Ovarian ageing in mice has been shown to be reversible using compounds that target fibrosis and promote mitochondrial health..
A gene involved in the processing of lipids in the brain, has been found to be associated with motor neurone diseases (MNDs), a group of hereditary, neurodegenerative conditions...
How responsive is the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act to the pace of social and technological change? In this comment, Julian Hitchcock contemplates revision of the Act, and how might we optimise its responsiveness to clinical need while upholding standards...
Every single human gene has been linked to its function by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who have made the comprehensive gene-function map freely available to the scientific community...
The question of what is a 'permitted embryo' under the legislation governing assisted reproduction in the UK has received increasing scrutiny as technological progress challenges the concept of embryohood...
A mechanism which controls mitochondrial production and activity has been identified, and could help explain mitochondrial functional decline with age…
Australia recently passed legislation explicitly allowing mitochondrial donation...
A mitochondrial gene has been identified as a potential therapeutic target for prostate cancers that have spread to other parts of the body and evade current treatment strategies...
The Australian Senate has passed a bill which will legalise the clinical use of mitochondrial donation by a vote of 37 votes for to 17 against...
Shining A Light On Rare Conditions', the documentary created by ITN Productions with Genetic Alliance UK in celebration of Rare Disease Day 2022, is probably long overdue...
