A research team led by the Spaniard Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte has published a paper in the journal Nature Aging in which they claim to have achieved cell and tissue rejuvenation in mice, using the technique already described by Shinya [...]
In recent years, research that uses stem cells in regenerative medicine has been developed, to create repairing treatments for tissues and organs. Our Observatory has published several articles referring to the bioethical aspects of these researches and their, until now, [...]
Studying the possibility of transmitting epigenetic information across generations Until recently, it was indisputable that the phenotypic traits of the person were defined exclusively by the genetic factors transmitted by heredity. Later non-genetic factors have been proven so that the [...]
Good news for people affected by this chronic disease. A new avenue to find autism therapeutic treatment Not long ago, a treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was unthinkable, but recently great advances have been made in this regard. Perhaps [...]
A matter of concern for bioethicists, researchers and scientific journals is fraud in scientific research and misconduct Much has been written about the fraud linked to scientific publications, a problem that, far from diminishing, is increasing over time. But the [...]
“The number of people who may have long COVID could be massive” The latest and more great study of the long COVID updates what we published in June that follows this excerpt. A recent paper published in NATURE (August 9, [...]
Brain organoids finding, a step to treat hereditary diseases The neuroscience project to study the human brain has a unique status in biomedical research. Two great projects are encouraging these initiatives, the “BRAIN Initiative” in the United States, and the Human Brain Project in [...]
An article published in the British Medical Journal – BMJ (April 13, 2021) about organ transplantation in China reports the scientific community and bioethicists’ concerns about the systematical violation of human rights in China. The heading says, “Harrowing but credible [...]
SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan lab leak strong hypothesis In recent days, we have witnessed a revival of the debate on the origin of the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The theories deemed most likely to identify the origin of this strange [...]
One of the great advances in medicine is regenerative therapy and stem cell treatments. They are relevant numbers of products and therapies, several of them have been approved by the FDA but many more are in the trial phase. Stem [...]
One study found that 18 percent of children born to mothers highly exposed to ultrafine particle air pollution developed asthma. The move to avoid the birth of children with congenital health problems is a standard practice worldwide using prenatal genetic [...]
Boys born with low birth weight (ELBW) age faster than their peers Babies born with extremely low weight (ELBW) are in the increase. The current trend is that older mothers have their first child and the great advances in the [...]
