Hundreds are set to receive the first-ever treatment licensed across Great Britain for a rare mitochondrial disease...
The portions of a mother's genome that influence a child's weight can include genes not inherited by the child, according to new research...
A patient with type 1 diabetes has been successfully treated with donor pancreas cells modified to evade the immune system...
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is planning a POSTnote and calling for submissions on surrogacy law in the UK and internationally...
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has cancelled almost $500 (£375) million in federal funding for mRNA vaccine projects aimed at respiratory viruses including COVID-19 and influenza...
Genetic differences found in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) may provide evidence that genetics plays a role in the condition...
'Twenty minutes of stand up comedy about testicles? Count me in,' writes Grace Forsyth from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
Freddy McConnell's book is 'a beautifully told story, outlining what it truly means to be a family', writes Rebecca Trebble...
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Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship: the effect on UK parents through surrogacy
by Natalie Gamble
President Trump has signed an Executive Order to end birthright citizenship for babies born in the USA to foreign-citizen parents. While it has not come into force yet, lawyer Natalie Gamble looks at the uncertainty it is causing for parents who are expecting babies through surrogacy in the US...
FILM: Where Art Meets ART – Creative Exploration of Fertility Research and Treatment
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event discussing the use of artworks to improve understanding and advance knowledge of the causes of infertility, and of future prospects for IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART)...