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What Is the Impact of Fertility Treatment on Patient Health?
The most recent event from PET brought together a panel of experts to explore what is known about the impact of IVF, and assisted conception more broadly,on the physical and psychological health of patients...
Fertility treatment does not raise overall cancer risk in women
Women who have undergone fertility treatments show a similar incidence of cancer compared to women of the same age, according to a large Australian study...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
NHS announces world-first genetic register for inherited cancer risk
A new centralised database of genes linked to inherited cancer risk is in development, NHS England announces...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Geneticists recognised in New Year Honours
Pioneering geneticists Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka and Professor Meena Upadhyaya were both recognised in the King's 2026 New Year Honours list...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Obituary: James Watson
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the DNA double helix structure, has died at the age of 97...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
NHS Trust rolls out ovarian cancer surveillance for women with BRCA mutations
A new algorithm-based surveillance test for ovarian cancer is being offered on the NHS to women carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Earlier detection of ovarian cancer with new blood test
A 'multiomic' test could detect biological differences between patients with and without ovarian cancer...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Targeting four-stranded DNA could improve ovarian cancer treatment
Four stranded regions of the genome have been linked to chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer, offering a new potential avenue for therapy...