Family disruption such as domestic violence can shorten telomeres, the caps on the end of chromosomes, a study from Tulane University, US, has found...
A woman has been jailed for fraud after cheating couples out of thousands of pounds by pretending to act as a surrogate mother for them...
Pathway Genomics, a biotech company based in San Diego, announced it will 'vigorously defend itself' against a patent infringement suit filed by Myriad Genetics and others...
Four rare gene mutations may protect against heart attacks by lowering levels of a type of fat called triglycerides, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Two patients with the serious inherited blood disorder beta-thalassemia have been able to stop blood transfusions 12 days after receiving experimental gene therapy...
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The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...?
by Professor Sheena Lewis
Over the past couple of weeks we've been hit with news reports about cannabis being bad for sperm (but tobacco and alcohol not having much effect) and mobile phones also being potentially damaging. Here, I want to look at the strengths, weaknesses and implications of the papers behind the headlines...