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Patients Who Use Anti-depressants May be More Likely to Suffer Relapse, Researcher Finds
Patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major depression than those who use no medication at all, concludes a McMaster researcher. In a paper that is likely to ignite new controversy in the hotly debated field of depression...
Indian Government to Hold Enquiry Into Doping in Sport
In the light of the positive DOPE tests of eight athletes, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal, retired Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana as a one member Committee to enquire into all the aspects...
The Promise of Stem Cell-based Gene Therapy
Sophisticated genetic tools and techniques for achieving targeted gene delivery and high gene expression levels in bone marrow will drive the successful application of gene therapy to treat a broad range of diseases. Examples of these cutting-edge methods...
Bioethics Commission Calls for Enhanced Federal Oversight in New Field of Synthetic Biology
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues has released its first report –containing a wide-ranging review of the emerging field of synthetic biology — issuing 18 recommendations including a call for coordinated federal...
Fewer Animals to be Used in Europe for Scientific Experiments
The number of animals used in scientific experiments should be reduced under new European Union (EU) legislation approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The aim is to strike a better balance between animal welfare and the need for research...
