April 18, 2008
Shvarts told classmates that she had herself artificially inseminated as often as possible for much of this past year, then took legal, herbal abortifacient drugs and filmed herself in her bathtub cramping and bleeding from the miscarriages. She said her … Read More
April 18, 2008
Under the initiative, the Pentagon launched the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine made up of two teams — the first led by Wake Forest University in North Carolina and the University of Pittsburgh and the second led by Rutgers … Read More
April 18, 2008
The U.S. government will soon begin collecting DNA samples from all citizens arrested in connection with any federal crime and from many immigrants detained by federal authorities, adding genetic identifiers from more than 1 million individuals a year to the … Read More
April 18, 2008
British scientists are to spearhead an attempt to preserve the genes of a rhino in captivity by using a technique that mixes its skin cells with the embryos of a close cousin, the southern white rhino, which is not so … Read More
April 18, 2008
Without using an egg, researchers have been able to reprogram certain mature cells back to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, a new report says. (HealthDay)
April 18, 2008
$85 Million Federal Grant Announced for Orthopaedic Stem Cell Surgery Using Patients’ Own Cells. (ABC)
April 17, 2008
The idea of having your personal genetic code unravelled was once a dream reserved for individuals who were fans of science or big on ego — and deep in pocket. But a new technique, described in the Thursday issue of … Read More
April 17, 2008
A proposal to reverse part of a 2006 constitutional amendment allowing embryonic stem cell research appears in jeopardy of not making Missouri’s ballot. The group Cures Without Cloning has not yet begun gathering petition signatures for its amendment. That’s because … Read More
April 17, 2008
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Kentucky’s method of execution by lethal injection, rejecting the claim that officials there administered a common sequence of three drugs in a manner that posed an unconstitutional risk that a condemned inmate would suffer … Read More
April 17, 2008
As nanotechnology has moved out of the laboratory and into commercial products, many have begun to question the impact of nanoscale materials on health and the environment. Learning more about such impacts, however, presents a daunting task, given the number … Read More
April 17, 2008
University Prof. Ian Wilmut would like to undertake joint research on induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells with Kyoto University Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, the creator of the cells, Wilmut said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday. (The Daily … Read More
April 17, 2008
California’s stem cell agency overstated and hyped the importance of its funding in enabling clinical trials for a drug to treat a severe blood disorder, Consumer Watchdog said today, seriously undercutting the agency’s credibility and alienating those who support publicly … Read More
April 16, 2008
The House quickly signed off Tuesday on legislation that would impose a Louisiana ban on use of public funds for most embryonic stem-cell research. (2theadvocate)
April 16, 2008
Two medical-journal studies suggest Merck & Co. violated scientific-publishing ethics by ghostwriting dozens of academic articles, and minimized the impact of patient deaths in its analyses of some human trials of a top-selling drug later linked to cardiac problems. (Wall … Read More
April 15, 2008
Investment in health systems — not just in specific health intervention projects — is key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on maternal and child health, say experts. (SciDev)
April 15, 2008
No matter how hard you try, your mind can’t bend a spoon or channel the powers of a Jedi knight. Thanks to a new headset under development by neuroengineering company Emotiv Systems, however, you may soon be able to do … Read More
April 15, 2008
With little fanfare, a small number of prominent academic scientists have made a decision that was until recently all but unheard of. They decided to stop accepting payments from food, drug and medical device companies. (New York Times)
April 15, 2008
The state funded the procedures for two young illegal migrants. But when they hit 21, coverage passed to L.A. County, which doesn’t have the resources to implant the new organs they both needed again. (Los Angeles Times)
April 15, 2008
The government began an unprecedented effort Friday to give vaccine critics a say in shaping how the nation researches safety questions surrounding immunizations. (Wired)
April 15, 2008
Health insurer WellPoint Inc said on Tuesday it is developing a system that will use its 35 million-member database to monitor and help to more quickly identify potential safety problems of approved medicines. (Reuters)
April 15, 2008
A mother and daughter’s sad tale: we should be allowed to give our organs to those we love. (Times Online)
April 15, 2008
Politicians have been warned not to block scientific inquiry into subjects such as stem cells and embryo research just because there is a difference of opinion on the ethics or morality of the work. (The Independent)
April 14, 2008
Anyone interested in the fierce debate over the use of animal-human hybrid embryos in scientific research should take a look at a government report published in 2000 by the Chief Medical Officer’s expert group on stem cells. It states that … Read More
April 14, 2008
By scanning the brains of test subjects as they pressed one button or another – though not a computer mouse – researchers pinpointed a signal that divulged the decision about seven seconds before people ever realised their choice. The discovery … Read More
April 14, 2008
Two years after the state’s landmark health law was signed, the cracks are starting to show. Costs are soaring and Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a dollar-a-pack hike in the state’s cigarette tax to help pay for a larger-than-expected enrollment in … Read More
