by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 24 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
IVI, the Spanish fertility clinic in Valencia[1], is launching a new programme with guarantees that could prove interesting to Europeans: “With IVI Baby you will have your baby home with you in a maximum time frame of 24 months”. In the event of failure, IVI is...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 24 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
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 the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the School of Medicine at Trinity...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 24 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
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, is an ectoderm developmental disorder[1]. An...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 24 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
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 connections between human brain cells, his team succeeded in...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 24 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
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 emotions […], such as stress, anger, anxiety or fatigue” to adjust the pace of work...