Researchers grow vertebrae, colon stem cells
Researchers at UC Davis have used stem cells from adult bone marrow to encourage the growth of bone tissue necessary for spinal fusion following the...
Mothers may be forbidden from knowing sex of unborn baby in Europe: ruling
Hospitals could be forbidden from telling expectant mothers the sex of their unborn babies, following a ruling in Europe. Hospitals could be forbidden from telling...
20-year-old surrogate mother abandoned
When Cathleen Hachey, 20, offered to be a surrogate for a British couple, she could never have foreseen that they would abandon her by text...
Disabled patients could “mind-meld” with robots
A new, noninvasive method for recording patterns of brain activity could give “locked-in” patients – the ability to interact with others and even give the...
Detecting hidden consciousness in vegetative state patients
Some patients previously thought to be unconscious are in fact aware of themselves and their surroundings, according to Dr Adrian Owen of the University of...
Pioneering UK stem cell trial passes safety test
A pioneering clinical trial to inject foetal stem cells into the brains of patients disabled by stroke has been approved to progress to the next...
Should sperm donors be anonymous?
The rights of sperm donors to anonymity are being reviewed in Australia.The rights of sperm donors to anonymity are being reviewed in Australia. Laws that...
Sperm donor has 150 sons and daughters
Cynthia Daily and her partner used donated sperm to conceive a baby seven years ago, and they hoped that one day their son would meet...
The dead more alive than the “vegetative”?
It has been easy to tell between the living and the dead. However, modern medicine has created a new option: persistent vegetative state (PVS). It...
Booming reproductive tourism in Asia threatens local medical services
Local health services in low income countries and women of reproductive age are the little-publicised victims of booming demand for cheap assisted reproduction from people...
Kosovo’s leader to be investigated over organ trafficking allegations
An American diplomat is to investigate whether Kosovo’s prime minister was involved in trafficking organs from murdered Serb prisoners. An American diplomat is to investigate...
Bangladesh nabs kidney trafficking gang
Bangladeshi police have uncovered a major organ trafficking ring that has allegedly persuaded up to 200 people to sell their kidneys for cash. Bangladeshi police...