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| CRISPR gene therapy for sickle cell disease approved by the FDA |
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| 12 April 2021 - by Dr Molly Godfrey |
| A clinical trial for a new gene therapy approach to treat sickle cell disease has been approved to proceed by the US Food and Drug Administration... [Read More] |
| Early menopausal women could have ovarian function restored |
| 12 April 2021 - by Joseph Hamilton |
| Women experiencing early-stage menopause had their menstrual cycle restored after receiving ovarian injections of platelet-rich plasma and gonadotrophins, according to a Taiwanese study, with one woman becoming pregnant after IVF... [Read More] |
| Genome editing 'toolkit' to speed up gene therapy development |
| 12 April 2021 - by Christina Burke |
| A genome editing consortium funded by the US National Institutes of Health has unveiled plans to develop a new genome editing 'toolkit' to accelerate the development of gene therapies... [Read More] |
| Human DNA shed into the air is collected and sequenced |
| 12 April 2021 - by Dr George Janes |
| Mammalian DNA can be collected from the air and sequenced with species-level resolution, a study has shown for first time... [Read More] |
| Stem cell transplants reduce relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children |
| 12 April 2021 - by Charlott Repschlager |
| Stem cell transplants may significantly reduce their chances of relapse in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who received CAR-T cell therapy... [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] |
| Y-chromosome-linked infertility discovered |
| 12 April 2021 - by Emma Lamb |
| The largest study to date into unexplained infertility in men has been conducted by UK and Estonian researchers... [Read More] |
| Deep learning tool saves time selecting embryos for IVF |
| 29 March 2021 - by Bethany Muller |
| Time spent by embryologists selecting embryos for IVF could be reduced by using artificial intelligence to fuse time-lapse images taken of the developing cells... [Read More] |
| Ethnic minority women are less likely to have successful fertility treatment |
| 29 March 2021 - by Georgia Everett |
| A report published by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has indicated that ethnic minority women have lower chances of a successful pregnancy through fertility treatment, and particularly so for black women... [Read More] |
| Genetic research suggests men can develop polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms |
| 29 March 2021 - by Tsvetana Stoilova |
| Men carrying genetic risk factors for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to develop diabetes, obesity and male-pattern baldness... [Read More] |
| NHS launches polygenic scores pilot to calculate heart disease risk |
| 29 March 2021 - by Dr Melanie Krause |
| The NHS is to trial a new approach in personalised medicine that aims to help calculate patients' individual risk for heart disease... [Read More] |
| Semen quality linked to environmental factors during mother's pregnancy |
| 29 March 2021 - by Blair Sowry |
| Semen quality may be impacted in men whose mothers were exposed to certain chemicals whilst pregnant, a recent study has found... [Read More] |
| 'Zombie genes' increase expression after death |
| 29 March 2021 - by Anna Wernick |
| A set of immune cell genes ramp up their expression after death, a new study has revealed... [Read More] |
| Crying human tear glands grown from stem cells |
| 22 March 2021 - by Dr Rosie Morley |
| Human tear gland organoids, which actually produce tears, have been grown in the lab from stem cells and transplanted into mice... [Read More] |
| Gene therapy benefits seen decades after treatment |
| 22 March 2021 - by Beatrice Costa |
| Healthy immune cells are still forming 18 years after blood stem cell transplantation in patients with faulty immune systems, research has found... [Read More] |
| How sperm transfer epigenetic memories to the embryo |
| 22 March 2021 - by David Cansfield |
| The mechanism by which environmental factors are transferred from sperm to embryo has been identified... [Read More] |
| Mouse embryos grown outside a uterus for 11 days |
| 22 March 2021 - by Dr George Janes |
| Researchers have devised a method for growing mouse embryos up to the point they start growing limbs and organs, outside of the uterus... [Read More] |
| Scottish Government report proposes funding more IVF |
| 22 March 2021 - by Jennifer Frosch |
| Ministers should consider increasing the number of IVF cycles provided by the NHS, according to a report commissioned by the Scottish Government... [Read More] |
| Stem cells form human tissue that behave like early-stage embryos |
| 22 March 2021 - by Christina Burke |
| For the first time, researchers have successfully developed models of early-stage human embryos using stem cells... [Read More] |
| First study of the genomic architecture of the human placenta |
| 15 March 2021 - by Laura Riggall |
| The human placenta has a genetic structure resembling that of a tumour and has many of the gene mutations found in childhood cancers, according to scientists... [Read More] |