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The Guardian view on stem cells and embryos: creating life’s likeness in a lab

Editorial: New technology raises hopes and ethical dilemmas. Society will have to work out what it thinks

The Guardian - UK

Model embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancy

Exclusive: Scientists used stem cells to create the structures, which were unable to develop into a foetus

The Guardian - UK

Alzheimer’s May Begin In Womb, New Research Shows

Abnormalities in brain development could lay the foundations for the memory-robbing illness, say scientists.

Zenger

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Scientists have created embryo models from stem cells – it could help us better understand infertility and miscarriage

Scientists recently announced that they have developed embryo models using just stem cells. No sperm or egg cells (oocytes) were involved.

The Conversation

Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries

Researchers have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, according to media reports. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova.

The Conversation

‘Synthetic’ human embryos created without eggs or sperm

The work falls outside current UK legislation and raises ethical and legal issues.

The Independent UK

Why does hair turn gray?

Hair grays because pigment-producing cells get stuck within the hair follicle, research suggests.

LiveScience

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Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth’s crust. Exposure to arsenic, often through contaminated food and water, is associated with various negative health effects, including cancer.

The Conversation

Umbilical cord: Why should parents save it?

Parents should save the cord blood of the new born babies because of the immense health benefits and potential it carries.

The Times of India

US child cancer patient ‘overwhelmed’ meeting Yorkshire donor who saved his life

James Benzel cried and hugged his donor, Luke Bugdol, when they met for the first time at DKMS’ annual London gala on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Researchers target stem cells in human stomach to treat diabetes

A potential strategy for treating diabetes uses stem cells from the human stomach to create cells that release insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Belfast man talks of how he beat cancer and found love on a hospital ward

Harry's sister brought him stem cells and a flat mate who he fell in love with

Belfast Live

'Benjamin Button' cell reverse ageing technique used in Parkinson's research

The doctor leading the study is hopeful the research will lead to a cure for Parkinson's

Wales Online

SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut mission will grow 1st stem cells in space

The Ax-2 mission will test the effect of microgravity in space on the growth of stem cells.

Space

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Cutting-Edge Tech Could Enable Same-Sex Couples to Have Biological Children

If tests in animals work out, new tech could help same-sex couples to have biological children.

Dynamite News

Research: Stuck stem cells are connected to ageing of hair

Based on a recent study, specific stem cells can travel between growth compartments in hair follicles with a special aptitude, but as people age, they become trapped and lose the capacity to mature and preserve hair colour. Read further on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

Scientists figure out why our hair turns grey - and may know how to 'reverse ageing'

The American study suggests stem cells may get "stuck" as hair grows older and therefore lose their ability to mature and maintain hair colour, turning your barnet grey over time

WEKU

Is gray hair reversible? A new study digs into the root cause of aging scalps

A team of researchers from NYU spent two years plucking away mice hair to watch what happened when it grew back. They noticed a stem cell malfunction that may explain your silver strands.

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Irish Mirror

Way to stop hair going grey could finally have been found by researchers

Grey hair could be a thing of the past thanks to this study

Daily Mirror

Way of stopping hair going grey could have FINALLY been found

Researchers in the US have found that certain stem cells have the unique ability to move between growth compartments in hair follicles

The Guardian - UK

Scientists may have discovered why hair turns grey

Results of stem cell research could lead to treatment that halts or reverses the process

The Independent UK

Scientists think they’ve finally found the cure for telltale sign of ageing

The tell-tale sign of ageing is something that many have tried to hide for generations

The Independent UK

Stem cells that ‘get stuck’ may be the reason hair turns grey as people age

Scientists said the research in mice could lead to ways of preventing or reversing the greying of human hair.

Wales Online

Way of stopping hair from going grey may finally have been discovered

'It presents a potential pathway for reversing or preventing the greying of human hair'

Tribune News Service

Two dads, one baby? Gene technique works in mice

For the first time in history, scientists have created mice with two dads, foretelling a day when same-sex couples may be able to have biological children of their own.

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