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INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES
No. 124 - March 2024
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Two patients participating in a clinical trial studying a cell therapy as a new treatment for type 1 diabetes have died following the administration of modified stem cells. Although the pharmaceutical company claims that none of the deaths are related to the therapy, they have chosen to pause the program. One of the deceased is Brian Shelton, the first person …
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Stanford researchers have developed a new AI model that can identify different brain functional connectivities depending on sex. The study, published in PNAS on February 20, helps resolve whether sex-related differences exist in the human brain and suggests that understanding these differences may be critical to addressing neuropsychiatric conditions that affect women and men differently. Vinod Menon, director of the …
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According to a study by the Spanish Association of Accredited Clinics for the Termination of Pregnancy (ACAI), 85% of women who have abortions prefer to undergo a surgical abortion in an abortion clinic while the remaining 15% prefer to use abortion pills (mifepristone) to have a medication abortion (also known as a medical abortion, chemical abortion or non-surgical abortion). However, according …
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The Alabama Supreme Court has legally equated frozen embryos with born children, prohibiting their destruction and establishing serious legal consequences if it is done. “Unborn children are ‘children’ under the , without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics,” said Jay Mitchell, one of the court's judges. This ruling resolves a lawsuit filed by three …
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In Albania, the number of births of girls is decreasing due to selective abortions that have been carried out in recent years. This is a nation with a majority Muslim population (60%) in which there are great social inequalities between men and women, which could explain the tendency to limit the birth of girls. Anila Hoxha, a women's rights activist …
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The French State has just approved by a majority of 80% the inclusion of the right to abortion in its Constitution. The intention behind this decision is to protect women's presumed right to abort against possible limitations to their freedom that could be established by future governments, more sensitive to respect for human life. The reform now approved has been …
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