Sujatha Jayakody was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently studying for a PhD at University College London's Institute of Child Health, where she previously completed an MRes in Biomedicine. Her current research, conducted in the laboratory of Dr Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera, focuses on the genetic and developmental basis of pituitary gland development. Previously, she studied Biology at the University of Manchester, where she took a special interest in human anatomy in relation to disease.
West Cheshire will decide this month whether to become the latest region to suspend NHS-funded IVF treatment. The West Cheshire Health Consortium, which is made up of 38 GP practices, claims it needs to cut IVF to deliver healthcare to its aging population...
The parents of a seriously ill child plan to have a 'saviour sibling' whose umbilical cord cells could be used to treat the child's life threatening condition....
A protein has been linked to a woman's ability to maintain weight loss after dieting, a European study has revealed....
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have identified a gene that may help explain how language develops in children...
A bone cell hormone can regulate male fertility hormone testosterone, a study on mice has found. Male mice engineered to produce little osteocalcin, a hormone released by bone cells called osteoblasts, had smaller litters and testes than unmodified mice...
The first UK baby to have been conceived following a new IVF screening technique was born in December. Baby Elliott's parents tried to conceive for a decade before doctors offered them a combined genetic and embryo screening technique...
China committed US$300 million to the world's first database of all genetic variations linked to human disease this month...
A couple have become the first to have a child free from cystic fibrosis (CF) after a new NHS fertility screening service became available in Scotland...
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