UK to screen embryos for cancer gene
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Screening human embryos for a rare genetic condition leading to bowel cancer in order to select embryos lacking the pre-disposition has been given the go-ahead in the UK.
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Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has said it will allow doctors to screen test tube embryos for an inherited form of cancer.
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San Diego scientists have identified a protein in embryonic stem cells that helps weed out mutations as the cells proliferate. Its action may protect a developing embryo from DNA damage that could lead to cancer later in life.
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Cancer patients should be offered free fertility treatment on the NHS to enable them to store frozen sperm or eggs and have children one day in the future, leading medical institutions say today
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Screening embryos for chromosomal defects, a fast-growing practice aimed at helping older women to have a baby, in fact reduces the chance of a successful pregnancy, doctors reported here on Wednesday.
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British authorities on Thursday approved scientists' use of animal eggs to create human stem cells, a ruling that will boost the supply of stem cells for research.
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Leading scientists make final plea for the right to create the first animal-human embryos to help advance understanding of genetic diseases.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of  embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up  research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for  cures to a range of diseases.
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[Health India]: London, Oct 17: Scientists at the Cancer Research UK Unit in Cambridge have developed a computer program called Boadicea which can work out women&#39;s chance of getting breast and ovarian cancer.
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Two genes may identify who will respond to a breast cancer chemotherapy treatment, research suggests.
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British regulators will decide on  Wednesday whether to permit the creation of hybrid human-animal  embryos for research into illnesses such as Parkinson&#39;s, Motor  Neurone Disease and Alzheimer&#39;s.
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A County Down couple get the go-ahead to begin embryo screening treatment which could save their son's life.
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British scientists launched an  investigation on Monday into the feasibility of designing  medicines based on a patient's genetic make-up.
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Science & environment: Research is step towards goal of creating supplies of embryonic stem cells genetically matched to patients
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More evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur could aid doctors and patients in deciding when to use chemotherapy.
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New findings add to the evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur, giving valuable guidance to doctors and patients about whether potentially toxic chemotherapy