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Organ donation

A man with severe burns was saved by skin grafts from his twin

A 33 year-old man with third degree burns covering virtually all of his body has been saved thanks to skin grafts from his twin brother. He was treated at the

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6 December 2017
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Transhumanism

A brain implant to improve memory

Scientists at the University of Southern Carolina (USA) have allegedly increased the memory function of volunteers by up to 30% thanks to a brain implant. The scientists presented this “world

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6 December 2017
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Organ donation

An antidiabetic medicine to end transplant rejection?

An antidiabetic medicinal product under development could be used to stop graft rejection, thus replacing immunosuppressants which cause numerous side effects[1].   The discovery was made by scientists at  Queen

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6 December 2017
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Organ donation

An ovarian tissue transplant performed on baboons without using immunosuppressants

In Kenya, an international team of doctors [1] has successfully performed an ovarian tissue transplant on baboons without using immunosuppressants. They describe their experiment as a world first in the  Journal

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6 December 2017
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Genetics, neuroscience and robots: Pope Francis reminds us of the ethical responsibility of scientists

At the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture in mid-November, Pope Francis delivered a speech in keeping with the topic of this meeting, namely “unravelling anthropological models that

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6 December 2017
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United States: an accelerated process to market gene and cell therapies

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the implementation of an accelerated review process for gene therapies and regenerative medical treatments.   The purpose of these new

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6 December 2017
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End of life

Switzerland: new guidelines for assisted suicide and sedation

On Friday, the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences presented an up-date on guidelines relating to end of life and death. The last version was issued in 2004 in this country

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6 December 2017
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Organ donation

Head transplant on corpses: a controversial announcement

On Friday, neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced at a press conference in Vienna that he had succeeded in carrying out a head transplant on two corpses. This was a “preamble to

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6 December 2017
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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