Charlotte Dore is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently a PhD student at University College London’s (UCL) Institute of Neurology. Her PhD investigates the neuroanatomical basis of neuropsychiatric symptoms in early Parkinson's disease, using novel MRI methods. Charlotte is also a research assistant at UCL's Department of Imaging Neuroscience. Previously, she studied Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, followed by Master's degree in Clinical Neuroscience at UCL.
Insertions of mitochondria DNA are prevalent in our nuclear genome and could be linked to reduced lifespan...
New research disputes that paternal metformin use during preconception causes birth defects, contradicting previous research published in the area...
ITVX's new four-part documentary, Born from the Same Stranger features the stories of donor-conceived people looking for information about their half-siblings and donors. Charlotte Dore reviews the first episode to air...
The Irish Government has approved amendments to legally recognise children born via domestic altruistic surrogacy, and international surrogacy arrangements...
A world-first trial has launched in the UK to see whether gene therapy can provide hearing for children with severe to profound hearing loss caused by a rare genetic condition...
A new test detects mitochondrial DNA damage in blood cells collected from patients with Parkinson's disease...
Hair growth has been stimulated in young and old mice using microRNA, with the potential for future trials in humans to treat baldness...
Children conceived through egg or sperm donation or via surrogacy who were told about their conception before seven years old have more positive family relationships at 20 years old...
A method to increase levels of a 'cold shock protein' in mice infected with prion disease has led to neuroprotective effects – without the need for cooling...
A woman who had eight failed rounds of IVF has received compensation after finding out that an IUD had been left inside her for almost 30 years...
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