Why more women are having babies at 50 and beyond
Being a trailblazer is familiar territory for Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. She was the first disabled vet to serve in Congress, the first...
Breakthrough as scientists grow sheep embryos containing human cells
Growing human organs inside other animals has taken another step away from science-fiction, with researchers announcing they have grown...
Inflammation in testes could explain link between obesity and reduced fertility
A new study sheds light on how obesity may contribute to male infertility. Published in open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology, the...
Lab-grown eggs could pave way towards new fertility treatments
Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory, in a move that could lead to improved fertility treatments. Scientists have grown egg...
New CRISPR method efficiently corrects Duchenne muscular dystrophy defect in heart tissue
Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause...
2nd man has gene editing; therapy has no safety flags so far
A second patient has been treated in a historic gene editing study in California, and no major side effects or safety issues have emerged...
As many as 1 in 20 US kids harmed by alcohol in the womb, study says
More children have been affected by drinking during pregnancy than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the...
Scientists Just Cloned Monkeys. Humans Could Be Next.
Since the birth of Dolly the sheep in 1996, scientists across the globe have used the same technique to clone nearly two dozen other...
