February 6, 2026
(The Transmitter) – A reanalysis of the data revealed errors and failed to replicate the results. The largest study to date of leucovorin’s effectiveness for treating autism traits has been retracted because of data inconsistencies and statistical issues, according to … Read More
February 4, 2026
(Nature) – Hindering studies involving fetal tissue will impede the development of the alternatives intended to replace it, while slowing the search for new medicines. “This decision is about advancing science by investing in breakthrough technologies more capable of modeling … Read More
January 29, 2026
(IB Times) – Elon Musk has unveiled new developments at Neuralink, outlining a more powerful brain implant and signalling that a vision-restoring device is nearing human trials. The announcement was made during recent public discussions and amplified across X, as … Read More
January 28, 2026
(Undark) – The goal, said Cowan, is to develop AI systems that can increase efficiency and scale up the production of science. And other companies like Sakana AI have indicated a belief that AI scientists are unlikely to replace human … Read More
January 26, 2026
(Wired) – More and more Chinese adoptees in the US are trying to reunite with their birth parents. For Youxue, it took more than a decade, and a remarkable coincidence. Decades earlier, the conditions that shaped this family’s life were … Read More
January 23, 2026
(Nature) – After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next. We are increasingly being encouraged to integrate generative AI into research and teaching. Individuals … Read More
January 22, 2026
(New York Times) – He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries. For creating the world’s first genetically edited babies, He Jiankui has … Read More
January 14, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Therapies that target genetic illnesses at their root are no longer on the horizon. They are here. More are coming. But even as a growing suite of gene therapy tools are changing individual patients’ lives, … Read More
January 8, 2026
(New York Times) – NASA will bring a crew of four astronauts home from the International Space Station before its scheduled return because of a “controlled medical evacuation,” agency officials said on Thursday. During the 25-year history of the space … Read More
January 6, 2026
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 23, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 5, 2026
(Wired) – Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks. As he addressed an audience of virologists from China, Australia, and Singapore at October’s Pandemic Research Alliance Symposium, Wei Zhao introduced an eye-catching … Read More
January 5, 2026
(NPR) – Research on conditions like autism, schizophrenia and even brain cancer increasingly relies on clusters of human cells called brain organoids. These pea-size bits of neural tissue model aspects of human brain development as they grow for months and … Read More
January 2, 2026
(NPR) – Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self. (Read More or Listen Here)
January 2, 2026
(Reuters via MSN) – Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink will start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices and move to an entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026, Musk said in a post on the social media platform X on … Read More
December 31, 2025
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include:
December 23, 2025
(AP) – The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract to a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa that is raising ethical concerns. The unusual contract was awarded to scientists who have been … Read More
December 23, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – In three papers published this week by Cell Press, scientists are reporting what they call the most accurate efforts yet to mimic the first moments of pregnancy in the lab. They’ve taken human embryos from IVF … Read More
December 22, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – At some point next month, a handful of volunteers will be injected with two experimental gene therapies as part of an unusual clinical trial. The drugs are potential longevity therapies, says Ivan Morgunov, the CEO of … Read More
December 22, 2025
Ethics, Medicine, and Public Health (vol. 33, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 19, 2025
(New York Times) – Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients. President Trump on Thursday ordered cannabis to be downgraded to a lower category of drugs, a … Read More
December 17, 2025
(STAT News) – STAT spoke with a half-dozen scientists who have left or are in the process of leaving the U.S., and while each had individual circumstances that enabled their move, there were two broad reasons for people to jump … Read More
December 17, 2025
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 51, no. 11, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 16, 2025
(ITV News) – After decades of suffering alone, more women exposed to the controversial drug Stilbestrol are breaking their silence to speak out on what’s been described as one of the worst medical disasters in NHS history. ITV News has … Read More
December 8, 2025
(WSJ) – Artificial intelligence tools are boosting researchers’ productivity, but some worry about the effect of a growing reliance on them. Scientists are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to do their work. Many say the tools are saving them time … Read More
December 5, 2025
(Dutch News) – A majority of MPs is likely to support a draft proposal to lift the ban on the use of embryos specifically grown for scientific research to improve IVF treatment but much will depend on the Christian Democrats, … Read More
