Background Vulnerability is a key concept in traditional and contemporary bioethics. In the
philosophical literature, vulnerability is understood not only to be an ontological condition of …

Concern for human vulnerability seems to be at the heart of bioethical inquiry, but the
concept of vulnerability is under-theorized in the bioethical literature. The aim of this article is …

Alongside globalization, the sense of vulnerability among people and populations has
increased. We feel vulnerable to disease as new infections spread rapidly across the globe …

The Belmont Report, produced in 1979 by a United States government commission,
includes minority populations among its list of vulnerable research participants. In this …

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are mysterious millisecond pulses in radio, most of which originate
from distant galaxies. Revealing the origin of FRBs is becoming central in astronomy. The …

Vulnerability is a key concept in bioethics. Research ethics guidelines identify the need for
protection of vulnerable participants, the principles of clinical ethics are underpinned by the …

This book is a philosophically-oriented introduction to bioethics. It offers the reader an
overview of key debates in bioethics relevant to various areas including; organ retrieval …

Abstract Background Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is expected to help find the
elusive, causative genetic defects associated with Bipolar Disorder (BD). This article …

Dementia is highly prevalent and incurable. The participation of dementia patients in clinical
research is indispensable if we want to find an effective treatment for dementia. However …

Health care systems can positively influence our personal decision-making and health-
related behavior only if we trust them. I propose a conceptual analysis of the trust relation …