First fertility fraud lawsuit filed in Kentucky
The first fertility fraud lawsuit in Kentucky has been filed against a doctor who used his own sperm, by one of his patients who campaigned for the recent change in the law there...
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Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Most sophisticated in vitro mouse embryo created from stem cells
A mouse embryo has been developed artificially in a lab from embryonic stem cells that represents the most sophisticated in vitro mammalian model ever created...
COVID-19 vaccines do not damage the placenta or cause infertility
The COVID-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine does not cause damage to the placenta, a study has confirmed...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Sperm donors sell on Facebook as fertility clinics run short in pandemic
A shortage of donor sperm donations has resulted in delays to fertility treatments and has fuelled demand for alternative options through social media...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Self-renewal ability of blood stem cells identified
The pathway that allows blood stem cells to hibernate, and therefore repeatedly renew themselves, has been revealed...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Stem cell discovery may lead to new treatments for placenta complications
A new way to create stem cells that are able to produce placenta tissue has been discovered, potentially leading to new treatments for placenta complications that may arise during pregnancy.
