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A couple did IVF to avoid passing a cancer gene to their child. They say the clinic transferred the wrong embryo, and now the baby may eventually need stomach-removal surgery and may develop cancer.
A lawsuit says that an embryo with a cancer gene was mistakenly transferred during IVF, and the bab…
Jane Ridley
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This Start-up Provides Genetic Screening For Newborns, Adults; To Raise Series A Funding In 2-3 Months
As for newborn screening, parents get the kit as soon as they register and after the birth of the b…
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
One ticket, two days, more than 50 insightful speakers, and over 600 executives: Business Insider's…
Christian Edwards,Christian E…
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My dad's frontotemporal dementia left me traumatized. Genetic testing revealed I have a 99% chance of developing FTD too.
My dad's frontotemporal dementia diagnosis came at 38. Genetic tests show I'll likely develop FTD t…
Kelly Burch
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Here's The Real Reason People Gain Weight - And How To Avoid It
All that said, if you are trying to lose weight, don't despair. A good first step? Talk to your doc…
Lauren F Friedman
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After conceiving my kids through IVF, I donated my 7 remaining embryos. I can't believe how fulfilling it feels.
After a miscarriage and struggles to conceive, a couple had two kids through IVF. They decided to d…
Kelly Burch
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Having sex and reproducing in space comes with serious scientific and ethical problems. We may need to create a new species of human to make it work.
Science fiction authors have wrestled with this idea. In "The Expanse," authors Daniel Abraham and …
Kevin Loria
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A family just welcomed the first girl in the husband's lineage after a 138-year boy streak. The case shows how much we don't understand about reproduction.
A girl hadn't been born into the Clark family since 1885. The case shows how little we know about w…
Kelly Burch
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What is a stutter? The science behind Joe Biden's speech disorder and how it's treated
In February, Presidential candidate Joe Biden opened up about his lifelong stutter during a CNN tow…
Canela López
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Writer Joyce Carol Oates is facing backlash after accusing Anderson Cooper of erasing the surrogate from his son's birth announcement
"You'd think that somehow dear Anderson was both father & mother," the author tweeted in response t…
Margot Harris
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From suicide prevention to genetic testing, there's a widening disconnect between Silicon Valley health-tech and outside experts who see red flags
Take Juul, which is now the top seller of e-cigarettes in the US. When the San Francisco company la…
Erin Brodwin
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Writer Joyce Carol Oates is facing backlash after accusing Anderson Cooper of erasing the surrogate from his son's birth announcement
"You'd think that somehow dear Anderson was both father & mother," the author tweeted in response t…
Margot Harris
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Meghan Markle turns 40 this year, making her pregnancy 'high risk.' Here's how age really affects childbirth.
Meghan Markle is pregnant at 39, considered "advanced maternal age" in medicine. Older pregnancies …
Anna Medaris Miller
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How to recognize signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder in children
Bipolar disorder in children has similar symptoms to ADHD and major depression which often leads to…
Sarah Fielding
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When I was 26, I used IVF to have twins. 20 years later, I used a frozen embryo from the same batch to conceive my last baby.
After doing IVF for her twins, Staci McNicholl kept frozen embryos for years. Twenty years later, s…
Kelly Burch
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All my children were born not breathing, and 2 didn't survive birth. I buried myself in work to avoid my grief and it backfired.
Two of Mark Hopkins' children were stillborn, and one had a traumatic birth. It took him years befo…
Nicola Prentis
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Inside the fight between my small Iowa hometown and a $12 billion utility over smart meters and the radiation that some residents call 'poison'
Fairfield is not like other Iowa towns. It's home to thousands of meditators, and many of them are …
Benji Jones
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If you feel so awkward around people you avoid going out with friends, you may have social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder is a mental health condition and notably different from just being shy. Get…
Cassandra Miasnikov,Aaron Ste…
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If you feel so awkward around people you avoid going out with friends, you may have social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder is a mental health condition and notably different from just being shy. Get…
Cassandra Miasnikov,Aaron Ste…
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My sister has Borderline Personality Disorder, and a decade after her diagnosis, I still struggle to make a relationship work
"To add fuel to an already complicated fire, she developed aggressive Hodgkin Lymphoma at age 22, a…