| Probiotic yoghurt makes male mice sexier |
| 21 May 2012 - by Jessica Ware |
| For mice at least, probiotic yoghurt could be the secret behind staying slim and 'sexy'. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US came to this conclusion after a study to evaluate the effect of yoghurt on age-related weight gain... [Read More] |
| Canadian regulators grant world's first approval for a stem cell drug |
| 21 May 2012 - by Victoria Kay |
| The world's first stem cell drug has been approved by Canadian authorities. US biotech company, Osiris Therapeutics, has been given the go-ahead to market its drug, Prochymal, for the treatment of graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) in children who fail to respond to steroids.... [Read More] |
| Private equity firm invests in successful London IVF clinic |
| 21 May 2012 - by Ruth Retassie |
| A London-based IVF clinic has received an investment from a private equity firm to open more fertility clinics in the UK and abroad.... [Read More] |
| Rare genetic variants unexpectedly common in humans |
| 21 May 2012 - by Dr Linda Wijlaars |
| Rare genetic variants - those carried by fewer than five in 1,000 people - are much more common than previously thought, according to two studies published in Science... [Read More] |
| MRSA spread from city to regional hospitals tracked with genetic tags |
| 21 May 2012 - by James Brooks |
| The emergence and spread of MRSA in the UK has been tracked thanks to genetic analysis of samples taken from infected patients over a 53-year period. The study, published in the journal PNAS, suggests that hospitals in large cities act as breeding grounds for new, increasingly resistant MRSA variants... [Read More] |
| Genetics of breast cancer progression mapped |
| 21 May 2012 - by Dr Rebecca Hill |
| The genetic landscape of breast cancer is much more complicated than previously hoped, according to the authors of two analyses of multiple tumour genomes... [Read More] |
| Chemicals in environment can damage fertility - in male sheep |
| 21 May 2012 - by Dr Victoria Burchell |
| Exposure to low levels of environmental toxins may reduce male sperm counts, research in sheep suggests... [Read More] |
| Senior IVF doctor declaims 'serious health risk' of ovarian stimulation |
| 21 May 2012 - by Dr Greg Ball |
| A senior IVF doctor has voiced concerns over health risks to women in IVF treatments that are commonly practiced by UK clinics... [Read More] |
| Sir Alasdair Breckenridge appointed Chair of Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee |
| 21 May 2012 - by Antony Starza-Allen |
| Sir Alasdair Breckenridge has been appointed as Chair of the Government's new advisory body on the implications of developments in bioscience, the Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee (ESBAC).... [Read More] |
