An improved gene-therapy technique using a synthetic virus has restored the hearing of deaf mice up to the level of a whisper...
Scientists have identified a unique form of congenital muscular dystrophy, characterised by short stature, intellectual disabilities and cataracts...
A new blood test can predict how well patients with myelodysplastic syndrome will respond to bone-marrow transplants...
The Wirral CCG has announced that it is cutting the provision of NHS-funded IVF cycles from three to two, in an attempt to reduce its financial deficit...
Miscarriage rates following IVF appear to increase when the clocks go forward in the spring, according to a study...
Women who have physically demanding jobs or non-daytime working hours may experience decreased fertility, according to a study...
A study has indicated that US doctors may not be recommending genetic testing to a sufficient number of high-risk breast cancer patients...
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Twins but legal strangers: paradoxical but could we have expected more?
by Professor Alice Margaria
It is not the first time that a court has been called to rule on the recognition of family ties established between a male couple and their twins born from surrogacy abroad. But the recent ruling of the Court of Appeal of Milan has attracted particular in