Scientists at Edinburgh University have found that the chemotherapy drug, etoposide, given to pregnant cancer patients can damage the development of ovary tissue in mice.

The team studied the effects of etoposide treatment and said further research is needed to assess whether the drug has similar effects on human tissue.

Professor Adam Balen, Chair of […]

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A draft menopause quality standard is now available on the NICE website for consultation. The consultation period starts today, 5th August, and finishes at 5pm on 2nd September. NICE greatly value […]

Researchers at the University of Nottingham collected semen from between 42 and 97 stud dogs every year over 26 years at an assistance dogs breeding centre. Semen samples were then analysed to assess the percentage of sperm that appeared normal and had the expected pattern of motility.

Sperm motility declined by 2.5% per year between […]