Senior research executive
David Cansfield is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, and is a senior research executive at Research Partnership. Previously he worked as an Embryology Associate at the Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health. He originally studied for Biomedical Sciences at the University of Manchester, and went on to obtain an MRes in Reproduction and Pregnancy at the University's Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre. His MRes research investigated melatonin as a candidate therapy for fetal growth restriction.
For the first time, human stem cells that were originally skin cells have been reprogrammed into early-stage sperm and egg precursors...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has recommended that the compensation given to UK sperm and egg donors is raised for the first time in over a decade...
No improvement was found by using ICSI for non-severe male factor infertility or when male factor fertility is not the cause of couples failing to conceive, two papers concluded...
Global sperm counts have declined in the last 50 years, an analysis of data published since 1973 has indicated...
Multipotent stem cells obtained from the placenta have been used to successfully treat spina bifida during fetal surgery...
Twelve Australian women will become their country's first recipients of uterus transplants next year, including a mother-to-daughter transplant....
Advanced paternal age has been found to influence IVF live birth rates more than previously thought...
Rat testicle stem cells that were frozen for 23 years and then grafted onto infertile mice, have been shown to produce viable sperm...
Testicular tubules have been created using a 3D printing technique for the first time ever, which may provide hope for men with infertility...
Totipotent stem cells appear to have a slower rate of DNA replication than other cell types, which may be linked to their efficiency at differentiating...
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