Egg maturation supported by stem cells results in first live birth
The first live human birth using a novel technology that uses induced pluripotent stem cells to support egg maturation outside the body has been reported...
News
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.
Cancer cells converted into healthy cells with new approach
Inhibition of genes that regulate cell differentiation reverts colorectal cancer cells back into healthy cells...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Survey reveals shortcomings in company fertility policies
Just two out of ten employers have a formal fertility treatment policy in place, according to a survey conducted by the Chartered Management Institute...
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).
Engineered cells guide stem cells to form specific tissues
Engineered cells have been developed that can direct stem cells to form specific tissues and organoids, which may aid in the understanding and treatment of complex diseases...
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 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy under review in Europe
Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, remains under review in the EU and the UK...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Steptoe clinic connected to use of lab technician's sperm
Two people conceived at IVF pioneer Dr Patrick Steptoe's clinic in the 1970s have discovered that a laboratory scientist is their biological father...
Former chair of the British Fertility Society awarded MBE
Professor Alison Murdoch has been awarded an MBE in the King's New Year Honours List for services to fertility treatment...
Reviews
Podcast Review: The Irish Times – Why is postmortem sperm retrieval soaring in Israel?
'Families are told your son is dead but we can preserve his sperm'. Zeenat Beebeejaun, PhD student at the University of Birmingham Dubai, reviews a news podcast by the Irish Times exploring how Israeli grandparents are creating grandchildren from their dead sons' sperm...
Comment
Premature ovarian insufficiency – are the latest guidelines enough?
by Kate Pleace
The updated premature ovarian insufficiency guidelines offer a standardised approach to treatment, but without appropriate specialist training, delays in diagnosis may persist...
PET Podcast: 10 Years of Womb Transplants – What Have We Learned? What Does the Future Hold?
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 23rd episode of its podcast, PET marks 10 years since the first live birth following a uterus transplant with Professor Mats Brännström, Professor J Richard Smith, Isabel Quiroga, Eleanor Findlater and Dr Natasha Hammond-Browning...