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News - Announcements
June 2011
Allowing assisted suicide would 'pressurise disabled to kill themselves'
(29.6.2011)
Stem-cell scientists grapple with clinics (Nature) In the absence of regulation, researchers weigh their options for educating patients about unproven treatments.
(28.6.2011)
New gene therapy fixes mistakes
(27.6.2011)
A new type of gene therapy allows scientists to fix DNA defects directly.
That's a potentially revolutionary improvement on present gene therapy
techniques, which introduce working genes to cells - but not into the
genetic library itself. (Science News)
International symposium considers global health inequalities
(24.6.2011)
An international line-up of speakers and 130 guests discussed current initiatives and future challenges in global heal... [Read More]
Stem cell trial to treat blindness launched in US
(20.6.2011)
Two clinical trials to test whether embryonic stem cells can treat two incurable eye disorders have been launched in the USA. Twenty-four patients will be treated during the trials at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)...[Read More]
Should Doctors Refuse Living Donor Uterus Transplant?
(14.6.2011)
The world's first mother-daughter uterus transplant could take place next year in Sweden. What are the ethical implications?
Euthanasia Study Raises 'Chilling' Concern That Patients Could be Killed to Harvest Better Organs
(14.6.2011)
Doctors are harvesting lungs from patients in Belgium who've been euthanized because the organs are in much better condition compared to
someone who has died in an accident. Some raise concerns that demands for cadaveric organs could increase rate of patients euthanized
in that country. (Fox News)
Complex genetics of autism unveiled
(13.6.2011)
American researchers have linked hundreds of spontaneous genetic mutations to the group of psychological syndromes called autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs) (by Dr Lux Fatimathas)
Should Men Be Allowed to Father Children After They're Dead?
(7.6.2011)
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