A genetic variant linked to Alzheimer's disease impairs the production of the fatty layer that insulates neurons by disrupting an important signalling pathway...
A genome editing technique has corrected a disease-causing mutation in blood stem cells taken from a patient with a rare and severe immune disorder...
The High Court of Australia has ruled that a prisoner can apply to freeze her eggs while in custody, because egg freezing does not qualify as 'assisted reproductive technology'...
Researchers have turned an 80-year-old's blood precursor cells into neural stem cells, resetting the cells' 'biological age' in the process...
Two research teams have used different DNA-recording technologies to trace cell lineages in developing mouse embryos...
New data from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority shows that reported incidents, near misses and 'to be assigned' cases at UK fertility clinics rose by 19 percent in 2025/26, mostly due to an increase in low-severity events...
Dr Sylvie Armstrong reviews an episode of the Surrogacy Daddy podcast exploring the emotional and ethical complexities of surrogacy as well as wider systemic inequalities affecting maternal health and reproductive autonomy, following a surrogate's life-threatening health complications
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Population studies are key to safe newborn genome screening
by Professor Caroline Wright and 1 others
Newborn genome screening could transform the early detection of genetic conditions, but incomplete penetrance could lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Large-scale population studies are needed to understand the risks and help design effective screening programmes…
Embryo research and stem cells in France: What might change?
by Adrien Bottacci
France will need to update its bioethics law by 2028. Adrien Bottacci explains what recent recommendations could mean for the 14-day limit on human embryo research, and for research involving stem-cell-based embryo models...
Obituary: Dr Roy Farquharson
by Dr David Richmond
Dr David Richmond pays tribute to Dr Roy Farquharson, a leading figure in reproductive medicine who helped advance care for women experiencing recurrent miscarriage and served as Chair of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology…
FILM: What Is the Impact of Fertility Treatment on the Health of Resulting Children?
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event discussing what is known about the short-term and long-term health of people who were conceived via IVF and related reproductive technologies...