April 5, 2007
Wombs from dead donors could be transplanted into women to restore their fertility. Until now surrogacy and adoption have been the only options for women who want children but have had a hysterectomy or have an infertile womb. (Scotsman)
April 5, 2007
Scientists have developed a light-triggered switch to control brain cells, which could aid in the development of therapies for epilepsy and other diseases–and shed light on the neural code. (Technology Review)
April 5, 2007
The older population may soon be facing a medical care crisis as numbers of students studying geriatric medicine continue to decrease rapidly, say researchers at the University of Cincinnati. (eMaxHealth)
April 5, 2007
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has pioneered mega music stores, cheap flights, exotic wines and even leisure space travel. Now, the eclectic entrepreneur has entered an earthbound medical outpost: storing stem cells that come from newborn babies’ umbilical cords. (International Herald … Read More
April 5, 2007
Ten years ago, British scientist Jonathan Slack set off an international furor when he told a reporter that his lab had created a headless tadpole, and that it might be possible to do the same thing with human embryos. (Star … Read More
April 5, 2007
Government plans to ban the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos could potentially harm UK science, say MPs. (BBC)
April 5, 2007
According to the Sunday Times newspaper, a UK clinic is requesting permission to test embryos in order to select those free from early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Charl and Danielle de Beer are planning undergo IVF treatment in conjunction with preimplantation … Read More
April 5, 2007
Researchers in Greece have developed a new system that converts video into virtual, touchable maps for the blind. The three-dimensional maps use force fields to represent walls and roads so the visually impaired can better understand the layout of buildings … Read More
April 5, 2007
Imagine that killers have invaded your neighborhood. They’re in your house, and you and your neighbors are hiding in the cellar. Your baby starts to cry. If you had to press your hand over the baby’s face till it stopped … Read More
April 5, 2007
The undersigned are physicians, attorneys and professors of philosophy who address issues of medical ethics in our work. Our field of interest is known as bioethics. We study, write, advise and teach on the ethics of various medical options at … Read More
April 4, 2007
One of the most insidious and selfish arguments of assisted suicide advocates is that pain control hastens death so that it is no different than assisted suicide. This can keep patients from accepting aggressive pain control and doctors reluctant to … Read More
April 4, 2007
Stories like this terrify the disability rights community–and with good reason. The message is that the lives of people with profound disabilities are of less value than those of others. In this case, an Australian couple murdered their disabled son, … Read More
April 4, 2007
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday defended his state’s commitment to embryonic stem cell research after the U.S. patent office last week moved to revoke three basic stem cell patents held by a Wisconsin foundation. (ABC News)
April 4, 2007
New York State has finally entered the stem cell arena with the intention of becoming a big-time player second only to California. The state will put $100 million into the research in fiscal year 2008, and stem cell supporters expect … Read More
April 4, 2007
A Singapore citizen, Sim Tee Hua, lost consciousness at work and was announced brain dead at the hospital on February 1. Because Sim didn’t sign a statement of not wanting to donate his organs, according to Singapore law, his organs … Read More
April 4, 2007
Four sheep have become pregnant after having their wombs removed and then reconnected, Swedish scientists say. (BBC)
April 4, 2007
Instead of settling for the bling of gold, a more practical person seeking a false tooth might eventually be able to get one that can deliver drugs. (AP)
April 4, 2007
Missouri is proposing dramatic new changes to its Medicaid program, but some health advocates say it’s a dangerous experiment. (RedOrbit)
April 4, 2007
State legislatures are rewriting legislation governing organ donations in one of the most ambitious initiatives in at least 20 years to alleviate the chronic shortage of kidneys, livers and other body parts, an effort that some doctors and ethicists fear … Read More
April 4, 2007
Recently we have seen public commentators devote significant attention to the negative effects of relativism. Those arguing against relativism are in actuality missing an even greater hazard. Over the last few years, there is a noticeable shift in the way … Read More
April 3, 2007
A leading New Zealand biotechnology researcher is to start trials in Russia next month on transplanting pig cells into diabetics, following claimed success with a test case begun in 1996. (AFP)
April 3, 2007
Delaware has moved a step closer to allowing human embryonic stem (ES) cell research. The Delaware Regenerative Medicine Act would permit ES cell research under the approval of an advisory council and would allow couples to donate ‘spare’ embryos for … Read More
April 3, 2007
World markets match buyers and sellers for goods as different as oil and wheat or cars and computers. Why not for human organs like kidneys? (Reuters)
April 3, 2007
Doctors talk all the time about a patient’s right to refuse treatment. But what about the right to demand it? (New York Times)
April 3, 2007
The head of the nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese called on his members Monday to defeat a proposal to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill in California. (AP)
