3 special reports and the most relevant bioethical news of this month. Nº 74

INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES nº 74  Contact us HERE     03/14/ 2019

SPECIAL REPORTS

“For an Europe faithful to human dignity" A cultural platform our Observatory is a member, is launched It was launched past february 23 in Paris at the Palais de Luxembourg meeting together national organizations all around Europe. More than 300 institutions and intellectuals… Read more.

Children born from assisted reproduction techniques have an increased risk of obstetric and perinatal adverse effects A recent large study confirms that children born through assisted reproduction techniques have 30-40% higher probability of suffering malformations at birth… Read more.

First study to provide data on the fertility of the world population An old population is the more worrying issue of the postmodern world. TFRs decreased in all countries and  33 countries showed a negative population growth rate… Read more.

NEWS

The scientific principle that only mother's mitochondria is inherited has been questioned This discovery has been a shock for those fields that are based on this "dogma" of biology, such as the study of human evolution or the development of nuclear transfer techniques… Read more.

Abortions have reached a historic low rate in the U. S.The drop was especially pronounced among teenagers American public opinion trend proves that the pro-life fight could win…Read more.

Abortions rise in Spain and now has the third highest number of abortions in Europe After France and the United Kingdom. According to data made public this Thursday by the Spanish Ministry for Health, Consumer … Read more.

IN BRIEF

The silent global epidemic. 25% of adolescents will contract an STD before finishing high school Only HPV infection is responsible for 530,000 cases annually and 264,000 deaths Sexually transmitted diseases are hidden epidemics of tremendous health and economic consequenc… Read more.

Debate on fraud in scientific papers continues. It is a complex and challenging issue for scientific journals. A JAMA editor article titled Scientific Misconduct and Medical Journals focus on a scientific malpractice involving fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism… Read more.

Is success of organ transplantation “Spanish model” due to the current law of organ donation opt-out? BMJ article titled Will an opt-out organ transplant law save lives? explains in few words the sate of the art in Spain… Read more.

Cases of children born with severe congenital malformations identified in France 41 congenital malformations identified in a region of France, the only one with a rigister of this kind… Read more.

North America's two cell therapy companies fined for medical fraud The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, has filed its first punitive action against two top cell therapy companies… Read more.

The vast majority of Italian gynecologists oppose abortion despite strong criticism from pro-abortion groups In Italy it has been reported that it has become increasingly complicated to have an abortion, as in many regions, more than 70% of gynecologists declare… Read more.

Important move towards clinical use of pig donor hearts in human patients. New technique allows pig hearts transplanted in monkeys survive more One of the major problems in heart transplantation in humans is the shortage of organs… Read more.