September 10, 2012
The first large and comprehensive study of the genetics of a common lung cancer has found that more than half the tumors from that cancer have mutations that might be treated by new drugs that are already in the pipeline … Read More
September 10, 2012
Pakistan enacted a transplant law in 2010 to shake off its reputation as a leading destination for transplant tourism and bring a stop to illegal organ trafficking. After the passage of the transplant law, organ trafficking stalled to some extent, … Read More
September 10, 2012
Burke is six months pregnant. She’s already had two children. But this time, she’s carrying a baby for someone else. (CNN)
September 10, 2012
A top British health official says it is “appalling that people have to go abroad to end their life” and she will seek to have assisted suicide laws relaxed. (UPI)
September 10, 2012
The sight of a cockroach scuttling across the floor makes most of us shudder, but in a disaster, roaches might prove to be our new best friends. (National Geographic)
September 10, 2012
UNESCO’s Sector for Social and Human Sciences (SHS) is pleased to invite you to follow, live via Internet, the entirety of the debates of the 19th session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and its joint session with the Intergovernmental … Read More
September 10, 2012
This is how he found a clinical trial conducted by Stem Cells, Inc. at Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland. The company was looking for 12 recently paralyzed patients for a study of its product: purified human neural stems cells … Read More
September 7, 2012
Steroids. Ritalin. Modafinil. Prozac. EPO. These are just a selection of drugs that could be described as boosting the cognitive or physical performance of human beings. (Wired)
September 7, 2012
Many Australians travel to India and pay surrogate mothers to bear their child. But the local women are often poor, desperate and exploited. (The Sydney Morning Harold)
September 7, 2012
Counseling people about their personal risk of diabetes based on their genes may not motivate them to take steps to prevent the blood sugar disease, a new study suggests. (Reuters)
September 6, 2012
When a colleague questions a researcher’s hypothesis, how far must the researcher go in telling his prospective funders about those doubts? (Nature)
September 6, 2012
A 2009 right-to-die case that deeply split public opinion in Catholic Italy is at the center of a new film exploring the themes of euthanasia, suicide and religious faith that is vying for top prize at the Venice festival. (Reuters)
September 6, 2012
First they sequenced it. Now they have surveyed its hinterlands. But no one knows how much more information the human genome holds, or when to stop looking for it. (Nature)
September 5, 2012
This week an Australian woman had some of her vision restored thanks to a retinal implant. Some transhumanists believe that as technology improves, people might replace their healthy retinas for implants if it meant gaining added functionality such as night … Read More
September 5, 2012
Fertility doctors have called for a debate around whether freezing embryos should become the main option for IVF treatment in the future. (BBC)
September 5, 2012
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Research in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 … Read More
September 5, 2012
People hooked on nicotine share same gene mutation as those overusing the Web, study finds. (U.S. News and World Report)
September 5, 2012
Women who have “surgical” abortions are more likely in the future to give birth to babies prematurely than women who have medically-induced terminations, a study suggests. (BBC)
September 5, 2012
The use of RNA in nanotechnology applications is highly promising for many applications, including the development of new therapeutic compounds. (Science Daily)
September 4, 2012
Rajika and her husband Shalabh were planning for a baby when fate played a cruel twist. A road accident cut short Shalabh’s life, leaving 28-year-old Rajika (name changed) devastated. But she was determined to have a baby and keep Shalabh’s … Read More
September 4, 2012
Gene therapy has been used to give mice born without a sense of smell the ability to sniff their surroundings, an international team of researchers say. (BBC)
September 4, 2012
The London 2012 Paralympic Games have drawn attention to the role that technology and science can play in overcoming human limitations. From wind tunnel-tested wheelchairs to running blades and other prosthetics, technology has been used to adapt or enhance the … Read More
September 4, 2012
For most people who are paralyzed, there is no treatment available to help them regain full function of their limbs. But, promising new research from a phase 1 study conducted at the University of Zurich sponsored by StemCells, Inc. shows … Read More
September 3, 2012
Some of the most widely promoted public health interventions are not necessarily the most effective. (American Medical News)
September 3, 2012
They beat like real heart cells, but the rat cardiomyocytes in a dish at Harvard University are different in one crucial way. Snaking through them are wires and transistors that spy on each cell’s electrical impulses. In future, the wires … Read More
