| Gene variant linked to common type of stroke |
| 13 February 2012 - by Luciana Strait |
| A genetic variant has been linked to an increased risk of a common type of stroke. Researchers identified an alteration in a gene called HDAC9 that is more common in people who have had an ischaemic stroke than in those who have not. The study also replicated variants previously associated with subtypes of ischaemic strokes... [Read More] |
| Parkin gene researchers grow Parkinson's brain cells in lab |
| 13 February 2012 - by George Frodsham |
| Human brain cells with Parkinson's disease have been successfully grown in a Petri dish, allowing researchers to study them in unprecedented detail. Researchers used a technique in which skin cells are transformed into induced pluripotent stem cells, which can then be made to change into any cell type – in this case, neurons... [Read More] |
| Gene therapy successfully treats inherited blindness |
| 13 February 2012 - by Dr Maria Botcharova |
| Three women have reported a significant improvement in sight following gene therapy in both their eyes. Initially, they received the therapy in just one eye, but this latest study demonstrates the treatment was also successful in the other... [Read More] |
| Cord blood stem cell clinical trial for hearing loss begins |
| 13 February 2012 - by Dr Rebecca Hill |
| US researchers have received approval to test whether cord blood stem cells could be used to reverse hearing loss in children... [Read More] |
| Cut IVF multiple births to 10 percent, says HFEA |
| 13 February 2012 - by Nishat Hyder |
| The rate of multiple births resulting from IVF treatment is to be no more than ten percent, announced the Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (HFEA), in the final stage of its policy to reduce IVF multiple birth rates in the UK.... [Read More] |
| Gene passed from father to son added to list of heart disease risks |
| 13 February 2012 - by Dr Zara Mahmoud |
| A sixth of men have a genetic variant which could increase their risk of heart disease by up to 56 percent, according to a recent study... [Read More] |
| Gingrich wants panel to look at IVF clinics |
| 13 February 2012 - by Ruth Retassie |
| US Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has called for a commission to investigate the ethical issues around IVF. He also wants a ban on human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research, including research on donated embryos left over from IVF.... [Read More] |
| Gay man who donated sperm to lesbian ex-wife seeks parental access |
| 13 February 2012 - by Dr Linda Wijlaars |
| The Court of Appeal in the UK is hearing a case in which a gay man is fighting for greater parental access to his two-year old son he fathered with his lesbian ex-wife... [Read More] |
