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The efficacy of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) has been one of the most hotly disputed subjects in assisted reproduction over the past few years. None of the trials carried out so far has shown conclusively whether it works or not. Now the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Task Force on PGS has decided to try to find out if a novel method of doing PGS using polar body biopsy and chromosome array analysis offers a possible solution.
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July 1, 2009 9:30am – Noon Caspary Auditorium Rockefeller University The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation International Prize Program will celebrate its tenth anniversary on July 1, 2009, with an event to be held at Rockefeller University in New York City. The 2009 Gruber Genetics Prize and Neuroscience Prize recipients will be announced live at the event, which will also include a symposium entitled DNA, the Brain, and Society.
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The Stowers Institute’s Xie Lab has revealed how the BAM protein affects germline stem cell differentiation and how it is involved in regulating the quality of stem cells through intercellular competition. The work was published by PNAS Early Edition. Maintaining the proper balance between stem cell self-renewal and differentiation is critical for normal homeostasis. An imbalance between the two can lead to tissue degeneration and to the development of tumors.
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MONDAY, June 29 — Treatment with interferon gamma-1b (Ifn-g1b) does not improve survival in people with a fatal lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a study that was halted early after no benefit to participants was…

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MONDAY, June 29 — With a worldwide pandemic under way and more than a million Americans sickened by the new swine flu, the special nature of this disease is becoming better understood.
Several articles published online Monday by the New England…

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MONDAY, June 29 — Countries that received the most airline passengers from Mexico this spring were the most likely to see H1N1 swine flu infection, new research says.
The finding confirms that tracking global flight patterns to determine where an…

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MONDAY, June 29 — Two new studies show that problems with the mind can play a significant role in problems of the heart.
One study found that anxiety and depression can increase the incidence of angina, the chest pain that sends many people to the…

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MONDAY, June 29 — Occasional hikes in blood pressure that can happen in a doctor’s office, or elsewhere in everyday life, can raise the risk for more sustained high blood pressure, a new study finds.
Researchers looked at so-called “white-coat”…

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MONDAY, June 29 — If you want to help children develop language and speech skills, UCLA researchers say, listening to what they have to say is just as important as talking to them.
The effect of a conversation between a child and an adult is about…

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MONDAY, June 29 — Each year, more than 47,000 elderly Americans are treated at hospital emergency departments for injuries from falls that involve walkers and canes, according to a federal government study released Monday.
That works out to average…

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