January 31, 2013
Although Lance Armstrong has broken the rules, we shouldn’t be so quick to judge him. In many ways he’s a pioneer in human enhancement, and history books may forgive him, argues Professor Andy Miah, Director of the Creative Futures Institute … Read More
January 31, 2013
US citizens who had pinned their hopes on a company being able to offer stem-cell treatments close to home will now need to travel a little farther. Celltex Therapeutics of Houston, Texas, stopped treating patients in the United States last … Read More
January 31, 2013
The governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine – the state’s stem cell funding agency – has voted to overhaul how it doles out money for scientific grants, a decision meant to silence critics who have pointed out … Read More
January 31, 2013
Referred to as Hand-held Automated Notification for Drugs and Immunizations (HANDI), the app allows public health workers to register individuals, collect information and track immunizations, then transfer that data into necessary databases. (Med City News)
January 31, 2013
Many different tissues and organs form from pluripotent stem cells during embryonic development. To date it had been known that these processes are controlled by transcription factors for specific tissues. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in … Read More
January 30, 2013
The records are clear in describing the firm’s real business: selling performance-enhancing drugs, from human growth hormone (HGH) to testosterone to anabolic steroids. (Miami New Times)
January 30, 2013
Should gynaecologists need to be told not to give women contraceptive injections without establishing fully informed consent? Of course not. But that is what has happened in Israel after it was revealed in a report by a women’s rights organisation … Read More
January 30, 2013
France has suspended sales of an acne drug whose use as a birth control pill has been linked to the deaths of four women. (The Telegraph)
January 30, 2013
The challenge: How do find that one good embryo? Doctors like to avoid implanting multiple embryos in a woman, as the side effects of a multiples pregnancy can lead to problems down the road. (Fox News)
January 30, 2013
The 1000 Genomes Project has collected anonymous DNA samples from people all over the world. By looking at this massive data set, the project hopes to discover genetic components of diseases or traits. Their data and the sequences are publicly … Read More
January 30, 2013
The Leipzig anatomist Wilhelm His chose a most unusual accessory when he was sculpted in marble in 1900. (The Lancet)
January 29, 2013
The surrogate mother supports the genetic parents’ bid to be recognised as the parents on the girls’ birth certs, with the couple claiming the State’s refusal to do so is unlawful and in breach of their constitutional rights. (Irish Independent)
January 29, 2013
Researchers in Oxford and California experiment with medical technology that could make transplants unnecessary. (The Guardian)
January 29, 2013
A stem cell jab given within half an hour of a stroke may aid in recovery from the fatal condition, a new study claims. Researchers found that rats injected with stem cells 30 minutes after a stroke had almost normal … Read More
January 28, 2013
In a flood of lawsuits, Roman Catholics, evangelicals and Mennonites are challenging a provision in the new health care law that requires employers to cover birth control in employee health plans — a high-stakes clash between religious freedom and health … Read More
January 28, 2013
Every day scientists learn more about how the world works at the smallest scales. While this knowledge has the potential to help others, it’s possible that the same discoveries can also be used in ways that cause widespread harm. (Phys.org)
January 28, 2013
Variations in school shooter’s DNA, in the absence of environmental variables, might not be meaningful. (Vancouver Sun)
January 28, 2013
Undaunted by bitterly cold temperatures and a forecast for snow, pro-life marchers came to Washington for the March for Life — as they have for four decades — determined, they say, to instill a culture of life in a nation … Read More
January 28, 2013
In a new study, MIT biologists have identified a crucial role for a lncRNA they dubbed “Braveheart.” This lncRNA appears to stimulate stem cells to transform into heart cells during mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation; the researchers suspect that lncRNAs … Read More
January 28, 2013
More than one-quarter of hospice patients receive antibiotics in their last week of life, despite the absence of documented infection in most cases, US researchers report. (News-Medical.net)
January 28, 2013
IBM has revealed a hi-tech gel that could obliterate hospital superbugs. The computer firm hopes its breakthrough could replace antibiotics. The new antimicrobial ‘hydrogel’ could be used for creams, coating for medical instruments and injections into infectious wounds. (Daily Mail)
January 28, 2013
In the world of digital doctors, medical advice is a dime a dozen. No shortage of Twitter docs exhort followers to dutifully apply sunscreen, schedule their colonoscopies, exercise more and eat less. (Time)
January 28, 2013
When Neil Harbisson was a kid, he could only see in black and white. In fact, he wasn’t totally convinced that colors actually existed. But now, Harbisson can sense color. (San Francisco Chronicle)
January 25, 2013
It’s not a cure, but researchers hope inserting a few genes into T cell receptors can keep HIV cells at bay. (Popular Science)
January 25, 2013
Rush University Medical Center is conducting the nation’s first clinical study of an innovative stem cell drug, Cartistem, to repair knee cartilage damaged by aging, trauma or degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis. (Science Daily)
