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Scientists Make Sperm From Stem Cells, See No ‘Human in a Dish’

Scientists created human sperm from stem cells for the first time in a bid to better understand the causes of male infertility.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aKQDokHxjfw8

Adult stem cells may aid the infertile

UCLA researchers have reprogrammed a special class of adult stem cells to become the precursor cells of human eggs and sperm, suggesting a way for infertile couples to conceive a child using their own DNA in the future.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/01/adult-stem-cell.html

Cumulative Live-Birth Rates after In Vitro Fertilization

Background Outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment are traditionally reported as pregnancies per IVF cycle. However, a couple\'s primary concern is the chance of a live birth over an entire treatment course.
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/360/3/236

Gene Therapy Prevents Blindness In An Animal Model Of Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Scientists have created an animal model suitable for testing and validating gene therapies for treatment of a common mitochondrial dysfunction that causes loss of vision.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080904144825.htm

New Guidelines For Elective Single Embryo Transfer In IVF Treatment

The British Fertility Society (BFS) and the Association of Clinical Embryologists (ACE) have issued new guidelines in the journal Human Fertility to help UK clinics introduce an elective single embryo transfer (eSET) policy for IVF treatment. The release of these guidelines coincides with the BFS Summer College 2008, taking place on 2-5 September in Liverpool
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com:80/articles/120059.php

Infertility treatment breakthrough

A breakthrough by New Zealand researchers could change the way infertility is treated. Scientists at Otago University have shown for the first time the crucial ovulation-triggering role of a small protein molecule in the brain called kisspeptin.
http://www.skynews.com.au:80/health/article.aspx?id=264141

Insulin-Producing Cells Created Directly from Other Adult Cells

Mature pancreatic cells in live diabetic mice were reprogrammed in vivo into insulin-producing beta cells without an intermediate conversion to stem cells, researchers here said.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/StemCellResearch/tb/10681

Fertility treatments induce gene mutations

The use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or another assisted fertility technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to conceive appears to increase the odds of Y-chromosome defects or \"microdeletions\" in male offspring, Chinese researchers report.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL76324620080827

Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration

Scientists from the United States and China have identified the first gene directly associated with the onset of severe \"dry\" macular degeneration, one of two forms of age-related macular degeneration that currently threatens the vision of up to nine million older Americans.
http://health.usnews.com:80/articles/health/healthday/2008/08/27/gene-linked-to-dry-macular-degenera

Gene therapy may restore hearing

Gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans too, US scientists suggest. An Oregon team discovered gene transfer produced functioning hair cells that are essential for the inner ear to interpret sounds, Nature reports.
http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/2/hi/health/7582640.stm