| US court overturns block to stem cell funding |
| 23 May 2011 - by Nisha Satkunarajah |
| The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has overturned a preliminary injunction banning federal spending on research involving human embryonic stem cells (hESC)... [Read More] |
| German parliament to debate PGD bills |
| 23 May 2011 - by Nishat Hyder |
| The German parliament will debate the country’s law on PGD following the introduction of three separate bills on the issue. Two of the bills allow PGD under certain circumstances, the other calls for a total ban.... [Read More] |
| Genes and depression, researchers find new region of interest |
| 23 May 2011 - by Dr Rosie Morley |
| Scientists believe they have identified a new genetic link to severe depression.... [Read More] |
| Scientists uncover 'key gene' linked to regulation of body fat |
| 23 May 2011 - by Dr Kimberley Bryon-Dodd |
| Scientists say they have found a 'master regulator' gene, KLF14, which controls how active some fat metabolism genes are in your fat cells.... [Read More] |
| How long will you live? Nobel winner claims new test can help |
| 23 May 2011 - by Mehmet Fidanboylu |
| Scientists claim they have developed a blood test that can predict how fast a person is ageing. The test, developed in Spain, is set to be available in the UK soon.... [Read More] |
| Stem cell setback: Reprogrammed stem cells may induce immune response |
| 23 May 2011 - by Dr Rebecca Robey |
| IPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells from mice can be recognised by their own immune system and destroyed, scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have found... [Read More] |
| UK Military Covenant: Promise of three IVF cycles for injured |
| 23 May 2011 - by Dr Lux Fatimathas |
| UK military personnel who have sustained injuries affecting their fertility will receive three free cycles of IVF treatment on the NHS. This forms part of the Military Covenant, which is soon to be brought into law... [Read More] |
| NHS South West Essex resumes IVF funding |
| 23 May 2011 - by Kyrillos Georgiadis |
| NHS South West Essex has reinstated funding for IVF seven months after suspending the service. The move comes after the PCT reduced running costs by £400,000 last year to financially break even... [Read More] |
| Canadian woman wins legal case to end donor anonymity in British Columbia |
| 23 May 2011 - by Sarah Pritchard |
| Anonymous egg and sperm donation will no longer be permitted in British Columbia (BC), Canada, after a donor-conceived woman, Olivia Pratten, took the provincial government to court to argue that its adoption laws discriminated against individuals such as herself.... [Read More] |
| Controversial stem cell centre closes |
| 23 May 2011 - by Antony Starza-Allen |
| A controversial stem cell therapy center operating out of Dusseldorf and Cologne, Germany, has closed. The news follows an undercover investigation by the Sunday Telegraph which claimed that the clinic offered unproven and dangerous stem cell therapies.... [Read More] |
