Cell therapy current usefulness. Effects of religious practice in pacients. Medical error is a leading cause of dead.etc. Nº47
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September 2016
REPORTS
What is the current clinical usefulness of stem cell treatments, embryonic and iPS cells?
Human adult stem cells (iPS) have been found to be most clinically useful human cells for therapeutic purposes. Pluripotent cells (PCs) are defined as those from which cells of different tissue types can be obtained. … Read more.
Comprehensive study of attendance at religious services and reduction in mortality and morbidity
The authors concluded consider that religiousness and spirituality are undervalued in relation to morbidity and mortality, so physicians should take this into account in their patients The World Health Organization defines… Read more.
Human gene editing Summit concludes with divergent opinions
When nearly 500 scientists, ethicists, legal experts and advocacy groups from more than 20 countries came together in Washington DC last December toproduce guidelines for the use of gene editing in humans… Read more.
NEWS
Stem cells and the production of organoids at the forefront of biomedical science
The subject of stem cells appears to be the biomedical science forefront. Few issues in the biomedical sciences arouse as much interest as these, and for this reason, the prestigious journal Nature Cell Biology will analyse a series of articles, two of which… Read more.
Now Pfizer refuses to provide drugs for capital punishment in the United States
A few days ago, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced a ban on the use of their drugs for capital punishment in the United States. This decision was picked up by American newspaper The New York Times, where the company stated… Read more.
IN BRIEF
Medical errors is now the third cause of death in USA
A problem that fully affects biomedical ethics is medical errors, which can even lead to death of the patient involved. A recently published article in The Washington Post analysed the frequency of them…Read more.
Tracheal transplants debate performed by Paolo Macchiarini involves the Swedish Academy of Science
The debate regarding the ethicality of the tracheal transplants performed by Paolo Macchiarini in the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm continues. A consequence of this controversy… Rea more.
Suicide rate increases in the United States. Rises 2% every year
The largest increase occurred in 10-14 year old girls. The suicide rate increases has been observed in both, men and women, and in all age groups below 75 years, showing…Read more.
Medical research ethics and "Laudato Si"
With the publication of Pope Francis's encyclical "Laudato si", it has been suggested that a change in position has been taking place in the Catholic church, especially in Italy, as regards its assessment of medical research ethics. A recent article, "Pope Francis and the Italian scientific golden age" (The Lancet )… Read more.
Abortion-free spaces in the USA. New legal authorisation to refuse to perform abortions
Lively controversy has been stirred up in the United States on whether religious institutions have the obligation to provide abortion or whether they can be abortion-free spaces. In relation to this… Read more.
HIV? Now affected couples could conceive a healthy child naturally
With the therapeutic advances that have been emerging, the panorama has been changing drastically. The first consequence… Read more.
New genetically modified microorganism is synthesised
The company Synthetic Genomics has synthesised a newgenetically modified microorganism. The bacteria produced contains 473 genes, 52 less than the Mycoplasma genitalium produced by Craig Venter's team…Read more.
Fraudulent cell therapy. South Korea increases safety regulations
It is known that cell therapy is not free from risks , and that possibilities are sometimes offered that do not comply with minimal safety regulations. In an attempt to avoid thi…
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