. This video is all about the radical life extension ideas of a Cambridge biomedical gerontologist named Aubrey de Grey who believes … Read More
August 20, 2007
Stem cells transplanted into the brains of mice generate more numerous and more mature nerve cells if the brain cells called astrocytes are not activated. This discovery at the Sahlgrenska Academy is an important step forward for stem cell research. … Read More
August 20, 2007
A local biotechnology start-up says it has crossed a major hurdle in embryonic stem cells research by growing the cells directly from unfertilized human eggs. If confirmed, the advance could lead to a host of medical advances and at the … Read More
August 20, 2007
Your annual physical examination of the future may include a blood ‘barcode’ scan, which instantly provides the doctor with information to diagnose a wide-range of diseases. New generations of novel polymers will be available to replace damaged blood vessels. And … Read More
August 20, 2007
Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they’re getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of ”wet artificial life.” ”It’s going … Read More
