Birth complications more likely in IVF babies
Babies born after fertility treatment could be twice as likely to suffer from complications such as low birth weight, premature birth and neonatal death, a large-scale study has found...
Siobhan Chan
Siobhan Chan was formerly Genetics Editor at BioNews and at the charity that publishes it, the Progress Educational Trust (PET). She is a reporter at GP magazine, and has also worked as a Communications Officer at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and as part of the editorial team of I Science magazine. She has written about science and technology in developing countries for the Science and Development Network, volunteered at the Science Museum's Lates events, and interned at PricewaterhouseCoopers' Sustainability and Climate Change department. She originally studied Natural Sciences at the University of Bath, during which she undertook a placement year as an analytical chemist at GlaxoSmithKline, and she went on to obtain an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London. She tweets as @siobhankchan
BioNews Articles by Siobhan Chan
Fear can be inherited, mouse study finds
Mice that were conditioned to fear a specific smell passed down this fear to their offspring, suggesting that traumatic events can affect gene expression...
Gene therapy brings pig hearts back down to size
Heart failure can be reversed using gene therapy, with the effect being amplified when two genes are used together, a study in pigs has found...
Breasts age faster than rest of body, DNA clock shows
A DNA-based biological clock has shown that different parts of the body age at varying rates, with breast tissue and tumour cells appearing older than the rest of the body...
Genetic database needed to prevent cardiac deaths, says genomics expert
One comprehensive genetic database is needed for the prevention of deaths from cardiac disease to be a reality, says a cardiology expert...
Genetic test speeds up diagnosis for children with cataracts
A blood test for children born with cataracts will allow faster diagnosis and more personalised treatment, according to researchers at the British Society for Genetic Medicine's annual conference...
Stem cell and gene therapy heart attack therapy trials begin
The first patients from two separate ongoing studies have been treated using gene and stem cell therapies to repair damage caused by heart attacks...
Jet lag eased in mice by blocking gene
A 'molecular basis' of jet lag has been identified and blocked in mice by inhibiting the activity of a single gene, according to scientists...
Cancer-killing cells work well in mice
Human stem cells have been reprogrammed to form cancer-targeting immune cells that were shown to stop tumour growth in mice...
Obese women almost one-third less likely to have a baby due to 'abnormal womb environment'
Obese women have a much lower chance of having a baby than those with a normal BMI when using a donated egg, according to a study of almost 10,000 women...