But lawyers keep on trying to use the technology to determine whether people are telling the truth Brain-scans are still not admissible as evidence in...

Some Australian Christians think so Here’s an interesting phenomenon: Christians supporting choice for Voluntary Euthanasia. This is an Australian group, with its own website, which...

Italian philosophers argue that contemporary neuroscience is both intellectually stimulating and methodologically confused Neuroscience is rapidly becoming the hottest idea in town. Understanding how the...

May 1, 2010  Hi there, A canny Australian prime minister once mused that the benchmark of success for his administration was sport on the front...

Dr Ketan Desai was consummate political operator The purpose of the World Medical Association is to serve humanity by endeavoring to achieve the highest international...

Ex-husband refuses, seeks child support An American woman unable to move, speak, eat or drink – and, perhaps, to understand – is seeking visitation rights...

Suicide help via chatroom A Minnesota man was charged last week with egging on a British man and a young Canadian woman to commit suicide...

Survey sheds light on sperm donor/parent relations Are sperm donor children interested in their biological father and half-siblings? How does the knowledge of their unusual...

Suicide clinic faces new wave of scrutiny   The Swiss suicide clinic Dignitas will face renewed scrutiny after dozens of cremation urns were found by...

Mum’s to blame What has caused the steep decline in male fertility, asks Steve Jones, science writer for the UK’s Independent. The latest research, he...

Chinese harvesting organs from Muslims, Buddhists and Christians, as well Last year China acknowledged that two-thirds of Chinese organ donors are executed prisoners. It is...

Should the UK set up an organ bazaar? Should we expect more people to donate organs, eggs and sperm and, if so, how far can...