November 14, 2012
Couples who adopt after unsuccessful IVF treatment have a better quality of life than both childless couples and couples without fertility problems, a study has revealed. (Times of India)
November 14, 2012
Nearly a third of people surveyed around the world say they are open to the idea of medical tourism – traveling abroad to enjoy cheaper medical or dental treatment, according to a new Ipsos poll of 18,731 adults in 24 … Read More
November 14, 2012
Abortion is a hotly debated and poorly studied medical procedure. There are a few studies of dubious validity that connect abortion to mental illness and drug use. Politicians have used these studies to justify greater limitations on women seeking abortion … Read More
November 13, 2012
Geneticists from the University of Washington won a key victory in the battle against genetic diseases by successfully removing the extra chromosome 21 from cells derived from a person with Down syndrome, according to the team’s report in the journal … Read More
November 13, 2012
The new rule would increase efficiency, but it is unjust in the way it distributes organs. (U.S. News and World Report)
November 13, 2012
The latest invention from Stanford University’s Department of Electrical Engineering sounds like something a superhero would have. A self-repairing plastic-metal material has been developed by a team of professors, researchers and graduate students. (ABC News)
November 13, 2012
The first clinic offering abortions on the island of Ireland opened its doors in the Northern Irish city of Belfast on Oct. 18, but the 400 pro-life protesters gathered outside were determined that no abortion procedures would happen there that … Read More
November 13, 2012
Terminally-ill cancer patients are less likely to get aggressive end-of-life treatment, such as chemotherapy in the last two weeks of life, when they talk with their doctors early on about how they want to die, according to a new study. … Read More
November 12, 2012
Ray Kurzweil is a leading thinker, inventor, and futurist known for his track record of accurate predictions. In this video, shot in Kurzweil’s office near Boston, he talks to Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick about Watson, IBM’s artificial intelligence computer system … Read More
November 12, 2012
Identical twins may not be so identical after all. Even though identical twins supposedly share all of their DNA, they acquire hundreds of genetic changes early in development that could set them on different paths, according to new research. (Huffington … Read More
November 12, 2012
Japan has some of the lowest rates of organ transplantation in the developed world. (The Japan Times)
November 12, 2012
SINGLE women in their late 30s are increasingly turning to IVF to fulfill their dream of having a baby, instead of waiting to find a partner. (Sydney Morning Harold)
November 12, 2012
San Francisco is on its way to becoming the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents. (Fox News)
November 12, 2012
Researchers who have assembled a trove of genetic and medical data on 100,000 northern Californians unveiled their initial findings here this week at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG). (Science)
November 12, 2012
Canadian and Italian stem cell researchers have discovered a new “master control gene” for human blood stem cells and found that manipulating its levels could potentially create a way to expand these cells for clinical use. (Science Daily)
November 12, 2012
Scientists from IVF Australia believe women who suffer recurrent miscarriages or IVF failures could have an immune system that is too healthy, consistently rejecting any invading cells, including the fathers’ genes. (Herald Sun)
November 12, 2012
Newest publication from the Nanotechnology Research Center: The NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) was established in 2004 to develop, coordinate, and deliver an organized program of research to identify, investigate, and develop science-based solutions to workplace health and safety knowledge … Read More
November 9, 2012
For a phase I clinical trial, these results are the Holy Grail. Yet researchers from the University of Louisville and Brigham and Women’s Hospital reported just such almost-never-attained data. (Science Daily)
November 9, 2012
Giving people the right to die at home should be considered as a way of ending the “postcode lottery” in end-of-life experiences, a Labour peer is arguing. (BBC)
November 9, 2012
The tiny spots of blood left after routine tests on newborns could provide valuable information for researchers, but clear policies that govern their use are needed so that the samples are not destroyed or otherwise lost entirely, experts say. (Fox … Read More
November 9, 2012
Rare tweaks in single letters of DNA are not as powerful a force in health and in common diseases as scientists hoped, new work suggests. (Science News)
November 9, 2012
In response to the recent publication of “Hacking the President’s DNA,†I’ve been fielding a lot of general questions about synthetic biology. I thought I’d put together a little primer for my readers. (Forbes)
November 9, 2012
After the stock soared on the positive news, two top executives profited by selling shares at the highest price in more than four years as part of a pre-determined program. When the first of those patients, a 7-year-old girl with … Read More
November 9, 2012
Kidney specialists, or nephrologists, care for a medically complex population and frequently must discuss serious news with patients: giving a diagnosis of kidney disease, explaining the risks and benefits of treatments, and defining care goals at the end of life. … Read More
November 9, 2012
Two-thirds of people accept assisted suicide, according to international research by Bangor University. The study of the views of over 62,000 people suggested support was around the same among people with terminal illnesses as for the general public. (BBC)
