NPR UK Fertility Clinics Can Now Apply For Licenses To Create 3-Parent BabiesNPRThe United Kingdom’s fertility regulator has put its seal of approval on the “cautious use” of techniques to create a baby from the DNA of three people. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, or HFEA, announced Thursday that it will now …Three-Parent IVF … Read more
BT.com MRI Helps Assess Fetal Brain Abnormalities: StudyU.S. News & World ReportTHURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A follow-up MRI scan after a mid-pregnancy ultrasound could help improve diagnosis of a possible fetal brain abnormality, a new British study reports. Women selected for this study had undergone an …MRI scans in pregnancy improve diagnosis of … Read more
New York Times ‘It’s Like a Miracle’: Woman Gives Birth Using Ovary Frozen Since ChildhoodNew York TimesMoaza al-Matrooshi with her husband, Ahmed, and their newborn son. Doctors said the birth could pave the way for restoring fertility to women who suffer cancer and other illnesses at an early age. Credit Joe Miles/Agence France-Presse — Getty … Read more
New York Times Scientists Say the Clock of Aging May Be ReversibleNew York TimesImpaired muscle repair in mice, left, compared with improved muscle regeneration seen after reprogramming. Credit The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. At the Salk Institute in La Jolla, Calif., scientists are trying to get time to run backward …Aging May Be Reversible: … Read more
WLS-TV Separated twins, Jadon and Anias McDonald, move to rehab after emotional hospital farewellWLS-TVJadon and Anias McDonald, the twins born joined at the head whose separation surgery captivated millions around the world, were gently placed in a red wagon. (WLS). CNN. Thursday, December 15, 2016 09:54AM. NEW YORK –. Jadon and Anias …Successfully separated conjoined twins … Read more
Business Insider The 9 countries with the most draconian abortion laws in the worldBusiness InsiderTexas Abortion clinic protest In this July 12, 2013 file photo, anti-abortion rights supporter Katherine Aguilar holds a crucifix and prays while opponents and supporters of abortion rights gather in the State Capitol rotunda in Austin, Texas. A new …Denying Abortion … Read more
Los Angeles Times Depression symptoms are common among active airline pilots, international survey revealsLos Angeles TimesBehind the self-confident gait, the friendly greeting and the air of superb competence, as many as 13% of the nation’s commercial airline pilots may be suffering from depression, and roughly 1 in 25 report they’ve had suicidal thoughts in the … Read more
The Cannabist Fed survey: No increase in teen marijuana use for third year in rowThe CannabistThe survey’s third full year of data since the first recreational pot shops opened in 2014 shows that changing attitudes toward marijuana appear to have little effect on teens’ inclinations to use the drug. Pictured: A marijuana plant is displayed … Read more
New York Times Pregnant Women Warned to Avoid Brownsville, Tex., Because of ZikaNew York TimesA festival in Brownsville, Tex., in 2015. At least five cases of the Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes have been reported there in the last few weeks. Credit Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times. Federal health officials warned pregnant women … Read more
New York Times Obama Bars States From Denying Federal Money to Planned ParenthoodNew York TimesPresident Obama on Tuesday. The administration on Wednesday issued a rule requiring that state and local governments distribute federal family-planning funds to qualified health providers. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times. WASHINGTON — Mindful of …Obama bars states from pulling Planned Parenthood … Read more