Is it worth testing your genes? Oct 17, 2009
And results could be alarming to some people, said Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, senior research scholar and medical anthropologist at the Center for Biomedical Ethics, although one recent study reported that people who discovered they had a higher risk for Alzheimer's through a genetic test were not psychologically distressed by the results. Perhaps they kept in mind that genes are only one factor that determine risk. (USA Today -- News)
Are Commercial Genetic Tests Worth Taking? Oct 16, 2009
And results could be alarming to some people, said Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, senior research scholar and medical anthropologist at the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, although one recent study reported that people who discovered they had a higher risk for Alzheimer's through a genetic test were not psychologically distressed by the results ... D., senior research scholar and medical anthropologist, Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, Palo Alto, Calif. (MEDLINEplus)
Monkeys have two mothers Aug 27, 2009
With this you have potentially three genetic parents, said David Magnus, director of Stanford University s Center for Biomedical Ethics. If applied to people, the work would also alter a family s genes in a way that would be passed down for generations, which would violate a longstanding taboo in altering the so-called germline because of the potential of unforeseen consequences. (Boston Globe)
Researchers mix DNA of 2 monkey within 1 egg Aug 27, 2009
"With this you have potentially three genetic parents," said David Magnus, director of Stanford University's Center for Biomedical Ethics. "This will create the potential for legal and social conflicts.". (AZCentral -- News)
Citing budget cuts, University closes Center for Ethics & Human Values Aug 24, 2009
Kodner and Yoak said they are looking to move the program into the Department of Surgery at the medical school, where it would concern itself primarily with biomedical ethics. While this option would allow the program to live on, Yoak said it will be very difficult to keep the multi-interdisciplinary aspect of [the Center] going. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Off-label use: Oft not evidence based Aug 22, 2009
"Some physicians and health care experts maintain that physicians should know the evidence, not the FDA labeling. However, knowledge about FDA labeling can be important because FDA approval of a drug for a specific indication indicates a clear threshold of evidence supporting that use," said Donna Chen, MD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Public Health Sciences, and Psychiatry at the University of Virginia. Dr. Chen is the lead author of the research, entitled "U.S. physician knowledge... (EurekAlert!)
Misconception over key issues in health care debate Aug 18, 2009
David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, said the concern ignores that the current system pays doctors and hospitals more money for providing more, rather than less, care at the end of life. Sebelius said on Sunday-morning talk shows that the end-of-life proposals were likely to be dropped from the final bill. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Two Lines Account For Most Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Researcher Finds Aug 11, 2009
"Not only are scientists asking for these lines, they are publishing on them," said Scott, a senior research scholar at Stanford's Center for Biomedical Ethics. "They have become the reference standards against which new embryonic and iPS cell lines are being compared." (An iPS cell is an adult cell that has been induced to look and act like a human embryonic stem cell; comparing them with existing embryonic stem cell lines is important, as there is much debate about whether these iPS cells are... (Science Daily)
Fertility donor pay debate call Jul 27, 2009
" She also said egg donors should be paid more than sperm donors to reflect the greater physical risks involved. Anonymity for sperm and egg donors was removed in 2005 - another factor thought to be behind the donor shortage. The maximum any donor can receive in expenses is currently 250. Rewarding altruismProfessor Jardine also wants a wider debate on the question of when family members should be allowed to donate to one another. Intergenerational donations have occurred, such as the case of a... (BBC News -- Health)
Effect of Genetic Testing for Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Jul 16, 2009
From the School of Public Health and Center on Aging (R.A.K., R.L.K.) and the Center for Biomedical Ethics (R.A.K.) all at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Obama and the Pope: Agreeing to Disagree on "Life" Issues Jul 11, 2009
While reporters and photographers waited in a narrow Vatican corridor outside the library during the private audience, the Pope's personal secretary, Monsignor Georg Ganswein, disclosed that there was one item added to the list of gifts for Obama: "Dignitas Personae" ("The Dignity of a Person"), a Vatican document released in December that lays out its latest stance on biomedical ethics. "It can help the President better understand the position of the Catholic Church," said Ganswein. (Time.com)
Genetic peril Jul 8, 2009
In this week's Scrubbing Up health column, Dr Ainsley Newson, senior lecturer in biomedical ethics at the University of Bristol says failing to heed its warning would be foolish. "Without a doubt, this is the most important, most wondrous map ever produced by human kind," said President Bill Clinton in 2000 when the first human genome sequence was published. (BBC News -- Health)
Experts Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing Jul 4, 2009
The lack of federal regulation in this and other instances of DNA use will be addressed in the Policy Forum section in the July 3 issue of Science by Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, and colleagues from four other universities. The need for a clear set of rules governing genetic ancestry testing is becoming more urgent, Lee said, given the proliferation of private corporations that promise consumers insight into their genetic origins. (Science Daily)
New challenges in faith healing cases Jul 1, 2009
Dr. Ellen Wright Clayton, a pediatrician and co-director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University, says when treatment for an illness is very toxic and the prognosis is dire, courts tend to rule parents don't have to pursue medical treatment. If that's not the case, courts are likely to order the treatment. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Risks of sharing personal genetic information online need more study, Stanford bioethicists say Jun 5, 2009
"Genetic information is unique in that it's not only relevant for the individuals who receive the information, but also for their family members, their children and even their children's children," said Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, senior research scholar at the school's Center for Biomedical Ethics. Because genetic information applies to more than one person, issues of privacy and consent become complicated. (EurekAlert!)
Happy Norouz Mar 19, 2009
"I liken it to the Italian culture I grew up with," said Heather Marino, a Pitt senior in this second semester of the class in Farsi, which she believes will be integral to her master's degree in biomedical ethics and career as a lawyer. But she started the class on a whim, having gotten to know and love two Iranian students and their families. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Business Buzz Feb 28, 2009
Martha Farmer, a biomedical ethics fellow at Harvard Medical School and an NSTC board member, will guide the day-to-day operations of the accelerator as its president. Research by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shows that employment in life sciences yields a strong multiplier effect on overall employment, said Farmer. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Chaplains push larger role Feb 10, 2009
Chaplains then have differing, and potentially conflicting, moral obligations entailed by their adherence to two relatively distinct professions, said Mohrmann, a professor of biomedical ethics, pediatrics and medical education at the. A healing presence. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Order In The Cortex! Feb 8, 2009
Greely, 56, who directs both the law school's Center for Law and the Biosciences and the neuroethics program at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, has led the charge to make sure advances in neuroscientific research are applied cautiously to the legal realm. "Neuroscience has some real potential to be used as important evidence in cases and give broader insights into the law," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
