ICSI does not improve IVF outcomes for non-severe male factor infertility
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection offers no advantage over conventional IVF in cases where men don't have severe male-factor infertility, a study has shown...
Dr Richard Stephens
Science Editor
Dr Richard Stephens was formerly the Science Editor at BioNews and at the charity that publishes it, the Progress Educational Trust (PET). He is also the editorial director at Klarity.Health, where he manages and trains medical communications interns.
Before taking up a writing and editing career, Richard was a lab scientist for 28 years, in various disciplines including molecular genomics, diabetes, kidney disease, intestinal membrane transport mechanisms and paediatric lung function. He has published widely on a range of topics. He gained his bachelor's degree in human biology from Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University). He was awarded a PhD in physiology and child health from St George's University of London, where he researched the changes in lung epithelial function occurring before, during and after birth.
BioNews Articles by Dr Richard Stephens
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.
Algorithm developed to identify vulnerable tumours
An algorithm called PRRDetect has been developed to identify immunotherapy-susceptible cancers...
US government cuts key fertility treatment monitoring team
The assisted reproductive technology surveillance team at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has been disbanded...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Hong Kong proposes removing its ten-year egg storage limit
The Hong Kong government has launched a consultation with stakeholders on proposals to remove its ten-year storage limit on gametes and embryos...
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 changes due to maternal smoking more prevalent in males
Male fetuses and adult sons of women who smoke while pregnant exhibit more changes in gene expression than females...
Grindr offers fertility treatment package for employees
A California-based tech company has begun offering its workers up to $300,000 to pay for fertility treatments, including IVF and surrogacy...