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| Court considers request to access dead patient's fertility treatment records |
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| 24 February 2020 - by Rachel Siden |
| A British court is considering a claim to release a deceased patient's fertility clinic records to their heirs... [Read More] |
| Epigenetic changes linked to biological age |
| 24 February 2020 - by Eleanor Lynam |
| Researchers at the University of Southern California report that a person's body-age is in some cases over 40 years above their actual age, whilst some people have a body-age that is decades younger... [Read More] |
| Gene therapy for blindness begins on the NHS |
| 24 February 2020 - by Dr Jay Stone |
| The NHS has started to offer people with an inherited retinal disorder, known as Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) a revolutionary new gene therapy, which can restore their eyesight... [Read More] |
| Hormone gradient chip to assess male fertility |
| 24 February 2020 - by Alegria Vaz Mouyal |
| A chip designed to mimic the chemical trail from sperm to egg may offer a more comprehensive picture of male fertility... [Read More] |
| IVF babies have a small increased risk of mortality |
| 24 February 2020 - by Dr Rosie Gilchrist |
| Children conceived by assisted reproductive technologies, such as IVF, are at a slightly higher risk of dying within the first year of life than children conceived naturally, according to a recent study in Sweden... [Read More] |
| Statins may lower the risk of ovarian cancer |
| 24 February 2020 - by Melanie Krause |
| Scientists from the University of Bristol have found a potential connection between the intake of statins and a reduction in ovarian cancer risk... [Read More] |
| UK Government adviser resigns over eugenics remarks |
| 24 February 2020 - by Sandy Starr |
| A recently appointed adviser to the UK government, Andrew Sabisky, has resigned following widespread criticism of his views on topics including genetics and reproduction... [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] |
| Dutch stem cell bank loses cells |
| 17 February 2020 - by Dr Yvonne Collins |
| Dutch stem cell bank Cryo-Save has misplaced thousands of stem cell samples while transferring them from facilities across Europe to Poland... [Read More] |
| Fresh donor eggs better for IVF than frozen |
| 17 February 2020 - by Dr Katie Howe |
| Using fresh donated eggs for IVF leads to slightly better birth outcomes than frozen, according to the largest comparison of fresh and frozen donor eggs for IVF to date... [Read More] |
| Improved base-editors advance CRISPR based genome editing |
| 17 February 2020 - by Alegria Vaz Mouyal |
| Refined base editing techniques that appear to reduce off-target effects may improve the accuracy of future gene therapies, according to new research... [Read More] |
| Metabolic compound may reverse fertility ageing in women |
| 17 February 2020 - by Jennifer Frosch |
| A metabolic compound can reverse the ageing process of eggs in mice and could lead to new non-invasive treatments for improving fertility in older women, researchers say... [Read More] |
| New consumer law guidelines for IVF sector |
| 17 February 2020 - by Eleanor Taylor |
| The UK Competition and Markets Authority will create consumer protection guidelines for the UK fertility sector, to ensure that IVF clinics practice in accordance with current consumer law... [Read More] |
| Ten year storage of eggs, sperm and embryos may be extended |
| 17 February 2020 - by Christina Burke |
| The UK government has launched a public consultation on whether to change the ten-year storage limit on frozen eggs, sperm, and embryos... [Read More] |
| Coronavirus in newborn raises transmission questions |
| 10 February 2020 - by Alegria Vaz Mouyal |
| A newborn baby has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, prompting questions about whether it can be passed from mother to child in the womb... [Read More] |
| CRISPR-edited cells for cancer treatment appear safe |
| 10 February 2020 - by Christina Burke |
| Results published from a pioneering clinical trial in the USA have confirmed for the first time that treatment with genome-edited cells appears safe... [Read More] |
| Global cancer genome study reveals genetic secrets |
| 10 February 2020 - by Isobel Steer |
| The largest-ever study of cancer genomes, the Pan-Cancer Project, has published a collection of 23 papers as the result of a ten-year collaboration... [Read More] |
| Key gene in making eggs and sperm discovered |
| 10 February 2020 - by Dr Elizabeth Oliver |
| Researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan have revealed a potential genetic cause for infertility in a new study published in Developmental Cell... [Read More] |
| Lab-grown eggs and sperm a step closer |
| 10 February 2020 - by Georgia Everett |
| A study, published in Cell Reports, investigating when and how human stem cells develop into egg and sperm cells could help generate lab-grown gametes to treat infertility... [Read More] |
| Study shows brain organoids are confused and disorganised |
| 10 February 2020 - by Laura Riggall |
| Cerebral organoids fail to replicate the basic features of normal human brain development, according to a new study published in Nature... [Read More] |
