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Eleanor Mackle
BioNews Review articles written by Eleanor Mackle:
| Podcast Review: Sperm Series – I download an app |
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| 1 March 2021 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Dating hasn't worked out for Andrea Silenzi, and through running 'The Longest Shortest Time' podcast, she has decided that she is ready to become a single parent. In the first episode of a three-part miniseries, Silenzi explores using an app called 'Just a Baby' to find a sperm donor... [Read More] |
| Podcast Review: The Naked Scientists – Deafness gene identified |
| 19 October 2020 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| After a mere 22 years of study, researchers in the Netherlands have finally pinpointed the genetic cause behind one type of hearing loss. This sounds potentially ground-breaking, so I was excited to learn more about the story in the 'Deafness Gene Identified' podcast, by The Naked Scientists... [Read More] |
| Podcast Review: SART Fertility Experts – Fibroids and fertility |
| 17 August 2020 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| When I hit play on a new podcast from SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology) Fertility Experts, I had very little idea of what fibroids were... [Read More] |
| Event Review: Is obesity a choice? |
| 25 November 2019 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Dr Giles Yeo at the University of Cambridge is on a mission to change the common conception that obesity is a choice... [Read More] |
| Event Review: Unravelling the Double Helix |
| 12 August 2019 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| So, you think Watson and Crick discovered DNA? I did too, until I attended a talk by Professor Gareth Williams at the Royal Institution, called 'Unravelling the Double Helix'... [Read More] |
| Radio Review: The Viking Code – BBC Radio 4 |
| 17 December 2018 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Nearly everyone in modern day Europe is descended from the Vikings: this was the revelation I discovered when listening to a recent episode of BBC Radio 4's 'The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry'... [Read More] |
BioNews News articles written by Eleanor Mackle:
| Human organoid gives insight into neural tube development |
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| 28 June 2021 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Scientists have developed a way to study processes that are crucial to the formation of the human spinal cord, without the ethical concerns of using human embryos... [Read More] |
| Machine learning technique detects epigenetic drivers of cancers |
| 17 May 2021 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Machine learning has been used to predict whether certain epigenetic changes are likely to lead to cancer... [Read More] |
| Study estimates cost of uterine transplant |
| 12 April 2021 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| A human uterus transplant is estimated to have a total cost of €74,564 on average, according to a new study from Sweden... [Read More] |
| Epigenetic risks during pregnancy reduced with lifestyle intervention |
| 16 November 2020 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Mothers with obesity and gestational diabetes may be able to reduce the risk of epigenetic changes to their baby's DNA by making dietary and lifestyle changes during pregnancy... [Read More] |
| Organoids used to study ovarian cancer |
| 1 June 2020 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Mini versions of mouse reproductive organs have been used to investigate how the most lethal ovarian cancers develop... [Read More] |
| World's first baby born from new egg freezing technique |
| 24 February 2020 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| A woman whose cancer treatment left her infertile has given birth to a baby boy, through the first successful use of a new egg freezing technique... [Read More] |
| Direct-to-consumer fertility tests confuse and mislead consumers, study shows |
| 6 January 2020 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| At-home fertility tests are an empowering tool for some women in making decisions about their fertility, but leave others feeling lost and confused, a new US study has found... [Read More] |
| Loss of crucial protein could explain endometriosis and infertility link |
| 14 January 2019 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| A protein has been identified as the reason why endometriosis causes infertility, according to a new study... [Read More] |
| UK surrogates call for immediate transfer of parenthood after birth |
| 7 January 2019 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| Most surrogates think they should be able to claim reasonable expenses for carrying a child for someone else, a new report from Surrogacy UK has found. They also felt that legal parenthood should rest with the intended parents immediately after birth... [Read More] |
| Woman sues UK hospital over Huntington's inheritance |
| 3 December 2018 - by Eleanor Mackle |
| A lawsuit brought against a London hospital by a woman whose father's doctors failed to inform her of her risk of Huntington's disease could result in major changes to the laws surrounding patient confidentiality... [Read More] |