May 8, 2015
Theology Today (Vol. 72, no. 1, 2015) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bodies, selves, and human identity: A conversation between Transhumanism and the Apostle Paul” by Steven John Kraftchick
April 28, 2015
(New York Daily News) – When Dr. Joseph Purita traveled to the Dominican Republic in 2010 to examine Bartolo Colon, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based orthopedist said he told the pitcher “there are no guarantees here,” referring to the stem cell … Read More
April 23, 2015
(The Conversation) – Botox, or Botulinum neurotoxin type-A, is most commonly known for its cosmetic use as a smoother of wrinkles. But research my colleagues and I just published may put a frown on the face of even its most … Read More
April 20, 2015
(New York Times) – The pills were versions of the drug Adderall, an amphetamine-based stimulant prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that many college students have long used illicitly while studying. Now, experts say, stimulant abuse is graduating into the … Read More
April 16, 2015
(ABC.net.au) – The plastic surgery industry is hugely popular in China, with many young women travelling to neighbouring South Korea for procedures. One in five South Korean women has had some form of cosmetic surgery, according to the International Society … Read More
April 15, 2015
(Nature) – The advent of three-dimensional (3D) printing has generated a swell of interest in artificial organs meant to replace, or even enhance, human machinery. Printed organs, such as a prototype outer ear developed by researchers at Princeton University in … Read More
April 10, 2015
(CNN) – As crazy as this sounds, to put an entire head on a new body, a human body, Italian physician Dr. Sergio Canavero says we are approaching HEAVEN (an acronym for head anastomosis venture; anastomosis is surgically connecting two … Read More
April 10, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – Mexican authorities have ordered the closure of 10 cosmetic surgery clinics and offices in the northwest border city of Tijuana for failing to comply with health regulations. The action, announced on Wednesday, follows the death last month … Read More
March 30, 2015
(Yahoo!) – Boosting a person’s smarts through drugs or electrical or magnetic stimulation of the brain is becoming an increasingly widespread practice. Now, bioethicists are weighing in, saying that while such cognitive enhancement is neither bad nor good, it deserves … Read More
March 25, 2015
(Washington Post) – Tommy John surgery has saved the playing careers of thousands of amateur and professional baseball players since surgeon Frank Jobe developed it in 1974. Jobe tried out the orthopedic procedure, technically known as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, … Read More
March 25, 2015
(ABC.net.au) – The family of a Gold Coast woman who died while undergoing cosmetic surgery in Mexico says nobody should risk death to improve their appearance. Eva Sarmonikas went into cardiac arrest on Friday while undergoing surgery at a hospital … Read More
March 23, 2015
(Science) – In the study, published online this week, Gantz and Bier report that the introduced mutation disabled both normal copies of a pigmentation gene on the fruit fly chromosomes, transmitting itself to the next generation with 97% efficiency—a near-complete … Read More
March 20, 2015
(The Wall Street Journal) – Brian Hainline, appointed two years ago as the NCAA’s first chief medical officer, is using that perch to try to bring greater oversight and consistency to how the NCAA and its schools police performance-enhancing and … Read More
March 17, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – France’s national cancer institute said on Tuesday there was a “clearly established link” between a rare form of cancer and a certain type of breast implant, as the health minister sought to allay fears. The national cancer … Read More
March 10, 2015
(ABC.net) – Our knowledge of human biology – in particular of genetics and neurobiology – is beginning to enable us to directly affect the biological or physiological bases of human motivation, either through drugs, or through genetic selection or engineering, … Read More
March 3, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – A new study by the University of Texas Medical Branch found that 20 percent of men were prescribed testosterone despite having normal testosterone levels based on the Endocrine Society’s guidelines. The study also found that 39 percent … Read More
February 20, 2015
Bioethics (Vol. 29, No. 3, March 2015) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Selfies, Personalization and Bioethics” by Ruth Chadwick “Autonomy, natality, and freedom: A liberal re-examination of Habermas in the enhancement debate” by Jonathan Pugh “Human rights … Read More
February 19, 2015
(Yahoo! News) – Seoul on Friday announced a crackdown on illegal brokers and unregistered clinics in a bid to protect medical tourists, especially those drawn by the country’s huge plastic surgery industry. The country is a cultural powerhouse in Asia … Read More
February 12, 2015
(ABC.net) – 3D bioprinting is one of the latest developments in ‘personalised medicine’. The technology could enable doctors to tailor treatments to individual patients, rather than developing a treatment that works well for most patients with that condition. But 3D bioprinting … Read More
February 10, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – Rapamycin, an FDA-approved drug, extends lifespan in mice up to 30%, making it of major interest to researchers intent on slowing the aging process in humans in order to extend healthspan, the healthy years of life. But … Read More
February 6, 2015
World Future Review (Vol. 6, No. 3, September 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Boundaries of the Human: From Humanism to Transhumanism” by José Cordeiro “What is Future Human Evolution About?” by Ted Chu “Human and Robots Interaction: … Read More
January 28, 2015
(Nature) – How many elite athletes take performance enhancing drugs? Sporting bodies say that it is a very small minority. But a documentary broadcast in Germany last month suggested a much higher figure. Several Russian athletes claimed that nearly all … Read More
January 23, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – A new procedure can quickly and efficiently increase the length of human telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are linked to aging and disease, according to scientists at the Stanford University School of … Read More
January 12, 2015
NanoEthics (Volume 8, Issue 3, December 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical issues in cyborg technology: diversity and inclusion” by Enno Park ‘Human Enhancement’? It’s all about ‘body modification’! Why we should replace the term ‘human … Read More
December 29, 2014
(New York Times) – The South Korean government is setting aside as much as $4 million a year to help promote the medical tourism industry, which is dominated by plastic surgeons. It expects one million medical tourists a year by … Read More
