First British Baby Born Using 'Musical IVF'

Freddie is the first British child born using musical IVF, in which the egg is played songs from Michael Jackson to Nirvana to help with the fertilisation process

The first British baby has been born using music-assisted fertility treatment.

Study Ties Chemical BPA...

Study Ties Chemical BPA to Possible Miscarriage Risk

New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings, might raise the risk of miscarriage in women prone to that problem or having trouble getting pregnant.

This Surgery for Colon Cancer...

This Surgery for Colon Cancer May Benefit Seniors

Patients who had the less-invasive procedure were less likely to need nursing home care, study finds

Seniors who have minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer are much less likely to end up in a nursing home after being discharged from the hospital than those who have open surgery, a new study finds.

One expert not connected to the research said the study adds valuable information for patients.

Scientists Find Simple 'Scratch' Technique Improves...

Scientists Find Simple 'Scratch' Technique Improves IVF Treatment Success

A simple 15-minute procedure costing less than £100 has been shown to nearly double the success rate of IVF treatment, a new study has disclosed.

Hormone Therapy Won't Prevent...

Hormone Therapy Won't Prevent Disease After Menopause: Analysis

But follow-up research shows that short-term use for hot flashes remains an option

No good evidence supports using hormone replacement therapy after menopause to prevent heart disease or other chronic ills, but short-term use for hot flashes should be an option.

That's the conclusion of the latest analysis of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a group of major U.S. trials set up to test use of hormone replacement therapy for preventing chronic diseases in healthy, older women.

Researcher Finds Biological Risk Factor...

Researcher Finds Biological Risk Factor Underlying Obesity-related Cancers

Being overweight or obese is known to be associated with an array of health issues, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. But obesity and poor nutrition can also lead to another lesser known, yet very serious, health outcome: cancer.

Australian Woman Pregnant...

Australian Woman Pregnant After Pioneering Ovarian Transplant

An Australian woman is pregnant after undergoing a pioneering operation in which ovarian tissue was transplanted into her abdomen.

Induced Labour 'Linked to Autism'

Children whose mothers needed drugs to start giving birth are slightly more likely to have autism, US researchers say.

A study of 625,000 children, published in JAMA Pediatrics, showed the autism link was stronger in boys.

Scientists have called for more research to explain the difference as it is not clear why there would be a link.

Doctors said inducing labour was safe, necessary and could save a baby's life.

UK Government Backs Three-person IVF

The UK looks set to become the first country to allow the creation of babies using DNA from three people, after the government backed the IVF technique.

It will produce draft regulations later this year and the procedure could be offered within two years.

Antidepressants 'Could be Risk to Unborn Babies'

The risk posed by some popular antidepressants in early pregnancy is not worth taking for women with mild to moderate depression, an expert has warned.

Professor Stephen Pilling says evidence suggests SSRIs can double the risk of a child being born with a heart defect.