February 25, 2013
Designers Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen use both real and fictional biotechnology to explore the connection between the natural and the man-made, and invite questions about the impact of biotechnology. (Io9)
February 25, 2013
Growing news hearts without using embryonic stem cells. (Smithsonian)
February 25, 2013
Scientists and gamers alike can now play disease detective, through “Solve the Outbreak,†a new iPad app from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 25, 2013
An aging baby boomer generation is bringing the topic of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) to the forefront of the end-of-life care debate. (ABC News)
February 25, 2013
Hyaluronic acid is a common ingredient in cosmetic creams, eye drops or injections improving the functioning of joints with damaged cartilage. Now, not only are scientists able to produce nanofibers from this substance, but they can also program how long … Read More
February 25, 2013
A set of new guidelines states that it is unethical for parents to test children for adult onset genetic diseases. (Medical Daily)
February 22, 2013
Between 70 and 85 percent of women in the U.S. confronted with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose abortion — but that number used to be higher. (The Atlantic)
February 22, 2013
The most heated part of the fight between the Obama administration and religious groups over new rules that require most health plans to cover contraception actually has nothing to do with birth control. It has to do with abortion. (NPR)
February 22, 2013
A top university has asked its students to take part in a cocaine study – and they’ll get paid to do so. (Huffington Post)
February 22, 2013
Created by Peter Walters from the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK, and colleagues, the pump uses the gas released by live yeast to generate pressure and distend a membrane, turning it into an artificial muscle. (New … Read More
February 22, 2013
Bharat Book Bureau has recently added the market intelligence report titled “The Complete 2012-13 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Industry Report – Market Metrics, Dynamics, and Trends.” It provides strategic insights that guide the decision-making of companies that develop and manufacture … Read More
February 22, 2013
In the first human study of its kind, researchers activated heart failure patients’ stem cells with gene therapy to improve their symptoms, heart function and quality of life, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research. … Read More
February 22, 2013
Only light, aerial oxygen, and a catalyst are needed to remove pollutants from water. RUB researchers led by Prof. Radim Beránek collaborate with colleagues from seven different countries in order to develop a photocatalyst that is efficient enough to be … Read More
February 21, 2013
Electrodes operated into the brain are today used in research and to treat diseases such as Parkinson’s. However, their use has been limited by their size. At Lund University in Sweden, researchers have, for the first time, succeeded in implanting … Read More
February 21, 2013
Inherited BRCA gene mutations convey a high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, but current guidelines limit BRCA mutation testing to women with early-onset cancer and relatives of mutation-positive cases. Benefits and risks of providing this information directly to consumers … Read More
February 20, 2013
Couples struggling to have a baby should get fertility treatment more quickly and older women should gain access to IVF, new NHS guidelines say. (BBC)
February 20, 2013
Consumers trying to combat the rising cost of health care are increasingly going abroad to have medical procedures—but experts warn, buyer beware. (Fox)
February 20, 2013
Holliday is now lobbying Hallmark, the world’s largest distributor of greeting cards, to offer a line of cards specifically for those entering hospice. (ABC News)
February 20, 2013
Russia says it has opened its own probe into allegations of illegal donor organ trafficking in Kosovo. (Edmonton Journal)
February 20, 2013
There are two Americas when it comes to abortion—one in which it’s nearly impossible to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, and one in which access to the procedure is mostly unfettered and often publicly financed. Geography is everything. (Time)
February 19, 2013
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have the capacity to differentiate into any specialized cell type of the human body, and therefore, ESC/iPSC-derived cell types offer great potential for regenerative medicine. However, key to realizing this … Read More
February 19, 2013
In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugenics. The concept of culture can protect genetics from a similar fate, an anthropologist argues. (Futurity)
February 19, 2013
Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made his name by successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological material. He now plans to use the technique to recreate more complex tissues, such as the esophagus and diaphragm or … Read More
February 19, 2013
The increasing power and accessibility of genetic technology may one day give parents the option of modifying their unborn children, in order to spare offspring from disease or, conceivably, make them tall, well muscled, intelligent or otherwise blessed with desirable … Read More
February 19, 2013
Organ transplant medicine is an incredible life-saving technology, under the right circumstances. Unfortunately, due to a shortage of available organs, a new crime of the 21st century, organ trafficking, is supplying organs to people with the money to pay big … Read More
