| NICE recommends changes to antenatal screening |
| 22 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| The UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health have published recommendations for the National Health Service in England and Wales on the routine care of healthy pregnant women. The NICE guidance includes advice on how many antenatal appointments each woman...[Read More] |
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| Human chromosome six analysis completed |
| 23 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| UK scientists have finished an in-depth study of chromosome six, the seventh human chromosome to be analysed in detail. The team, from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, say the chromosome is made up of nearly 167 million base-pairs - chemical 'letters' of DNA - which means that it accounts for...[Read More] |
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| New study reassesses inherited breast cancer risk |
| 24 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| Women who inherit mutations in one of two genes involved in inherited breast cancer have an 82 per cent lifetime risk of developing the disease, according to a new study carried out by the New York Breast Cancer Study Group (NYBCS). They found that women who have a genetic mutation...[Read More] |
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| Gene involved in puberty identified |
| 24 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| A team of UK and US scientists have identified a gene that triggers puberty, which they say could also help research into infertility and some cancer treatments. The scientists, based at Massachusetts General Hospital and biotech firm Paradigm Therapeutics, report that mutations in the gene prevent puberty starting in both...[Read More] |
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| Gene clue to stem cell secrets |
| 27 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| Two new US studies have pinpointed a key gene involved in the ability of adult stem cells to continually produce new body cells, a discovery the scientists say could help develop new disease treatments. A team based at the University of Michigan has shown that a gene called Bmi-1...[Read More] |
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| Human Fertilisation Act under scrutiny |
| 27 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| The Science and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons is to look at whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 1990 is still working effectively. The committee announced that it will conduct an inquiry into the future of the 1990 Act, in the light of a number...[Read More] |
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| Explaining mammal egg errors |
| 27 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| As many as a fifth of a woman's eggs are genetically scrambled - but it's not because they can't check their chromosomes, say a team of UK and French scientists. A new study published in the journal Reproduction shows that egg-producing cells in mammals have a mechanism for checking their chromosomes...[Read More] |
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| Spain changes embryo laws |
| 27 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| Following its initial approval in July 2003, the Spanish government has ruled that research will be allowed to take place on frozen-thawed human embryos, as long as they are donated for research purposes after being left over from fertility treatments. The Spanish parliament made a ruling on 16 October that...[Read More] |
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| Woman gives up frozen embryo fight |
| 27 October 2003 - by BioNews |
| Lorraine Hadley, one of the two women prevented from using embryos kept in frozen storage because her husband refused the necessary consent, has said she will not battle further to be able to use them. Ms Hadley had created two embryos during IVF treatment with her former husband, Wayne. After...[Read More] |
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