May 7, 2013
A team of New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute scientists report today the generation of patient-specific bone substitutes from skin cells for repair of large bone defects. (Medical Xpress)
May 7, 2013
“Imaging what the world might be like if we were really good at making things—better things—cleanly, inexpensively, and on a global scale.…The global prospect would be, not scarcity, but unprecedented abundance—radical, transformative, and sustainable abundance. We would be able to … Read More
May 7, 2013
Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for testing new heart disease medicines. (R & … Read More
May 6, 2013
Some bioethicists who feel at home in the utilitarian common room of the Journal of Medical Ethics described the imbroglio as an attack on academic freedom. (BioEdge)
May 6, 2013
Researchers at the University of Michigan have found the first direct evidence that cells can distinguish between seemingly identical copies of chromosomes during stem cell division, pointing to the possibility that distinct information on the chromosome copies might underlie the … Read More
May 6, 2013
The veteran 73-year-old arts critic, novelist and broadcaster was deeply affected by watching Alzheimer’s take its toll on his 95-year-old mother for five years until her death last year, and said assisted suicide was an issue for people his age. … Read More
May 6, 2013
The Dubai Cord Blood and Research Centre (DCRC), the only stem-cell storage facility in the UAE run by the Government, reported a substantial increase in the number of registered units in a year. (The National)
May 6, 2013
Genetic engineering provides the backdrop for the sci-fi thriller “Errors of the Human Body” (opening May 3 at Reading Gaslamp Stadium Theaters for late night screenings only on Friday and Saturday). (KPBS)
May 6, 2013
An international group of leading stem cell researchers has issued a statement that specifies concerns about the development and use of unproven stem cell therapies. The commentary is published online today in The EMBO Journal ahead of a debate in … Read More
May 6, 2013
Global Health Travel is offering baby sex-selection trips to Thailand and Malaysia. For $12,000, couples can spend 11 days in a luxury Bangkok hotel while they have IVF treatment to choose a baby boy or girl. (The Australian)
May 6, 2013
Fears that legalising euthanasia for very sick newborns would prompt the start of a “slippery slope” and lead to abuse of the option have proved groundless, says the architect of a dedicated protocol used by doctors in The Netherlands, in … Read More
May 6, 2013
Successful IVF treatment brings joy to couples who needed medical help to get a child. But what is it like for the egg donors? Three egg donors share their experience with Felista Wangari. (The Nation)
May 6, 2013
My problem with euthanasia is not that it is a immoral way to die, but that it has its roots in a fearful way to live. (The Guardian)
May 6, 2013
Vehicles, robots and other autonomous devices could soon collaborate with humans in this way, thanks to researchers at MIT who are developing systems capable of negotiating with people to determine the best way to achieve their goals. (Phys.org)
May 3, 2013
Most parents who opt-out of vaccinations are being guided by “irrational fears” that are a luxury of living in the developed world, a leading world health expert says. (BBC)
May 3, 2013
In refusing to discuss mentally ill patients’ conditions with family members or caretakers, physicians could be misinterpreting federal privacy rules, witnesses told a House panel April 25. (American Medical News)
May 3, 2013
Devon Carrow spends his days like many other second grade students: He goes to school, says hello to friends in the hallway and practices his multiplication tables. But to do this safely, Devon cannot be in the classroom. (ABC News)
May 3, 2013
The ability to encapsulate potent drugs in tiny particles measuring billionths of a meter in diameter is opening up new options for super-accurate drug delivery, increasing precision hits at the site of disease with, hopefully, fewer side effects. (Reuters)
May 3, 2013
The killings we’ve seen at a Connecticut elementary school, and more recently at the Boston Marathon, are fortunately rare events. Mass killings have remained at a stable level for the past two decades. But they are just the tip of … Read More
May 3, 2013
James Brown, who has been diagnosed with psychosis, spent three days at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, in Las Vegas, in February 2012. Depressed and thinking of suicide, Brown ended up there after problems at his group home. But just three days … Read More
May 3, 2013
The Academy Award-nominated movie “Amour” is sparking much-needed conversations about aging, the illness of a longtime companion and dying with dignity. (The Sun Sentinel)
May 3, 2013
Scientists have made a fundamental discovery about how the properties of embryonic stem cells are controlled. The study, which focuses on the process by which these cells renew and increase in number, could help research to find new treatments. (Science … Read More
May 3, 2013
A UW-Madison research group has converted skin cells from people and monkeys into a cell that can form a wide variety of nervous-system cells — without passing through the do-it-all stage called the induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPSC. (Nanowerk)
May 3, 2013
A breakthrough bionic ear that can ‘hear’ radio frequencies beyond the range of normal human ears has been created by scientists at Princeton University. The researchers used a radical 3D printing technique to create the ear with the electronics of … Read More
May 2, 2013
Privacy experts have identified participants in the Personal Genome Project using “de-identified†data. (MIT Technology Review)
