Huntington's disease in mice partly reversed using CRISPR
Eliminating the faulty protein that causes Huntingdon's disease goes some way to reversing disease progression in mice, a study has found...
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Liquid biopsy may help target prostate cancer treatment
A new three-in-one blood test could progress personalised treatment for patients with prostate cancer...
Large study finds first genes linked to Tourette's syndrome
The first genes linked Tourette's syndrome have been identified in the biggest study of the disorder to date...
Leading figures in genetics and fertility recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
Foremost among them is Professor Sir John Sulston, who played a central role in the Human Genome Project and founded the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute...
Bristol hospital IVF unit to close
From November 2017, patients will no longer be able to receive IVF at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Southmead Hospital...
Preeclampsia risk linked to DNA of baby, not mother
Preeclampsia — a dangerous rise in blood pressure in pregnant women — has been linked to a genetic variant found in the baby, instead of the mother...
Lifetime cancer risk predicted for BRCA mutation carriers
A study of almost 10,000 women carrying BRCA mutations has revealed the best estimate yet of their risk in developing breast and ovarian cancer...
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Event Review: Fathers, Donors and Men - Mother-Child Communication in Solo Mother Families
New technologies, procedures, and developments in reproductive science such as egg freezing, mitochondrial donation and genome editing have occupied many column inches, as well as much public and academic discussion in recent years. However, the topic of
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How Germany's new Sperm Donor Registry Act is internationally progressive
by Claudia Brügge and 1 others
The German government has passed a law that will regulate the right of donor-conceived people to access their biological origins...
Responsible innovation and IVF add-ons - it's time for the fertility sector to step up
by BioNews
The second in a series of videos filmed at the Progress Educational Trust's recent public debate 'Fertility Treatment Add-Ons: Do They Add Up?'...