A gene variant has been identified that is linked to the development of both Alzheimer's and severe COVID-19, new research has found...
Healthy people with an inherited risk of Alzheimer's disease show structural brain differences before the onset of symptoms...
The exit of stem cells from hair follicle structures contributes to hair whitening and loss, in a mechanism which could be used to prevent baldness in humans...
Depression during pregnancy has been linked to placental gene modifications according to a study conducted by NIH researchers...
Researchers have discovered the earliest known effect of the Huntingtin gene variant which causes Huntington's disease...
Having undiagnosed endometriosis can lead to a lower chance of having a baby following fertility treatment, compared to women who have endometriosis, but have had it diagnosed before starting treatment....
While far from an easy read, due to the mostly dense, academic language, Bühler provides a useful new look at the biological clock and how often it's miscalculated as well as the hazards of a 'one-size-fits-all' presentation of fertility...
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Advances in Assisted Reproduction: What Can We Expect?
by Annabel Slater
Sarah Norcross, director of the Progress Educational Trust, invited the audience of the event to consider where assisted reproductive technologies stood 55 years ago...
Public perspectives on stem-cell-based human embryo models
by Ana Pereira Daoud
Our scientific understanding of early human embryogenesis is the product of costly trade-offs...