Fertility regulator survey reveals widespread use of IVF add-ons
Almost three-quarters of UK fertility patients used a treatment 'add-on', according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's National Patient Survey 2024...
Dr Laura Riggall
Dr Laura Riggall is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She has obtained a PhD in Medical Imaging (Neuroscience) at University College London’s EPSRC CDT and the Francis Crick Institute. Her research focused on using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to investigate different metabolites in the brain to develop new biomarkers of Huntington’s disease. Previously, she obtained an MRes in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London, and a BSc (Hons) in Medical Sciences (Industrial) from the University of Leeds, which included a placement year at GSK. She has now embarked on a career in intellectual property law and is currently a trainee patent attorney in London..
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Gene expansion drives Huntington's disease development
Subtle changes in the brain can be identified decades before a diagnosis of Huntington's disease, two major new studies that shed light on what drives the disease have shown...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Pfizer infringed haemophilia B gene therapy patent
The High Court has held that a patent owned by uniQure for the treatment of haemophilia B is valid and was infringed by Pfizer...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
China continues to ban egg freezing for single women
A Beijing court has ruled that a woman's rights were not violated after a hospital refused to freeze her eggs because she is not married, ending a six-year legal battle...
'Natural insemination' sperm donor named parent on birth certificate
A UK court named a sperm donor a child's legal parent, rather than the mother's wife, because the mother secretly had sexual intercourse with the donor...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Embryo mishandling not malpractice but negligence, says New York court
A New York appeals court has concluded that the accidental destruction of embryos in storage is negligence and not medical malpractice...
Artificial intelligence shows how the X chromosome folds and unfolds
The three-dimensional structure of the X chromosome and how it is silenced in female cells has been demonstrated by a new computational method...
Genetic variants that cause hypertension in pregnancy identified
An international study has identified a unique pair of gene variants that can cause the sudden onset of high blood pressure in pregnant women...
CRISPR genome editing treatment shows promise for genetic disorder
In-body CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing could offer an effective treatment for a rare, life-threatening genetic condition...
Cilia in fallopian tube essential for egg but not embryo transport
Motile cilia are needed to transport ovulated eggs in the fallopian tube, according to new research...