BRCA genes linked to prostate and pancreatic cancer
BRCA gene mutations have been linked to cancers, including prostate and breast cancer in men, in the largest study to date...
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Uncertainty for parents expecting babies born via surrogates in Ukraine
The Irish Government has requested that all families expecting a baby through a surrogate in Ukraine register for assistance...
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).
Discoveries could lead to better stem cell treatments
Two recent blood stem cell discoveries could improve the safety and efficacy of stem cell therapies...
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.
Genes' role in human lifespan discovered
A group of genes known to regulate lifespan in model organisms such as fruit flies, has now been shown to impact longevity in humans...
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.
No evidence for using polygenic risk scores in embryo selection
The use of polygenic risk scores to select embryos is being advertised and sold by some private fertility clinics...
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.
Genomics' role beyond healthcare and medical research
The UK government has investigated possible future applications of genomics beyond healthcare and the potential risks involved in its growing use, published in an open report...
Reviews
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.
Radio Review: Male Order
Male Order is an eye opening ten-part series on BBC Radio 4, hosted by Dr Aleks Krotoski...
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.
Podcast Review: Charlotte Raven on Life with Huntington's Disease
As a non-clinical research scientist, it can become commonplace to forget the practical reality of your work, so listening to 'Charlotte Raven on Life with Huntington's disease', an episode of the Bunker podcast, came as a stark reminder of the impact of neurodegenerative diseases…
Film Review: The Secret Society
The best aspect of the film is how it glimpses the many ripples created through 'third-party' reproduction...
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Adding Up What We Know: A Global Perspective on Fertility Treatment Add-Ons
by Sarah Norcross
There has been much professional and public debate about the use of so-called fertility treatment 'add-ons' over the years...
In/fertility in the city
by Somaya Ouazzani and 1 others
Anyone who is trying to conceive, either naturally or through assisted means, knows that if unsuccessful first or second time, the stakes are raised and the desire for a baby exponentially increases, with the likelihood that it becomes all consuming...