Ice-bucket challenge funds ALS gene discoveries
Donations from the ALS 'ice-bucket challenge' have funded research that has led to the discovery of new genes linked to the disease...
by Jenny Sharpe
Donations from the ALS 'ice-bucket challenge' have funded research that has led to the discovery of new genes linked to the disease...
Around one in three women conceive naturally in the six years after discontinuing fertility treatment, an internet survey of over 400 women has found...
A newly discovered genetic variant in the Samoan population increases obesity risk by 35 percent — the largest effect of any obesity gene...
A survey has found that a majority of adults in the USA are worried about the potential use of genome-editing technologies to give children a reduced risk of disease...
A new stem cell treatment has reversed scarring in heart failure patients by 40 percent, and also improved recovery and survival, a small-scale trial has demonstrated...
Australian IVF clinics are calling for parents to be permitted to choose the sex of their third child if they already have two children of the same gender...
An international forum on 'Changing Fertility - Social, Demographic and Ethical Consequences of Assisted Conception Technologies' held in Cambridge explored changing fertility trends amid the rapidly growing industry of assisted reproductive technologies...
BioNews, published by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), provides news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas.
Comment
Turning back the ticking clock: Could we? Should we?
by Dr Roger Sturmey
Reports that scientists in Greece have rejuvenated ovaries in perimenopausal women is potentially very exciting. However, there remain significant questions about this research...
Infertility Network UK has a new name...
by Susan Seenan
The charity Infertility Network UK, which supports people in the UK who are experiencing fertility problems, is rebranding and will now be known as Fertility Network UK...