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The low success rate of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) – just over 28% for women under 35 and lower for older women in the UK (see HFEA figures) – is partly attributable to the failure of an

In a new review of health-related ‘arms-length bodies’ or ALBs, UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that several major health agencies are to be scrapped in an attempt to save

A new genetic technique to screen embryos produced by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has been hailed as a potential advance. The test, called 24sure, analyses chromosome number using then polar body fro

The mitochondria are sub-cellular stuctures that release energy from food to power the cell; they contain small amounts of their own DNA encoding a total of thirteen genes, although around 1500 additi

Certain areas of stem cell research are dependent on a sufficient supply of human oocytes, for example for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). SCNT involves removal of DNA from the nucleus of an unf

The first pregnancy following the use of a new prenatal genetic screening technique has been announced by the CARE Fertility Group in Nottingham (see press release). The new technique involves usi

Following Royal Assent of the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Act 2008 in November, the Department of Health (DH) is currently conducting a three month consultation on draft regulations to impleme

The low success rate of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) – just over 28% for women under 35 and lower for older women in the UK (see HFEA figures) – is partly attributable to the failure of

A new genetic testing methodology for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been developed by scientists at the Bridge Centre in London (see the Times and the BBC news articles). According to