A pair of bioethics experts have added "playwright" to their resumes in an effort to aid the genomics community in grappling with an onslaught of ethical issues as genomic science transitions to bedside healthcare, a decade ...
Apr 23, 2014
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Canadian artificial intelligence firm BlueDot has been in the news in recent weeks for warning about the new coronavirus days ahead of the official alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Should public health-care systems provide couples with expanded screening for genetic disorders before they decide to become pregnant? Screening programmes could increase our reproductive choices and autonomy. But there are ...
Mar 1, 2019
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The idea of growing babies outside the body has inspired novels and movies for decades.
Nov 11, 2019
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Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study of its kind in the country.
Aug 1, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Given the risks of multifetal pregnancies, especially high-order multifetal pregnancies, physicians should be aware of the relevant ethical issues in order to support their patients as they make decisions regarding ...
Jan 24, 2013
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A process that prompts a single gene to generate millions of supercharged stem cells, which can then turn into any kind of cell a body needs to repair itself, has been patented at the University of Central Florida.
Dec 22, 2011
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An international group of scientists and ethicists on Wednesday called for a temporary global ban on making babies with edited genes.
Mar 13, 2019
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New research shows people with dementia who have a stroke are more likely to become disabled and not return home compared to people who didn't have dementia at the time they had a stroke. The study is published in the November ...
Oct 31, 2011
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At the best of times, half of all Canadians report that they have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The stress of living through a pandemic is only making matters worse. Yet advice on insomnia seldom mentions a potential ...
Feb 26, 2021
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