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| Identification of stem cells vital for hair regeneration |
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| 22 February 2021 - by Beatrice Costa |
| A new method for restoring hair growth, which uses stem cells, has been developed... [Read More] |
| Infertility risk linked to air pollution |
| 22 February 2021 - by Christina Burke |
| High pollution levels can increase the risk of infertility by up to 20 percent, a study in China has found... [Read More] |
| Neanderthal genes also decrease the risk of severe COVID-19 |
| 22 February 2021 - by Anna Wernick |
| A group of genes inherited from Neanderthals significantly reduce the risk of developing severe COVID-19... [Read More] |
| New York legalises commercial surrogacy |
| 22 February 2021 - by Michaela Chen |
| New York's new surrogacy law has come into effect, ending a ban on commercial surrogacy in the state. [Read More] |
| Sperm donors sell on Facebook as fertility clinics run short in pandemic |
| 22 February 2021 - by Stella Hume |
| A shortage of donor sperm donations has resulted in delays to fertility treatments and has fuelled demand for alternative options through social media... [Read More] |
| Video shows 'dancing DNA' inside a cell |
| 22 February 2021 - by Joseph Hamilton |
| 'Dancing' DNA, imaged at the highest ever resolution, offers new genetic insight for the development of cancer therapies... [Read More] |
| Concerns over 'no baby, no fee' programmes |
| 15 February 2021 - by Bethany Muller |
| Campaigners have requested increased oversight over 'no baby, no fee' funding programmes offered by IVF clinics... [Read More] |
| Developing embryos reveal earliest immune response yet |
| 15 February 2021 - by Daniel Jacobson |
| The earliest signs of an innate immune response have been identified in embryos, shedding light on why some fail to form properly during early development... [Read More] |
| Differences in gene expression may explain mental disorder symptoms |
| 15 February 2021 - by Martha Roberts |
| Differences in gene expression may explain why mental illnesses with similar genetic roots can have such different symptoms, according to a new study... [Read More] |
| Gene regions identified that may influence our facial features |
| 15 February 2021 - by Dr George Janes |
| A large-scale genome-wide study has identified several genes which affect face geometry... [Read More] |
| Mail-in sperm testing as reliable as clinic tests |
| 15 February 2021 - by Eleanor Taylor |
| Semen samples can now be accurately analysed up to 52 hours after production using a new mail-in sperm testing kit... [Read More] |
| Making bigger 'mini-organs' for research |
| 15 February 2021 - by David Cansfield |
| Another breakthrough has been made towards the development of artificially-engineered tissue that mimics real organs that can be used for research... [Read More] |
| Actor's ex-fiancé has frozen embryos case thrown out |
| 8 February 2021 - by Sylvie Armstrong |
| A Louisiana federal judge has dismissed a custody claim by Sofia Vergara's former fiancé over their frozen embryos... [Read More] |
| Australia announces conscience vote on mitochondrial donation |
| 8 February 2021 - by Michaela Chen |
| The Australian Parliament is set to have its first conscience vote on legislation allowing access to mitochondrial donation... [Read More] |
| Lawmaker indicted for stem cell fraud |
| 8 February 2021 - by Georgia Everett |
| A Missouri state representative has been indicted by a federal grand jury for her part in a fraudulent scheme where patients were allegedly administered with COVID-19 treatments that were falsely claimed as containing stem cells... [Read More] |
| Mitochondrial defects may lead to autism |
| 8 February 2021 - by Jennifer Frosch |
| Autism spectrum disorder may result from mild defects in the mitochondria of brain cells, early research in mice has shown... [Read More] |
| Sperm use poison to disable competitors |
| 8 February 2021 - by Bernie Owusu-Yaw |
| A genetic factor helps some sperm outcompete others to reach the egg cell first... [Read More] |
| Targeting a specific protein halts tumour growth |
| 8 February 2021 - by Christina Burke |
| Disrupting a specific protein interaction causes tumours to shrink, researchers in the US have found... [Read More] |
| Complete sequence of DNA repair mechanism identified |
| 1 February 2021 - by Lopamudra Banerjee |
| The entire repair cycle of DNA replication has been identified for the first time... [Read More] |
| COVID-19 may harm male reproductive function |
| 1 February 2021 - by Jen Willows |
| A new research paper warns that COVID-19 can affect men's sperm, but it may not be that simple… [Read More] |