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Most support Alzheimer's research based on family consent

By the time they have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, many patients' decision-making ability is so impaired that they cannot give informed consent to participate in research studies.

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Fertility options move way beyond traditional sperm and embryo banks

The joy of motherhood - to twin boys, no less - more than overshadows Ewelina Saputo's diagnosis of leukemia seven years ago .

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction

The ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law acknowledges the benefits that IMAR may bring to those choosing this approach and concludes that certain forms of IMAR are morally acceptable under certain conditions. The group advises ...

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created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New ethical guidelines needed for dementia research

How do we handle the ethical dilemmas of research on adults who can't give their informed consent? In a recent article in the journal Bioethics, ethicist Stefan Eriksson proposes a new approach to the dilemma of including dement ...

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created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reasoning through the rationing of end-of-life care

Acknowledging that the idea of rationing health care, particularly at the end of life, may incite too much vitriol to get much rational consideration, a Johns Hopkins emeritus professor of neurology called for the start of ...

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created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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