Almost 40 years after the birth of the world's first IVF baby, Louise Brown, more than 8 million babies have been born as a result of IVF and other assisted reproduction treatments...
A common procedure, known as endometrial or womb 'scratching', as an add-on to IVF has been shown to have no effect on pregnancy or birth rates...
New results from an ongoing study, which previously suggested that 'flushing' the fallopian tubes with poppyseed oil might increase the chances of conception and reduce the need for IVF, indicate that the procedure continues to improve the chances of conc
A controversial technique to super-charge patients' eggs with their own mitochondria before undergoing assisted reproduction does not improve success rates, suggests a new study...
DNA shed from early embryos could one day provide an alternative way of genetically testing them without having to do a biopsy, suggests a small pilot study...
A total of 15 genetic loci linked to loneliness have been discovered in a new study, as well as an association between obesity and a person's risk of loneliness and depression...
Eating nuts may significantly improve sperm quality and function in healthy men, suggests new research...
Women are more likely to freeze their eggs due to a lack of a stable partner, rather than for career planning, according to a new study...
Injecting stem cell-derived cardiac cells after a heart attack may help repair damaged tissue, according to a study published in Nature Biotechnology...
US scientists have successfully delivered CRISPR genome editing components to human sperm cells for the first time...
Genomics England and the NHS will incorporate genome sequencing into routine care by establishing the Genomic Medicine Service...
Over 2500 migrant children, who were separated from their parents at the US-Mexican border, will be genetically tested to reunite them with their families...
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FILM: Dr Roger Highfield in conversation with Baroness Mary Warnock
by BioNews
Baroness Mary Warnock, Patron of the Progress Educational Trust, discusses how she and her colleagues built the foundations of today's IVF and embryo research regulation...
How do we deal with big genomic data responsibly?
by Charlott Repschläger
The latest event organised by the Progress Educational Trust, 'With great genomic data comes great responsibility', came at a perfect time...
Australia's careful step towards legalising mitochondrial donation
by Professor Ainsley Newson
Mitochondrial donation has seeded a growing literature in bioethics, law and the social sciences. This technology, which introduces third-party mitochondria to an embryo or oocyte, has contributed to many long-standing social and ethical questions...