by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
People suffering from Parkinson’s disease have difficulty controlling their movements due to the death of neurones that produce dopamine – a “chemical product that triggers cerebral signalling”. A trial is currently underway to treat patients...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
In Professor Gordon Keller’s laboratory at the McEwen Center for Regenerative Medicine in Toronto (Canada), scientists are developing cell therapy “to rejuvenate dead tissues and limit the risk of heart failure” in patients who suffer heart attacks....
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Connie Yates and Chris Gard “uttered a ‘no!’ of despair” when the judge deemed that doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London should switch off the life support machine keeping their 8 month-old son, Charlie, alive. Charlie Gard is suffering from a...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The number of official cases of euthanasia in the Netherlands increased by 10% in 2016 according to regional monitoring boards. Death by euthanasia currently accounts for 4% of the total number of deaths. These figures, which were published on Wednesday, also...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
In Japan, the Ministry for Health, Employment and Well-Being is planning on banning genome editing in gametes and human embryos. To do this, it has to amend the directives established for clinical research into gene therapy. This announcement was made by Masafumi...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
Ellinor Grimmark, a midwife in Sweden, has failed at several attempts to get a job because she refuses to participate in abortions. On Wednesday, the Swedish Court of Appeal confirmed the first judgment stating that this midwife had “not been the victim of...