Senior IVF doctor declaims 'serious health risk' of ovarian stimulation
A senior IVF doctor has voiced concerns over health risks to women in IVF treatments that are commonly practiced by UK clinics...
Dr Greg Ball is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He is currently training to be a patent attorney, specialising in the life sciences and biotechnology fields. He obtained his PhD at University College London (UCL)'s Ear Institute, where his research, funded by Action on Hearing Loss, focused on the cell biology underlying deafness and hearing loss. Previously, he studied Biochemistry at the University of Oxford, and went on to work at the Medical Research Council's Mammalian Genetics Unit.
by Dr Greg Ball
A senior IVF doctor has voiced concerns over health risks to women in IVF treatments that are commonly practiced by UK clinics...
by Dr Greg Ball
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are primed to self destruct in response to DNA damage in the developing embryo, scientists have reported. The research found that hESCs are highly responsive to DNA damage in the early stages of development, and can commit suicide for the greater good...
by Dr Greg Ball
A fertility clinic helped to conceive the first baby born in the UK following the use of a device which allows doctors to record images of a developing embryo in the days following fertilisation, prior to implantation...
by Dr Greg Ball
Functioning hair follicles have been grown in hairless mice by researchers in Japan, offering hope of a future treatment for baldness and alopecia in humans. The study is the first to report creating viable hair follicles using human cells, according to Nature News....
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