| Embryonic stem cell pioneers shut down trial |
| 21 November 2011 - by Rosemary Paxman |
| A US drug company is abandoning its research into a novel paralysis treatment using embryonic stem cells, due to current economic conditions.... [Read More] |
| Accidental destruction of sperm samples at Cardiff IVF clinic |
| 21 November 2011 - by Dr Lux Fatimathas |
| Apologies have been issued by a Welsh IVF clinic following the accidental destruction of three patients' sperm samples. The samples, known as straws, were collected from patients undergoing treatments for blood disorders and cancer that may affect their fertility. An investigation is underway as to why no senior staff were informed when the samples were destroyed in March this year... [Read More] |
| IVF treatment rises six percent in a year |
| 21 November 2011 - by Dr Gabrielle Samuel |
| There was a six percent rise last year in the number of fertility treatments carried out in the UK, according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)... [Read More] |
| Scientists in Australia milk stem cell promise |
| 21 November 2011 - by Mehmet Fidanboylu |
| Stem cells may be present in breast milk and could be used therapeutically. The intense ethical debate surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells could therefore be bypassed if claims made by a team of scientists in Australia are confirmed... [Read More] |
| Single gene can make you appear more trustworthy |
| 21 November 2011 - by James Brooks |
| Variations in a single gene may have considerable impact on whether people come across as trustworthy and kind, scientists say. Furthermore, the snap judgments we make about people's kindness after only a brief contact may accurately correspond to whether or not they possess the more 'social' gene variant... [Read More] |
| Trial for stem cell knee bandage kicking off |
| 21 November 2011 - by Dr Zara Mahmoud |
| The world's first stem cell therapy to repair torn cartilage in the knee has been brought one step closer. Professor Anthony Hollander, co-founder of University of Bristol spin-out Azellon Cell Therapeutics, has just received funding of £65,000 to carry out clinical trials on the use of a patient's own stem cells for knee repair... [Read More] |
| Should IVF children in the US conceived after a parent's death receive benefits? |
| 21 November 2011 - by Rachel Lloyd |
| The US Supreme Court will decide whether children conceived through IVF after the death of their biological father are entitled to receive survivor benefits - general welfare benefits paid by the state designed to replace the lost support of a deceased wage earner.... [Read More] |
| Pioneering clinical trial using cardiac stem cells shows early promise |
| 21 November 2011 - by Victoria Kay |
| The world's first clinical trial using patients' own cardiac stem cells to repair heart damage has produced surprising results. The preliminary trial was designed simply to test the safety of the procedure, but doctors observed an unexpected improvement in heart function in patients receiving the treatment... [Read More] |
| Irish Government advisor warns against failing to introduce ART legislation |
| 21 November 2011 - by Antony Blackburn-Starza |
| An advisor to the Irish Government on child protection has expressed his 'profound concern' that failing to legislate in the area of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) may result in children's rights being violated.... [Read More] |
