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End of life

Substantial savings through palliative care

Palliative care[1] reduces hospital costs and reduces the time spent in hospital according to a recent study published on 30 April in JAMA Internal Medicine, carried out by scientists at

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24 May 2018
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Genome

Rare genetic disorder treated in utero

A protein injection during pregnancy has cured all of the symptoms in three children suffering from XLHED—a rare and sometimes fatal genetic disorder.   XLHED, or X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia,

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24 May 2018
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Organ donation

Disembodied pig brains kept alive artificially for 36 hours

During a meeting organised by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a neuroscientist from Yale University, Nenad Sestan, revealed that, while conducting research to construct a comprehensive atlas of

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24 May 2018
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Brain sensors used in China to detect employees’ emotions

Employees at Hangzhou Zhongheng Electric in China wear hats or helmets fitted with “sensors to analyse their brain waves” while they work. The aim is to monitor “changes in their

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24 May 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Iowa: beating heart? No abortion

In the US state of Iowa, the legislature has just adopted a more restrictive abortion law—the most restrictive in the country. As soon as Governor Kim Reynolds signs the law,

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24 May 2018
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All other themes

Computer algorithm failure in the United Kingdom – hundreds of breast-cancer cases not screened

In 2009, a computer algorithm failure occurred in a software programme used to invite British women over 50 to undergo routine breast cancer screening.   “Latest estimates I have received

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24 May 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Social services remove child born through surrogacy to British couple, considered too old for parenthood

A one-year-old born through surrogacy to a couple aged 65 and 63 has just been taken into care by UK Social Services who deem that the couple are “too old

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24 May 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Man forced to pay maintenance for child born through IVF without his consent

A German couple who froze embryos to delay having children face legal proceedings. In fact, following their divorce, the woman forged her ex-husband’s signature on several occasions in order to

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24 May 2018
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • End of life
    • Genome
    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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