Bioethics Obervatory – Institute of Life Sciences – UCV Mini brains findings confirms electrical brain activity

Bioethics Obervatory – Institute of Life Sciences – UCV Mini brains findings confirms electrical brain activity

INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES nº 81  Contact us HERE     11/22/ 2019

SPECIAL REPORTS

Review of medical and ethical aspects of penis transplantation A bioethical dilemma is penis transplant feasibility, balance risk-benefice and the need to maintain the patient on lifelong immunosuppressive therapy, the organ donor shortage and the high economic cost of the long process… Read more.

Concerns about latest researches by Juan Carlos Izpisua's group There is no doubting the importance of biomedical research carried out by Juan Carlos Izpisúa and his team . Now, however, … Read more.

NEWS

WHO: one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide. Leading age group of 15 to 29 years! "Suicide has become the second leading cause of death in the age group of 15 to 29 years" (WHO report) Rate suicide in many Western countries is in the increasing. It is one of the most important global public health problems… Read more.

Review of sexual transmission of HIV in pacients treated with antretroviral drugs HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples can be virtually eliminated, this means that having a healthy child is now a reality. We have treated this issue before … Read more.

Mini-brains spontaneously produce electrical activity similar to the premature babies "At what point can a mini-brain with brain activity be considered conscious?" Alysson Muotri, a neuroscientist at the University of California obtained brain organoids and has discovered that, after a period of development, the organoids… Read more.

Violation of privacy of personal medical data of millions of American patients  "No warning has been given to patients or doctors." A recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Triggers Federal Inquiry, tackles the massive violation… Read more.

IN BRIEF

Assisted reproduction does not show negative side effects in adulthood Assessing whether people conceived by assisted reproduction show more negative side effects than those conceived naturally has been extensively studied (see HERE and HERE ), but knowing whether these effects exist in the long term is not well determined… Read more.

UNESCO advocates respect for human vulnerability and personal integrity The text of this Article is as follows: "In applying and advancing scientific knowledge, medical practice and associated technologies, … Read more.

200 million medication errors occur in NHS. Medical and bioethical approach Medication errors are a serious health issue. It is "greater than ever before" Medical errors have been addressed by our Observatory many times. It is a problem that fully affects biomedical ethics which can even lead to the death of the patient involved… Read more.

China approves the first Alzheimer’s drug, giving rise to a debate among experts According to a news article published by Reuters – Medicine, “China is fast-tracking approval for innovative drugs at home to patients, as many in the rapidly aging country struggle to find alternatives to costly treatments sold by multinational pharmaceutical firms… Read more.