Scientists revive brain cells in dead pigs
The study challenges beliefs about brain damage and brain death. Scientists in the United States have managed to revive brain cells in a group of...
Japan apologises for the sterilization of 25,000 citizens
The sterilisations took place under the auspices of the country's Eugenic Protection Law. The Japanese government has apologised and offered compensation to persons sterilised under the...
The interplay of euthanasia and anatomy donations in Canada
HEADS UP! BioEdge will be taking a break over Easter. The next newsletter will be published on April 27. In the meantime, there's plenty of...
Another conundrum: euthanasia and anatomy programs
Is it ethical to take advantage of vulnerable people to get their bodies? The legalization of euthanasia – called medical assistance in dying (MAID) --...
Is the use of puberty blockers an experimental treatment?
Critics question whether it is really reversible The ethics of administering puberty blockers to transgender children is being questioned in the United Kingdom. Dr Michael...
Brain-dead Portuguese woman gives birth
Kept alive on a ventilator for nearly two months Catarina Sequeira A Portuguese woman who has been “brain dead” since December last year gave birth...
The power of words in the euthanasia debate
Derek Humphry likes to be blunt Words matter a lot in the public debate over the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide...
The ties of modern science to the Atlantic slave trade
It’s hard to admit, but natural history was built on the horrors of slavery The Enlightenment view of science is that it is value-free and...
Euthanasia video reignites end of life debate in Spain
The video shows a man assisting his chronically ill wife to commit suicide. A video of a man assisting his wife to commit suicide has...
Social risk for donor-conceived after Australian man fathers 48
Experts are calling for stronger regulation of donor conception. Concerns have been raised about “social risks” for donor conceived children in Brisbane after it was...
Elite hospitals plunge into unproven stem cell treatments
Many treatments are basically expensive placebosThe online video seems to promise everything an arthritis patient could want. The six-minute segment mimics a morning talk show,...
A confusing family tree in Omaha
A 61-year-old surrogate gives birth to her grandchild For this week’s instalment of the Reproductive Revolution, we go to Nebraska. Gay couple Matthew Eledge, 32, and...