| Eggs grown in laboratory may offer fertility hope for young cancer patients |
| 6 June 2011 - by Dr Charlotte Maden |
| British scientists have grown mature eggs from undeveloped ones in the laboratory and are currently seeking permission to fertilise them. The new research gives hope to young girls undergoing treatment for cancer that may leave them infertile... [Read More] |
| Genes linked to Paget's disease of bone |
| 6 June 2011 - by Dr Kimberley Bryon-Dodd |
| Three genetic regions have been linked for the first time to a bone disease called Paget's disease by an international research team. Genes in these regions and four others identified in a previous study explain about 13 percent of the risk of developing the disease.... [Read More] |
| MS the result of genetics and environment, study suggests |
| 6 June 2011 - by Mehmet Fidanboylu |
| Researchers have found a link between genetics and the environment that may help to explain the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, published in Nature Communications, identified how vitamin D obtained through diet or sunlight, interacts with certain genes... [Read More] |
| Direct-to-consumer genetic test results are questionable, research suggests |
| 6 June 2011 - by Rosemary Paxman |
| Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests provide an inaccurate prediction of disease risk and offer little benefit to consumers, scientists claim... [Read More] |
| Study finds key genes involved in aggressive form of breast cancer |
| 6 June 2011 - by Dr Rachael Panizzo |
| Scientists have identified a set of 15 genes that are associated with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive form of the disease that does not respond to the drugs commonly used to treat other types of breast cancer... [Read More] |
| Gene disease association is often exaggerated, study finds |
| 6 June 2011 - by Dr Lux Fatimathas |
| The link between genetic markers and disease risk is often overstated, say American and Greek researchers. The scientists reviewed the associations identified in highly cited studies, where there was subsequent data available from larger studies... [Read More] |
| 'Octomum' doctor's medical licence revoked |
| 6 June 2011 - by Kyrillos Georgiadis |
| The US fertility doctor who helped 'octomum' Nadya Suleman give birth to a total of 14 children through repeated IVF treatments, has had his licence revoked by the Medical Board of California.... [Read More] |
| PGD could offer new hope for mitochondrial disease parents |
| 6 June 2011 - by Dr Marianne Kennedy |
| Women at risk of passing on mitochondrial disease to their children could use PGD to give birth to an unaffected child. The scientists at Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands claim their work has the potential to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial diseases... [Read More] |
| Woman 'stole' husband's sperm to have children |
| 6 June 2011 - by Nisha Satkunarajah |
| A man who froze his sperm at a fertility clinic over ten years ago has spoken of his distress after finding out his ex-wife had tricked the clinic into using the sperm, resulting in the birth of two children. He was then ordered by a court to pay 100,000 towards their upbringing... [Read More] |
| Experts say '15' may not be the perfect number for IVF success after all |
| 6 June 2011 - by Dr Rosie Morley |
| A US fertility clinic has issued a press release warning against simplistic interpretations of a recent report on IVF success rates... [Read More] |
| Inquiry launched after UK prisoner given right to have child from jail |
| 6 June 2011 - by Ben Jones |
| A public inquiry has been launched by the UK's Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke after a newspaper's freedom of information request revealed a prisoner was granted permission to provide sperm for use in artificial insemination with his partner while in custody... [Read More] |
