Fertility Tests May Not Gauge Biological Clock
WebMD TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Women in their 30s and early 40s who want to know whether their biological clocks are running out should skip fertility testing, a new study suggests. Fertility clinics commonly use blood and urine tests to ... |
Nature.com |
Gene-expression study raises thorny ethical issues
Nature.com Tissues are taken from organ donors after consent has been given by their loved ones. Sharon Napper was getting ready for school one morning five years ago, when her four-year-old daughter said, “Daddy fell off the bed.” Her husband, Ronald, a retired ... NIH completes atlas of human DNA differences that influence gene expression Massive Transcription Catalog Outlines the Influence of Human Genetic Variation Deciphering Biological Meaning from an Atlas of Gene Expression Across 42 Tissue Types |
Cancer Therapy Advisor |
Breast Cancer Treatment Intensity May Predict Likelihood of Leaving Employment
Cancer Therapy Advisor Physicians counseling patients about breast cancer therapeutic options should inform patients about the financial effects of missed work related to treatment, according to research published in Cancer.1. The relationship between financial toxicity and ... Until there is a cure for breast cancer... Intermountain healthcare researchers launch major three-year genomics breast cancer study Routine mammogram and follow-up saves local woman's life |
Gizmodo |
Is Genetics the Answer to Birth Control For Dudes?
Gizmodo Male birth control is the great promise that never was. We've been just a few years away from a male pill for decades. But each time, side effects or lack of effectiveness foils every woman's dream of finally passing on the burden of pregnancy ... This Male Birth Control Will Actually Shut Off Your Sperm to Prevent Pregnancy Turning off this gene may affect sperm cell development Gene Editing: The Path to a Male Contraceptive? |
The Economist |
More evidence for a link between Caesarean sections and obesity
The Economist ROUGHLY one human pregnancy in ten presents complications (for example, breech presentation) that might justify the baby being delivered by Caesarean section. In some places that is not possible, and mother and infant have to take their chances with a ... Mice delivered by C-section gain more weight than those delivered naturally Cesarean Section Results in Heavier Mouse Pups New evidence supports link between C-sections and obesity |