“In vivo” brain tissue donation. Medical and bioethical approach
Until now, brain tissue donation for scientific studies was done [...]
Unresponsive patients bioethical dilemma. Some of them are actually aware
On June 26, 2019, Columbia University published a study in [...]
The origin of suicidal trend could be in brain’s two specific areas
Around 1 million people die by suicide annually. Globally, suicide [...]
Debate on heading in children’s football. Scottish restriction questioned
The Scottish Football Association is expected to announce a ban [...]
Mind and machine. The ethics of brain-computer technologies
Last September, the Royal Society launched a report entitled iHuman: [...]
New finding – Mini-brains spontaneously produce electrical activity similar to the premature babies
"At what point can a mini-brain with brain activity be [...]
International discussion has been proposed about ethical use of embryoids
An article published in Nature, signed by notable personalities in [...]
Specially designed computer software discovers “hidden consciousness” in coma patients
Some patients that become unresponsive following a significant brain injury [...]
Blood test highly accurate. It could identify Alzheimer’s 20 years before symptoms arise
"Ongoing research is changing the outlook on Alzheimer's from hopeless [...]
Baby born to mother brain dead for three months reignited the brain death criteria debate
Talented canoeist Catarina Sequeira, 26, had been declared brain dead [...]
