Some Oregon assisted-suicide patients have undiagnosed depression
Study in BMJ One in four terminally ill patients in Oregon who opt for physician-assisted suicide have clinical depression and the Death with Dignity Act...
Indian stem cell cures dangerous, say Australian scientists
Geeta Shroff’s treatment regarded as unproven and dangerous Australian scientists on both sides of the debate over stem cell ethics have expressed their alarm at...
Hopes fading for stem cell cure for Parkinson’s
A major miracle needed Parkinson’s disease has always been one of the main candidates for stem cell therapies. But a report in Sharon Begley’s Lab...
Humanise medicine, says Pope
Calls for "authentic therapeutic alliance" The Pope has waded into the debate over patient autonomy, calling for an "authentic therapeutic alliance". In an address to...
Poland to chemically castrate paedophiles
Prime Minister’s popularity jumps after proposal Enraged by a notorious case of incest, the Polish prime minister has called for compulsory chemical castration of sex...
The baby with six mothers
Notorious case of Manjhi One Indian IVF clinic uses the cheery slogan "come as a couple; leave as a family" to attract clients interested in...
Another step forward for reprogrammed cells
Yamanaka says new technique will avoid cancers Japanese scientists have moved another step closer to creating usable stem cells which can morph into any cell...
How to tell liberals from conservatives: check out their rooms
Neuroscience claims insight into politics Is there no human behaviour that neuroscientists can’t claim as their own? The latest issue of Scientific American reports that...
Frozen Oregon embryos are “property”
No one should be forced to become a parent. Who gets the frozen embryos created by divorcing spouses? A court in Oregon recently decided that...
30 children, 30 mothers, 1 sperm donor
Australian lesbians impregnated by single sperm donor Another dispatch from Lala Land: a quirk of IVF regulation in the state of South Australia has led...
California cracks down on animal rights extremists
Many attacks this year California scientists are so worried about attacks and harassment by animal rights extremists that they have pushed a law through the...
Accurate Down Syndrome detection test on the way
Investors enthusiastic Scientists are closing in on a 100% accurate, non-invasive test to detect Down Syndrome children so that they can be aborted early in...