Two government departments in India have agreed to draft common guidelines to monitor and control the mushrooming fields of stem cell medicine and research. A...

Supporters of more liberal assisted reproduction legislation in Croatia are using the disappearance of 500 frozen embryos to press for reform. The embryos, which belonged...

Patients who seek kidneys overseas face a much higher risk of death and failed grafts, an Australian study claims. Paying organ donors is illegal in...

Many Florida women who seek bargain-priced cosmetic surgery in Latin America are returning with scarred bodies and infected wounds, according to the Miami Herald. Shonky...

Although medical research in developing countries is essential, it needs to be accompanied by a sound ethical framework, says a report from the UK's Nuffield...

A number of American states are playing catch-up now that California stem-cell scientists have a US$300 million-a-year kitty for their research. In Washington state, the...

The New Zealand government will allow fertility clinics to perform pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for serious inherited disorders. The National Ethics Committee on Assisted Human Reproduction...

Alzheimer's: Although most scientists believe that stem cell transplants are highly unlikely to treat Alzheimer's disease successfully, the body's own stem cells might be harnessed...

The European Parliament has singled out Britain in a stinging condemnation of a growing trade in human eggs. It has also called for an explanation...