BioEdge

Historical study documents politicised researchA seven-year-long investigation of Germany’s largest research organisation has confirmed that scientists worked hand in hand with the Nazi regime in...

Peptides could help Down’s syndrome is generally believed to be incurable, but recent research suggests that it may be possible to prevent the learning deficits...

Catholic cardinal refuses to allow abortion Abortion is far from a dead issue in the UK, even though it has been legal there since 1967....

All three candidates support embryonic stem cell research No matter who wins the White House in America’s November elections, the climate for embryonic stem cell...

Government too incompetent to administer it, many feel Senior British police have called for a national DNA database after a vicious killer was caught and...

More older mothers, obese mothers A soon-to-be-released inquiry into obstetric care in the UK will show that hospitals are battling to cope with rising numbers...

Disgraced doctor removed ovaries unnecessarily An Irish doctor may be prosecuted for performing dozens of unnecessary hysterectomies. Michael Neary, of County Louth, was deregistered in...

Is obesity really just as big a threat to humanity as terrorism? Which of these should keep you awake at night counting the minutes till...

3% of all births, but one-third of all birth defectsGenetics has become the latest battleground in British multiculturalism. A government minister has called for a...

As many as 500 kidneys sold or extorted Pathetic stories of men who sell their kidneys to support their families are hardly new in India....

al-Qaeda recruits mentally impaired women As the notorious experiments in concentration camps by Nazi doctors showed, doctors who ignore informed consent can be responsible for...

Researchers hose down early optimism How long will it be before California’s US$3 billion stem cell initiative produces cures for dread diseases? Five years? Ten...