January 20, 2009
Women are less likely to receive kidney transplants than men, and researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that this gap primarily affects older women — even though they fare as well or better than men their age after a transplant. … Read More
January 20, 2009
In Babies by Design, Ronald M. Green has produced a helpful, interesting, and above all clear introduction to the ethical issues surrounding the use of new and prospective genetic technologies. His focus is primarily, though despite his title not exclusively, … Read More
January 19, 2009
Call for Abstracts – EACME Annual Meeting: “Multiculturalism, Religions, and Bioethicsâ€, Venice, Italy (10-11 Sept 2009)  In 2009 Fondazione Lanza, Padova, “Ca’ Foscariâ€Â University of Venice, and the European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics (EACME) will organise the EACME annual conference. Fondazione Lanza will … Read More
January 19, 2009
Before going to the gym for a workout or after indulging in cake at the office party, people with diabetes can use a portable monitor to take a quick blood glucose measurement and adjust their food or insulin intake to … Read More
January 19, 2009
Scientists have revealed details of a high-tech breakthrough which could help childless couples. Edinburgh University researchers have developed a method of testing the sperm quality before it is used for IVF. (BBC)
January 19, 2009
Glasgow is to become the centre for the pioneering research into the effectiveness of transplanting stem cells made from human foetal tissue into the brains of stroke patients. It emerged last night that ReNeuron, the Guildford-based stem cell research company … Read More
January 19, 2009
Sinha is one of a new crop of scientists using their children as research subjects. Other researchers have studied their own children, but sophisticated technology allows today’s scientists to collect new and more detailed data. The scientists also say that … Read More
January 19, 2009
HUNDREDS of Scottish couples are being offered a revolutionary screening service to create “designer babies” free of deadly genetic diseases. The treatment – which could be funded by the NHS – involves taking a single cell from an embryo created … Read More
January 19, 2009
Central Texans could soon be among some of the first people in the country to get relief from conditions ranging from diabetes to knee injuries through adult stem cell therapy. Scott & White health system, in conjunction with the Texas … Read More
January 19, 2009
The 2.3 million Americans currently being held in correctional facilities across the country suffer a much higher rate of serious and chronic illness than the general population does, a new report finds. (US News and World Report)
January 16, 2009
We must move beyond race when exploring disease, says Clyde Yancy. (Technology Review)
January 16, 2009
In his recent book, Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell, Lombardo investigates the history behind the 1927 Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Virginia law allowing state-mandated sterilizations for citizens deemed “socially inferior.†(Science … Read More
January 16, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued its final regulations governing the approval of genetically engineered animals. The rules do not require consumer labeling for foods from these animals. (US News and World Report)
January 15, 2009
Introducing presumed consent or opt-out system may increase organ donation rates, suggests a new systematic review published on the British Medical Journal website. (Science Daily)
January 15, 2009
The bill would provide coverage for an additional 4 million children. It is expected to pass in the Senate, and Obama says he is eager to sign it. (Los Angeles Times)
January 15, 2009
For any woman undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) to overcome infertility, the big question is: What are my chances of having a baby? Pretty good, according to a new study, which finds that women’s chances of live birth via IVF … Read More
January 15, 2009
Following a recent British breakthrough screening procedure, resulting in a 29 year-old woman giving birth to a healthy young girl who was completely without the breast cancer-generating gene BRCA 1, dispute over the ethics and the implications of using this … Read More
January 15, 2009
10th Asian Bioethics Conference/4th UNESCO Asia -Pacific School of Ethics Roundtable Organized by:Â Â * Medical Ethics History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences * Asian Bioethics Association * UNESCO Theme: Bioethics in Asia: Bringing Ethics into Practice … Read More
January 14, 2009
The ethical (and legal) standard for informed consent is the complete disclosure of material information. But what is “material” to a decision to undergo surgery? This question is explored in Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability: The Ethics of Report Cards … Read More
January 14, 2009
Reports in the British media that grant applications to create hybrid human – animal embryos for research were turned down on moral grounds, have been rejected by the funding bodies and scientists involved. (Nature Blog)
January 14, 2009
A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound healing and may be used to pioneer a method of organ reconstruction. The study … Read More
January 13, 2009
Stanford researchers have isolated powerful stem cells from human testes and say the cells could ultimately yield a wide variety of human tissues including cells of the nervous system, the liver, heart, skin and blood vessels. (San Francisco Chronicle)
January 13, 2009
Children need to be protected from the possible use of functional MRIs to stream them academically, to label them as troublesome or to decide whether they should be tried in an adult court, a team of Halifax bioethicists says. (The … Read More
January 13, 2009
A pre-natal test for autism moved a step closer yesterday with the announcement by scientists at the University of Cambridge that high levels of the male hormone testosterone in the amniotic fluid surrounding the foetus in the womb may serve … Read More
January 13, 2009
In 2008, the financial services sector alone shed 148,000 jobs, according to the latest figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For these laid-off workers, losing their salaries had to hurt; losing their employer-sponsored health care benefits could … Read More
