Homosexuality is inherited, not through genes, but through ‘epi-markers’, a study based around mathematical modelling suggests. more

Europe is on the cusp of approving a gene therapy for the first time, in what would be a landmark moment for the field. more

When US based, direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe announced last month that it had obtained a patent on a method for determining predisposition to Parkinson’s disease, it highlighted, perhaps inadvertently, a growing area of unresolved tension between clinical, commercial and … Tęsti skaitymą →

A story of a man whose family carries an Alzheimer’s gene. more

Overweight welfare claimants in the US state of Arizona face paying $50 (£31) fines if they don’t follow a dietary regime laid down by their doctor. Is that fair? more

For Jono Lancaster, who has Treacher Collins syndrome, the decision about whether to have a baby or not is agonising. more

So let’s listen to two of the staunchest defenders of individual rights and liberty ever to take pen to paper — Mill and Holmes. If you infect my newborn or my grandmom because you put your liberty over your duty … Tęsti skaitymą →

The editors of 16 medical journals have retracted „unethical“ studies by an influential German anaesthetist. more

Many health advocacy organizations rely on financial support from drug companies. But few disclose the extent of that funding or make information easily accessible, according to a new report published Thursday by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public … Tęsti skaitymą →

A final lesson from the history of bioethics is the consensus that if you can’t offer a patient anything to prevent or to ameliorate a terrible disease, why test for it? For newborns with diseases such as Phenylketonuria (PKU), we … Tęsti skaitymą →