| DNA difference between stem cell types found |
| 12 April 2010 - by Dr Rachael Panizzo |
| Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Center for Regenerative Medicine have pinpointed key genetic differences between mouse embryonic stem cells (ES cells) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells).... [Read More] |
| London Sperm Bank launched |
| 12 April 2010 - by Sarah Pritchard |
| The UK's first stand-alone clinic focused on recruiting new sperm donors, has announced its opening. The London Sperm Bank (LSB) - licensed by fertility watchdog, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) - will incorporate two existing sperm banks, the Louis Hughes Sperm Bank, and the London Women's Clinic's (LWC's) own bank... [Read More] |
| Fertility watchdog aims to put donor siblings in touch |
| 12 April 2010 - by Nisha Satkunarajah |
| A new service which enables donor conceived people to make contact with others who have been conceived using the same donor (their genetic siblings) has been launched by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) this week... [Read More] |
| Autism linked to maternal grandmother's age |
| 12 April 2010 - by Dr Charlotte Maden |
| A new study into autism has found a link between the disorder in children and their grandparents' age. The research, published in PLoS ONE last week, is the first of its kind to look at grandparent's as opposed to parents' ages... [Read More] |
| Survey rates stem cell clinics |
| 12 April 2010 - by Dr Jay Stone |
| The International Cellular Medicine Society (ICMS) has published a preliminary survey into adult stem cell treatments currently being offered by 22 international clinics. The ICMS hope the results will become a resource for patients considering treatment. But they have faced criticisms for including in their analysis some unregulated stem cell treatments with unproven effectiveness... [Read More] |
| Blood vessels grown from stem cells |
| 12 April 2010 - by Charlie McDermott |
| Stem cell-derived blood vessels grown in the lab could replace artificial versions currently used in heart bypass surgery, following a recent animal study... [Read More] |
| Gene links low birth weight to diabetes |
| 12 April 2010 - by Dr Lux Fatimathas |
| Scientists have uncovered a genetic link between low birth weight and developing type two diabetes in later life... [Read More] |
| Genetic fault linked to hereditary deafness |
| 12 April 2010 - by Dr Will Fletcher |
| Scientists have discovered a gene mutation that can cause children to be born deaf... [Read More] |
| Genes linked to brain aneurysm risk found |
| 12 April 2010 - by Ailsa Stevens |
| Three new gene variants have been linked to increased risk of brain aneurysms in the largest ever genome-wide study of its kind. The discovery brings the total number of gene variants linked to the condition up to five and paves the way for more targeted drug treatments and early screening tests... [Read More] |
