Fall in NHS-funded IVF cycles
The average age that women start fertility treatment has risen as the total number of fertility cycles funded by the NHS has fallen...
News
IVF time-lapse imaging does not improve live birth rate
A large-randomised control, double-blind trial spanning seven centres in the UK and Hong Kong has concluded that IVF time-lapse imaging does not contribute to increasing live birth rate...
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.
Gene therapy stops, and may reverse, muscular dystophy in mice
A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has halted the muscle decline associated with the condition in mice, and has also shown promise at repairing the muscles...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Homerton Fertility Centre to start phased reopening after investigation
Homerton Fertility Centre will start a phased return to providing fertility treatment in August, after having its licence suspended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in March 2024...
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.
Gene discovered that drives pancreatic cancer growth
The downregulation of a normally protective gene drives pancreatic cancer growth and aggressiveness...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Stem cell transplant recipients can have successful pregnancies
Some women can become pregnant and give birth to healthy children after undergoing stem cell transplantation, according to a new retrospective study...
UK couple must wait months to bring surrogate-born baby from Belarus
A London couple whose child was born via surrogacy in Belarus has spoken about the difficulty of returning to the UK with their newborn...
Reviews
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Event Review: The First Human Womb Transplant
The two surgeons responsible for the UK's first uterus transplant presented their pioneering surgery at the Royal Institution...
Comment
Putting PET in the spotlight
by Sarah Norcross
A fertility policy tracker, code of practice, media work and so much more – discover what the charity PET does in addition to publishing BioNews and producing events…
Queensland's new Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
by Stephen Page
Queensland's proposed Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill could bring changes to donor anonymity, licensing of fertility clinics, posthumous conception and more in the state, writes lawyer Stephen Page...