Finally, even where the IRB determines that the child participants are capable of assenting, the IRB may still waive the assent requirement under circumstances in which consent may be waived for adults in accordance with 45 CFR 46.116(d) regarding waiver or alteration of informed consent.
John Rawls, Theorist on Justice, Is Dead at 82. John Rawls, the American political theorist whose work gave new meaning and resonance to the concepts of justice and liberalism, died on Sunday at his home in Lexington, Mass. He was 82. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Margaret, said.
Dallas oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens' grandson died of heroin overdose. 1  Medical examiner finds Thomas 'Ty' Pickens, 21, died of acute heroin intoxication. 2  College student was discovered dead in January. 3  Family in bitter legal battle over blog detailed the Pickens's drug and alcohol use.