Hundreds of adverse events occur in UK fertility clinics each year, according to a report from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority...
Even light alcohol consumption is a risk for cardiovascular health, a genetic study has found, contradicting previous reports that moderate drinking can be beneficial for the heart...
Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued a statement urging the life and health insurance industry to refrain from asking applicants for access to existing genetic test results...
A paraplegic woman in the USA has developed a growth of nasal tissue in her back eight years after failed stem cell therapy...
Around half of the genes that influence reading ability are also involved in mathematical aptitude, a study has found...
South Africa has a hidden problem: suicides of women who are unable to conceive...
Danish sperm accounts for a third of the sperm imported into the UK. But does it matter that so many children are being created with 'Viking' sperm?...
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The world we live in: Spinning multiple plates at once
by Dr Ruth Shidlo
Today women are creating families later in life, yet the workplace may offer little support for those who wish to become mothers. Life can become a juggling act between finding a compatible mate and becoming a parent, while maintaining workplace commitments and furthering a career...
Podcast: Do Genes Matter? Families and Donor Conception
by James Brooks
How has the genetics boom impacted donor-conceived people, their families and the choices they make? Does genetics really provide vital information which people need to take on board to make informed decisions? Has family law moved with the times to take new reproductive technologies and arrangements into account?...