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| Single embryo transfer increases pregnancy rates, reduces risks |
| 26 February 2008 - by Dr Rebecca Robey |
| Scientists at a UK fertility clinic have reported that a new IVF technique may increase the rate of pregnancy whilst decreasing the risk of multiple births. The study, published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, involved nearly 2500 women over a three-year period and found... [Read More] |
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| Embryonic stem cells used to create insulin-producing cells |
| 26 February 2008 - by Dr Charlotte Maden |
| Scientists in the US have derived insulin-producing cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), and have successfully implanted them into mice. The achievement, reported last week in the journal Nature Biotechnology, could help push forward research into therapies for diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, and some forms of... [Read More] |
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| Sperm damage can be passed to children |
| 26 February 2008 - by Katy Sinclair |
| By Katy Sinclair: A US study presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has found that sperm defects caused by exposure to toxins can be passed down through generations. The research team tested rats that had been exposed to garden chemicals, and found that damage to... [Read More] |
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| More British soldiers freezing sperm before deployment abroad |
| 26 February 2008 - by MacKenna Roberts |
| An increasing number of wives and partners of British soldiers are requesting to have their husbands' sperm frozen before they are deployed abroad to Iraq and Afghanistan, as an 'insurance policy' that will allow them to still have their children even if they are killed or injured... [Read More] |
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| Canadian baby born using 22-year-old frozen sperm |
| 26 February 2008 - by MacKenna Roberts |
| A Canadian couple successfully conceived a baby boy after using sperm that had been stored 22 years, two months and two weeks - a likely record for Canadian fertility treatment. The longest-known storage period for sperm resulting in a live birth is 28 years, according to a 2005... [Read More] |
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| UK Catholics asked to oppose fertility bill |
| 26 February 2008 - by Antony Blackburn-Starza |
| The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, has sent a pastoral message urging Catholics to write to MPs in opposition to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, which will be debated in the House of Commons in the coming weeks. In his message, the cardinal wrote that... [Read More] |
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