http://www.bionews.org.uk/ The principal aim of BioNews is to provide accurate, balanced and timely news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:17:21 GMT Ultimate Database Ltd. http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55320 Regulation is important, but we are not discussing the most fundamental issue at hand: the human experiences that make or break surrogacy relationships. What common factors can be identified behind the small number of surrogacy cases that wind up in court?... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:40:36 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55281 Doctors need to be trained in DNA-based medicine, the US scientist who led the Human Genome Project has told a scientific conference... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:41:18 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55271 Canadians need better protection from genetic discrimination by insurers and employers, according to Winnipeg North MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:31:16 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55251 A personalised blood test that could track how a tumour responds to treatment and whether cancer is recurring has been developed by researchers in the U.S... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:31:32 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55241 The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has proposed a broader definition of 'human embryonic stem cell' (HES), which would allow Federal funding of research using cells at an early development stage.... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:43:48 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55233 Researchers have found Asian-American women are less likely than white women to successfully have a baby through IVF, but were unable to pinpoint why... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:58:11 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55192 Women who undergo fertility treatment are four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than those who conceive naturally or use other methods, according to a new study... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:03:27 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55180 An IVF technique whereby fertilisation is achieved by injecting an individual sperm into an egg cell is being overused and may pass on infertility to the next generation, the scientist who developed the technique has warned... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:03:09 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=55167 A Danish woman has become the first in the world to give birth for a second time following an ovarian transplant... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:02:43 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54928 It is no surprise that the recently published research into the epigenetic effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy has received considerable media attention. Practically all pregnant women will worry - understandably - about the health of their future children, and will quickly seize on information or reassurance from credible-seeming sources - a fact well recognised by our commercially-motivated press... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:43:37 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54922 I think the producers of this emotive BBC One documentary sought to challenge criticisms of saviour siblings by presenting the heartbreaking, desperate struggle that two couples face in their battle against time to create the miracle baby that will save their child's life... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:23:57 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54872 The percentage of IVF cycles using elective single embryo transfer has increased since 2007, according to a report released last week.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:52:11 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54852 Sixty infertile couples protested on Canada's annual Family Day holiday against a lack of provincial government funding for IVF (in vitro fertilisation) treatment. The February rally was organised by the group Conceivable Dreams, which represents 1,100 infertile couples who say they are suffering because the government refuses to help them.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:33:19 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54845 Comparing the genomes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and !Gubi, a Khoisan elder from the Kalahari, reveals that, although they are geographical neighbours, their genomes are as different from each other as they are from European or Asian individuals. These findings, published in the journal Nature, reflect the extent of human genetic diversity on the African continent.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:04:55 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54834 An Australian insurance firm has become the subject of criticism after offering customers reduced price genetic tests while providing in the small print that the results are to be made available for consideration by life insurance providers should they desire them.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:22:51 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54820 Scientists have created a new way of using the human genetic code, by adding 'designer' amino acids to the proteins in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) to alter its biochemical behaviour. The research could pave the way to the development of what lead researcher Jason Chin is calling 'a parallel genetic code'.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:16:45 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54811 A fast, low cost DNA test that can reveal a person's chances of developing certain inherited diseases could soon be a reality, scientists in Scotland have said. The test involves testing a patient's saliva to identify disease-related variations in their genetic code and is faster and cheaper than conventional methods, according to the study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:27:15 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54801 An international team of scientists have identified two genetic variants associated with fronto-temporal dementia (FTD), a common form of early onset dementia. The study, published in Nature Genetics, could help in the search for new treatments to tackle the disease.... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:36:06 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54791 A new study has cast doubt over how useful human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells could be for research and the treatment of degenerative disease... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:54:38 GMT http://www.bionews.org.uk/page.asp?obj_id=54673 Scientists have identified a genetic variant that may influence the rate at which a person will age. The finding, published in last week's edition of the journal Nature Genetics, could help identify which individuals are most susceptible to common age-related conditions, such as heart disease and Alzheimer's disease.... 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