Stem cell hope for genetic kidney disease
A team of US scientists has managed to successfully treat mice with symptoms of a genetic kidney disease, using bone marrow stem cells. The researchers, based at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, transplanted stem cells into animals affected by Alport syndrome, and saw a significant improvement in their condition...
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New website for ART success rates in USA
by Julian Jenkins
The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) has launched a website to provide patients with information about Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) in the US. In particular, this website provides contact details of over 347 infertility clinics with individual success rates for different ART treatments as...
Prisoners, their wives and the right to reproduce
by Professor Emily Jackson
In the recent case of Dickson v UK, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), by a majority, decided that the British government's decision to deny a prisoner and his wife access to artificial insemination (AI) facilities was compatible with their rights under the European Convention of Human Rights, as...