Genetics
Two dads, one baby? Gene technique works in mice
For the first time in history, scientists have created mice with two dads, foretelling a day when same-sex couples may be able to have biological children of their own.
Apr 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Assisted reproduction kids grow up just fine, but it may be better to tell them early about biological origins: Study
A landmark study finds no difference in psychological well-being or quality of family relationships between children born by assisted reproduction (egg or sperm donation or surrogacy) and those born naturally at age 20. However, ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Health
Mexico to use traditional medicine, more Cuban doctors
Health authorities in Mexico said Tuesday they will use more traditional medicine and more Cuban doctors in the country's woefully under-equipped public hospital system.
Mar 14, 2023
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Health
New study highlights how little we know about the vitamin D status of ethnic minorities in Ireland
The study provides the most up to date findings on vitamin D intake and factors affecting vitamin D status of adults in Ireland, and has been published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
Feb 16, 2023
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Health
Get your kids involved in preparing a safe and healthy school lunch box
As school starts to go back, the Food Safety Information Council is encouraging parents to get their children involved in preparing their school lunch and learning about food safety.
Jan 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nasal injections could treat long-term COVID-19–related smell loss
Early in the pandemic, when people with COVID-19 began reporting that they lost their sense of smell, Zara Patel, MD, figured as much. A professor of otolaryngology at Stanford Medicine, Patel has, for years, studied loss ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Should egg donation be legalized in Switzerland?
In 2021, the Science, Education and Culture Committee of the Swiss National Council submitted a motion to legalize egg donation for married couples. The motion brought the discussion of an emotional topic into the political ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Immunology
Re-examining antibodies' role in childhood allergies
The presence of food-specific IgA antibodies in the gut does not prevent peanut or egg allergies from developing in children, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Translational Medicine.
Dec 2, 2022
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Health
Egg shortage: A nutritionist on the best egg alternatives
Eggs are currently in short supply, with shops and supermarkets limiting their sales. The main cause of this shortage has been blamed on the avian (bird) flu which has risen to a record number of cases. However, egg producers ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women are often told their fertility 'falls off a cliff' at 35, but is that right?
It's a fact women's fertility declines as they age. But the common description of fertility decline after age 35 as a "cliff" is more anxiety-provoking than factual.
Nov 30, 2022
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