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
I have long asserted that conducting ESCR and human cloning research is not intended, nor will it long remain, in the Petri dish. Rather, the real game is implantation and gestation into the late embryo and fetal stages, which would … Read More
August 22, 2007
The Associated Press has, miracle of miracles, reported accurately about the planned anti-cloning amendment that Missouri’s own media generally botched. From the AP report (in the St. Louis Post Dispatch!) byline David A. Lieb: Without specifically repealing last year’s measure, … 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
August 19, 2007
At some airports, supermarkets and big-box retailers, “customer service” in recent years has meant self-serve – aided by touch-screen kiosks. As digital kiosks become more user-friendly and capable of handling more complicated tasks, health care providers, fast-food chains and other … Read More
August 19, 2007
Philosophers wrestling with the big questions of life are no longer alone. Now scientists are struggling to define life as they manipulate it, look for it on other planets, and even create it in test tubes. In June, researchers replaced … Read More
August 18, 2007
Ten years since the highly publicized chess match between Gary Kasparov and the Deep Blue supercomputer, Daniel Dennett from Tufts University reflects on the significance and legacy of Deep Blue’s win in “Higher Games,” a recommended read in MIT’s latest … Read More
August 17, 2007
Shinya Yamanaka, who pioneered a way to allow adult stem cells to revert to a more primitive state so they act more like cells from embryos, is joining the University of California, San Francisco. (Bloomberg.com)
August 17, 2007
B.C. Cancer Agency scientists have discovered multiple subtypes of stem cells, which should eventually lead to customized bone marrow transplants for leukemia patients. (Times Colonist)
