Health
US paves way to get 'lab meat' on plates
US authorities on Friday agreed on how to regulate food products cultured from animal cells—paving the way to get so-called "lab meat" on American plates.
Nov 17, 2018
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Biomedical technology
Exploring ethical and legal ramifications of growing brain organoids from human fetal brain tissue
Brain organoids, though often referred to as "mini brains," are not truly human brains. But the concerns over these lab-grown brain tissues, especially when they are developed from human fetal tissues, can be very human indeed.
Apr 9, 2024
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Health
Audit of food donations prompts call for new nutrition and safety standards
New Curtin University research that analyzed a whopping 85,000 kilograms of food donated to Foodbank WA over five days has prompted calls for an overhaul of laws and policies to ensure safe and nutritious food is available ...
Mar 5, 2024
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Health
New framework for using AI in health care considers medical knowledge, practices, procedures, values
Health care organizations are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve patient care, but their translation into clinical settings has been inconsistent, in part because evaluating AI in health care remains ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Medications
Supplemental indications in drug approval: Often no proof of added value, says researcher
Using health technology assessments from Germany and France, a study published in the BMJ by a team of Harvard researchers confirms a trend that has been apparent for some time: While in its first therapeutic indication about ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No need to redefine osteoporosis, concludes IOF and ESCEO position paper
A new position paper by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) addresses the rationale for ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Medications
Acknowledgment of antimicrobial resistance in frameworks for drug approval could improve access to new antibiotics
The appropriate use of existing antibiotics and the development of new antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections can slow the emergence, spread, and consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, antibiotic ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New commentary offers reforms to regulations that hindered Seattle flu study surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
As the two-year anniversary of the pandemic approaches, a new commentary provides insights into reforming the "labyrinth of conflicting and uncoordinated actions among state and federal regulators" that in early 2020 hampered ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Health
Breakfast product ads targeting children contain triple the amount of sugar of those advertised for adults
Breakfast products featured in advertising targeting children contain triple the amount of sugar of those advertised for adults, according to a new study.
Feb 11, 2021
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Addiction
Call for tougher age restrictions on YouTube cannabis vaping videos
YouTube videos showing cannabis vaping as fun and joyful are widely available and easily accessible to young people, a study led by University of Queensland researchers has found.
Feb 10, 2021
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