Developments

Human Genome Editing: Science, Ethics, and Governance (NASEM Report)

Other
Genetics/Genomics

Original Development Brief – Examines and provides recommendations on the scientific, ethical, and social issues raised by human genome editing and assesses the capacity of governance systems to ensure the responsible development and use of this technology.

Updated last December 1, 2017

for the 02/14/2017 report.

OECD Future Challenges Related to the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Report From The Special Session (Workshop Report)

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Nanotechnology

Original Development Brief – Outlines the comprehensive challenges for addressing manufactured nanomaterial safety.

Updated last October 24, 2017

for the 11/04/2016 report.

OECD Alternative Testing Strategies in Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Current State of Knowledge and Research Needs to Advance Their Use (Workshop Report)

Other
Nanotechnology

Original Development Brief – Recommends alternative testing strategies in risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials.

Updated last August 28, 2017

Guidelines for Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics (Model Policy)

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Neuroscience

Original Development Brief – Revises the Federation of State Medical Boards’s Model Policy for the prescription of opioid pain relievers, in accordance with recent scientific evidence and expert opinion, to guide medical professionals in the effective and responsible prescription of opioid analgesics.

Updated last August 10, 2017

for the April 2017 Guidelines.

Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward (NASEM Report)

Other
Neuroscience

Assesses the current state of knowledge on interventions to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, and informs future research in this area, and provides recommendations of appropriate content for inclusion in public health messages from the National Institute on Aging.

Updated last August 16, 2017

for the 2017 report.

Ethical Considerations for Zika Virus Human Challenge Trials (Report)

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Neuroscience

Original Development Brief – Examines the ethical considerations of utilizing human challenge trials in Zika virus research and vaccine development.

Updated last June 19, 2017

for the February 2017 report.

OECD Categorization of Manufactured Nanomaterials (Workshop Report)

Other
Nanotechnology

Original Development Brief – Recommends standards for the categorization of nanomaterials.

Updated last May 16, 2017

for the 2/17/16 Workshop Report.

The Development and Validation of Methods for Sampling and Characterizing Engineered Nanomaterials in Air and on Workplace Surfaces (Project Report)

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Nanotechnology

Reports on the development and validation of methods for sampling and characterizing engineered nanomaterials in air and on workplace surfaces, for the purpose of eliminating risks to worker health and safety.

Updated last May 1, 2017

for the 03/07/2017 version of IRSST Scientific Report R-952.

Genomic Sampling and Management of Genomic Data (Draft Guidance)

Other
Genetics/Genomics

Original Development Brief – Creates an international guideline for genomic sampling and the management of genomic data in clinical studies to harmonize standards and enable globally consistent research.

Updated last July 19, 2016

for the 12/10/15 draft guidance noticed via the federal register on 6/3/16

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