| Lesbian ruled not child's legal 'parent' |
| 21 June 2010 - by Dr Vivienne Raper |
| The ex-partner of a lesbian cannot be forced to pay child maintenance for the couple's donor-conceived child because they never entered a civil partnership, a High Court judge has ruled... [Read More] |
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| Human livers grown in laboratory |
| 18 June 2010 - by Rosemary Paxman |
| Functional lab-grown livers could become a reality within 5-10 years, suggests a new study published by Nature Medicine, offering hope to liver transplant patients.... [Read More] |
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| Canada's fertility-industry watchdog under scrutiny again |
| 21 June 2010 - by Dr Gabrielle Samuel |
| A Canadian MP has suggested that Canada's fertility-industry watchdog, Assisted Human Reproduction Canada (AHRC) should be shut down because it is doing so little with its annual $10 million budget.... [Read More] |
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| Woman from India is oldest to give birth to triplets at 66 |
| 21 June 2010 - by Harriet Vickers |
| Mrs Bhateri Devi from India has become the oldest woman to give birth to triplets, at 66-years-old.... [Read More] |
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| Stem cell therapy damage warns against premature hope for treatments |
| 21 June 2010 - by Dr Nadeem Shaikh |
| A woman has died after receiving stem cell therapy to treat a kidney ailment at a private clinic in Thailand.... [Read More] |
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| Scientists find gene linked to autoimmune diseases |
| 21 June 2010 - by Louise Mallon |
| A recent study has shown a rare genetic mutation in a single gene is linked to several different autoimmune diseases, including Type 1 diabetes, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis... [Read More] |
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| Gene linked to blood clots during cancer therapy |
| 21 June 2010 - by Dr Gabrielle Samuel |
| A new US study has found a gene mutation that can increase the risk of developing blood clots in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment with the drug tamoxifen.... [Read More] |
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| Public wants synthetic biology regulated, survey says |
| 21 June 2010 - by Nishat Hyder |
| According to the most extensive public survey yet the British public are at ease with the idea of synthetic biology - but only if it is responsibly regulated.... [Read More] |
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| Gene therapy as a treatment for HIV patients |
| 21 June 2010 - by Dr Lux Fatimathas |
| A human RNA-based gene therapy trial to combat HIV has passed the first safety test. US researchers modified human blood stem cells to make them resistant to the virus.... [Read More] |
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| New Dutch guidelines for IVF |
| 21 June 2010 - by Kyrillos Georgiadis |
| Gynaecologists in Holland can now refuse access to IVF treatment to women they deem to be unsuitable. This includes those who have 'unstable relationships or serious psychological problems.... [Read More] |
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| MP's wife fights gene fault with breast op |
| 21 June 2010 - by Dr Vivienne Raper |
| The wife of Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham has had a double masectomy after a genetic test showed she had a raised risk of breast cancer... [Read More] |
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