nº 67

30/6/ 2018

SPECIAL REPORTS

Gene therapy recent clinical applications

As we said in a previous article gene therapy is facing a new promising stage (see WHY). On 9 January this year, a review was published in JAMA on the latest advances in gene therapy, making reference to specific advances in humans. The first refers to gene therapy treatment of a 7-year-old boy with a serious life-threatening skin disease, epidermolysis …

Ethical objective questions posed by human embryo experimentation are exacerbated by the deregulated gene editing techniques including biohackers

Human embryos research and the Politics of Bioethics

Ethical objective questions posed by human embryo experimentation are exacerbated by the deregulate gene editing techniques research including biohackers A book has been published by Columbia University, entitled “Experiments in Democracy. Human Embryo Research and the Politics of Bioethics”. Given his interest, we considered it relevant to discuss … Read more.

NEWS

Monitoring must continues on gene therapy possible risks

In order to introduce DNA into cells, gene therapy uses viruses, but now experimental studies in animals have suggested that when high doses of viruses are used, the process is not as safe as believed…

A contraceptive vaccine is being promoted to make more effective ancient ONU birth control program. Now with an abortive method,

A new step in contraception without pills. The projected contraceptive vaccine

A contraceptive vaccine which mechanism of action destroys a human life that has already begun its journey is being developed… Read more.

These experiments pave the way for the creation of farms of human-animal hybrid to resolve increasing shortage of organs for transplants

Human-sheep hybrids created for the first time to develop organs

Created for the first time by scientists at Stanford University. The scientists grew the embryos in a surrogate sheep, allowing them to gestate up to 3 weeks. These experiments pave the way for the creation of farms of quasi-human hybrid animals, which can be used …

Belgium considers euthanizing psychiatric patients without meeting legal requirements

The practice is theoretical determined by law and require some specific conditions, such as imminent death, constant and unbearable pain, and the patient’s request for euthanasia. In an earlier article, we refer to the debate of euthanasia… Read more.

Euthanasia doctor's dilemma confronting the new scenario where the Euthanasia Law has been approved

Doctor's dilemma where the Euthanasia Law has been approved

A recent interview published by New England Journal Medicine gives an overview of the doctors' dilemmas giving an update on the euthanasia practice in… Read more.

IN BRIEF

Organoids mimic therapies responses. The creation of these alive structures has allowed comparing the effect of the therapy received by the patients

Artificial organoids generated from cancer cells

These creation of organoids similar to others in our body have objective biomedical applications. In this case is for cancer experimentation… Read more.

Children's medical treatment requires health providers to adjust the decision making to the specific child, family, and the circumstances

To what extent should the opinion of children treated medically be taken into account?

In a series of articles published in the American Journal of Bioethics, it is suggested that having children participate in the medical procedures that they have to undergo continues…

Is the right of conscientious objection protected in Europe when it comes to abortion?

The possibility of invoking conscientious objection for those healthcare providers who are against participating in this practice is not yet well defined. This topic has been widely addressed theoretically, but there are objective shortcomings in its practical application… Read more.

A "living drug" made from a patient's own cells at one of the world's leading centres of cancer research that achieved terminal cancer healed

Cancer cell therapy, still experimental, beats terminal breast cancer woman with secondary cancers

She had tennis ball-sized tumours in her liver and secondary cancers throughout her body. She told the BBC: "About a …

First gene therapy drug approved in the U.S.

It is for a serious genetic disease that causes vision loss and even blindness. The drug used is called LEXTURNA… Read more.