Two HIV patients that received bone marrow transplants have been able to stop taking their anti-viral drugs without any detectable reappearance of the virus, scientists have announced....
A House of Lords committee has said the UK is currently underprepared for developments in regenerative medicine and called on the Government to act to ensure the UK maintains its leading role in the field....
Stem cells generated from adult cells have been used to grow tiny 'liver buds' which were then successfully transplanted into mice...
A 'powerful' form of genome analysis could improve embryo selection for IVF, according to scientists who report that the first baby has been born from this method...
Two US public interest groups have asked a federal appeals court to hear a challenge of a patent over human embryonic stem cells...
A report produced by bioethicists from Keele University has concluded that there is no justifiable basis on which to ban IVF sex selection in the UK....
Two genetic variants that are involved in the stress response have been linked to postnatal depression.
Children born following IVF have no increased risk of autism but may be at a very small increased risk of intellectual disability, a Swedish study suggests. However, the researchers stress that the overall likelihood of children conceived via IVF having an intellectual impairment remains extremely low...
Marriage between first cousins could double the risk of any offspring having a birth defect, researchers say...
Families are complicated and no two are the same. It is often said that assisted reproductive technologies (ART) challenge traditional family models. But what has received less attention to date is how these 'new families' navigate a complex thicket of social, legal and policy norms...
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Comment
The House of Lords Regenerative Medicine Report - Clearing the hurdles for cell therapy clinical translation and commercialisation
by Professor Chris Mason
Stem cells are great science. However, if their legacy is to be significant health and wealth benefits this will require substantial funding, appropriate infrastructure and lots of patience...