Research Ethics
Brain Organoids: Reverse Zombies?
Imagine using stem cells to create a fragment of a human brain in a petri dish. It has no eyes to see, no mouth to speak...
Subject: Research Ethics
Genetics, Research Ethics
Even with New EMR Release from ‘All of US,’ the United States Still Hasn’...
The All of Us research biobank recently announced a massive new data release – making it the largest health database in ...
Neuroethics, Research Ethics
Mapping the Moral Brain: Probing the Architecture of Ethical Decision-Making with TMS
There is growing research interest in the prevalence of moral injury – a profound psychological harm caused by judgments...
Editorial-AJOB, Environmental Ethics, Ethics, Public Health, Research Ethics
Centering Our Social World in Planetary Health Research Ethics
This editorial appears in the June Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Planetary ethics, or examining the moral r...
Policy, Research Ethics
Can Researchers Experience Moral Distress?
In the context of healthcare, moral distress has traditionally described the emotional and psychological distress health...
Drugs, Pediatrics, Psychedelics, Psychiatric Ethics, Research Ethics
How Should Adolescents Be Included in Clinical Psychedelic Research?
Psychedelic-assisted therapy will soon be approved for adults. If the history of adult psychiatric drugs is any guide, a...
Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Research Ethics
The Promises and Challenges for Ethical Carebots
Our research team has recently completed a pilot study with groups of older adults (N=11) and family care partners (N=9)...
Ethics, Research Ethics, Social Justice
Open Science, Counterscience, and the Limits of Trust
A recent New York Times investigative report by Mike McIntire describes how genetic and brain imaging data from thousand...
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Editorial-AJOB, Ethics, Public Health
Ambient Intelligence as a Public Good in Healthcare: What Public Health Ethics Can Teach U...
This editorial appears in the February Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Ambient intelligence (AMI) promises to...
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Editorial-AJOB, Ethics, Policy
Bridging the Gap: Consensus-Based Considerations for AI Usefulness in Healthcare
This editorial appears in the February Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Despite significant promise in prelimi...
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Editorial-AJOB, Health Care, Health Regulation & Law, Policy
Building Consensus for Responsible AI in Healthcare
This editorial appears in the October 2025 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Although AI in healthcar...
Clinical Trials & Studies, Editorial-AJOB, Human Subjects Research & IRBs, Justice, Research Ethics
Pursuing Fair and Just Compensation for Research Participants: An Open Letter to the Resea...
This editorial appears in the July 2025 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. A cornerstone of modern research et...