New biomaterials improve medical devices
...medical Research will give an after-dinner talk on ethical issues in stem cell research. Educational grants for the Symposium have been provided by the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, the Center for Biomaterials & Advanced Technologies - a Division of Ethicon Inc., the Whitaker Foundation, Synnestv...Forum at Virginia Tech to address issues of human cloning
.... Both types of cloning involve complex social and ethical dimensions that merit public discussion," says Choices and Challenges co-director Eileen Crist of the Department of Science and Technology in Society. The forum is designed both to inform and to provide an opportunity for public participation in deba...Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
...ter in the field violence, terror, illegality and ethical dilemnas. (45.45 p.m.) Fast Food Slow Food: Anthropologists have a history of conducting work on food and food systems. Here they discuss fast food and slow food as two visions of the future. (45.45 p.m.) Do That Voodoo You Do So Well:...Leading scientists to discuss research applications for therapeutic cloning
...oon, M.D., in a panel discussion of scientific and ethical issues surrounding cloning research on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Scientific sessions will take placeOct. 16-20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. In February,...Ethical paradigm: Relating embryonic stem cell use to organ donation
...as a long history of debate, legal definition, and ethical resolution, to that of embryonic cell use. Landry and Zucker detail the development of laws and practices surrounding the establishment of the definition of death for a fully developed human. At the point that brain function is irretrievably lost, ...JCI table of contents November 1, 2004
...as a long history of debate, legal definition, and ethical resolution, to that of embryonic cell use. Landry and Zucker detail the development of laws and practices surrounding the establishment of the definition of death for a fully developed human. At the point that brain function is irretrievably lost, ...Stem Cells: Saving Lives or Crossing Lines?
...nd policy-makers to sort out the controversies and ethical dilemmas surrounding human embryonic stem cell res...ership role in biomedical research, as well as the ethical issues that should be considered in regulating stem cell research if the U.S. government lifts restr...Reduced fish stocks linked to increased bushmeat trade, wildlife declines in W. Africa
... projects for local people," Arcese says. "It's an ethical and good approach, but if the larger problem of wildlife decline is mainly a result of large-scale economic policies and pressures that cause the over-exploitation of natural resources, including marine fishes, then small-scale development projects t...Academy meeting highlights advances in detecting Amish, Jewish, and Icelandic genetic diseases
..., cystic fibrosis and others. What are some of the ethical issues being raised by the successful use of molec...To examine advances in genomic medicine as well as ethical concerns, the New York Academy of Sciences' Genomic Medicine Discussion Group Section is sponsoring ...Neural crest stem cells in skin could provide alternative to embryonic stem cell use
...cell type of the body. Their use, however, raises ethical concerns because embryos are being destroyed in the process. In contrast, neural crest stem cells from adults have several advantages: similar to embryonic stem cells, they have the innate ability to differentiate into many diverse cell types; they ...APS announces 2005 Distinguished Lecturer Awards
...nts in training, and otherwise fosters the highest ethical standards in biomedical research, publication, teaching and interaction with the public sector. Lecture Presentation: "Ethics, the Human Genome and Physiology: Designer Babies and Human Clones" on April 5, 2005. Christin Carter-Su, Ph.D. Univ...Your brain and you: Forecasting the ethical challenges ahead for neuroscience and society
...f great scientific breakthroughs and unprecedented ethical challenges - the early 21st century is proving to ...t have attentional problems" Perhaps the trickiest ethical issues surrounding neuroscience are those that confront some of our best-held assumptions of our own...JCI table of contents, 3 January 2005
...e symptoms this disease. However the technical and ethical difficulties in obtaining sufficient and appropriate donor fetal brain tissue have limited the application of this therapy. These researchers previously demonstrated that mouse embryonic stem cells can differentiate into neurons when cultured und...Transplantation of monkey embryonic stem cells reverses Parkinson disease in primates
...e symptoms this disease. However the technical and ethical difficulties in obtaining sufficient and appropriate donor fetal brain tissue have limited the application of this therapy. These researchers previously demonstrated that mouse embryonic stem cells can differentiate into neurons when cultured under s...Genetic testing for Parkinson's disease on the horizon
...testing for the new LRRK2 mutation will also raise ethical issues. Due to the absence of preventative treatment, testing offers no direct medical benefit for patients....Improved recipe for magnetic brain stimulation
...he subjects' hands. The researchers recognized the ethical issue of experimenting on healthy human subjects who had nothing to gain from such experiments. So, they began their studies with stimulations of smaller intensities and lower frequencies than they ultimately used in the experiments. Those initial te...ASU students host first annual Western Regional Bioethics Conference
...cussion and debate of the most pressing social and ethical issues in the biosciences and developing biotechno...wing trend of genetically modifying organisms, the ethical debate surrounding embryos, the challenges and policies in minority health care, and the limits and ...UCF stem cell research may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's disease
...d of embryonic stem cells, we're able to avoid the ethical concerns many people have about stem cell research," Sugaya said. "We also don't have to worry about the immune system rejecting the new cells." Stem cells hold promise for the treatment of many diseases because they are capable of dividing endlessl...Researchers turn to brainpower to beat dementia
...ntelligence is shrouded by historical, biological, ethical and descriptive complexities that have made a mockery of its intended definition 'to reason and understand'," said Dr Payton. "Although our understanding of the biological basis of intelligence is still at an early stage, a general consensus about th...AAAS honors recombinant DNA advisory committee at NIH, citing 30 years of leadership
...advise the Director of NIH on scientific, medical, ethical and social aspects of recombinant DNA research. Such research, which involves combining natural or synthetic genetic segments to form new DNA molecules that can replicate inside a living cell, might someday result in new strategies for curing or trea...