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Medical NewsThe articles are in chronological order.
Gene therapy may restore hearing
Gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans too, US scientists suggest.
An Oregon team discovered gene transfer produced functioning hair cells that are essential for the inner ear to interpret sounds, Nature reports.
Infertility treatment breakthrough
http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/2/hi/health/7582640.stm
A breakthrough by New Zealand researchers could change the way infertility is treated.
Scientists at Otago University have shown for the first time the crucial ovulation-triggering role of a small protein molecule in the brain called kisspeptin.
New Guidelines For Elective Single Embryo Transfer In IVF Treatment
http://www.skynews.com.au:80/health/article.aspx?id=264141
The British Fertility Society (BFS) and the Association of Clinical Embryologists (ACE) have issued new guidelines in the journal Human Fertility to help UK clinics introduce an elective single embryo transfer (eSET) policy for IVF treatment. The release of these guidelines coincides with the BFS Summer College 2008, taking place on 2-5 September in Liverpool
Gene Therapy Prevents Blindness In An Animal Model Of Mitochondrial Dysfunction
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com:80/articles/120059.php
Scientists have created an animal model suitable for testing and validating gene therapies for treatment of a common mitochondrial dysfunction that causes loss of vision.
Cumulative Live-Birth Rates after In Vitro Fertilization
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080904144825.htm
Background Outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are traditionally reported as pregnancies per IVF cycle. However, a couple's primary concern is the chance of a live birth over an entire treatment course.
Adult stem cells may aid the infertile
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/360/3/236
UCLA researchers have reprogrammed a special class of adult stem cells to become the precursor cells of human eggs and sperm, suggesting a way for infertile couples to conceive a child using their own DNA in the future.
Scientists Make Sperm From Stem Cells, See No ‘Human in a Dish’
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/01/adult-stem-cell.html
Scientists created human sperm from stem cells for the first time in a bid to better understand the causes of male infertility.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aKQDokHxjfw8 |
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