The reputation of medical research is being trashed. Why?

When Samantha Rudman agreed to participate in a large and innovative Australian research study, she didn’t expect that it ...

Roadkill offers an ethical alternative to live wildlife in scientific research

A recent review of over 312 studies has identified dozens of unique uses of roadkill in scientific research. The review, ...
Frontiers

Animal-Assisted Support in Public Mental Health: Evidence, Ethics, and Lifespan Perspectives

The involvement of animals in supporting human mental health has deep roots, with documented examples of animals providing ...

Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked

A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed.
EurekAlert!

Ethical, legal and social issues: What does it take for new technology to be accepted?

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues ...
Psychology Today

3 Recent Research Findings on Human-AI Interaction

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, it can be hard to know where to focus in trying to understand the changing world. Still, it is important to have thought-provoking ...
BMJ

Investigation of ethics approval as part of a research integrity assessment of randomised controlled trials in COVID-19 evidence syntheses: a meta-epidemiological study

Objectives Ethical compliance of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) documented as ethics committee (EC) approval is vital for participant protection but is often overlooked by evidence synthesis ...
American Library Association

Keeping Up With… AI Ethics

Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly has been integrated into nearly all facets of life, raising many pressing ethical issues regarding the design and use of AI and its resultant impacts on human ...
Forbes

Research: AI+Human Tutors Match Quality Of Human-Only Tutors

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: A general view of the Google DeepMind offices after the announcement that Founder and CEO Demis Hassabis and senior research scientist, John M. Jumper, received the 2024 ...
STAT

As brain organoids grow increasingly complex, leading scientists and bioethicists call for global oversight

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...
American Bar Association

Informed Consent, Tissue Ownership, and the Legacy of Henrietta Lacks: Legal and Ethical Foundations in Human Subjects Research

The rapid growth of stem cell research and therapies, driven by the unique ability of stem cells to regenerate and repair damaged tissues, has made the ethical collection and use of human biospecimens ...
Inside Higher Ed

Research: Can VR Teach Students Ethics?

Virtual reality courses have become more common, thanks to the development of new classroom applications for the software and the increased affordability of VR and augmented reality technology for ...