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...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 24 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In the US state of Iowa, the legislature has just adopted a more restrictive abortion law—the most restrictive in the country. As soon as Governor Kim Reynolds signs the law, abortion in Iowa will be banned “as soon as a foetal heartbeat is detected”, i.e. around the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 24 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In 2009, a computer algorithm failure occurred in a software programme used to invite British women over 50 to undergo routine breast cancer screening. “Latest estimates I have received from PHE[1] is that as a result of this, between 2009 and the start of...