Oct 30, 2017 By: ASRM Origin: ASRM Press Release HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE’S 2017 SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS & EXPO San Antonio, TX- Today at the Scientific Congress and Expo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Dr. Dieter Egli and his team from Columbia University announced that they had used CRISPR/CAS9 to edit mutations in haploid human embryonic stem cells. Treating haploid embryonic … [Read more...]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/08/23/does-talcum-powder-cause-ovarian-cancer-experts-are-divided/?utm_term=.402f82871e6f By Laurie McGinley August 25 at 5:10 PM (Washington Post) Does talcum powder cause ovarian cancer? A Los Angeles jury thinks so. This week it ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to 63-year-old Eva Echeverria. She blamed her terminal illness on Johnson's Baby Powder, which she … [Read more...]

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/08/b12-energy/537654/ JAMES HAMBLIN, AUG 25, 2017 Energy. If you’re not taking vitamin B12, forget about having energy. As The Dr. Oz Show has recommended, “End your energy crisis with Vitamin B12.” The nice thing about sublingual pills is “you don’t need a doctor, you don’t need a prescription.” And don’t get me started on metabolism. If you want to “supercharge your metabolism and … [Read more...]

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1707107   Alternative Science and Human Reproduction R. Alta Charo, J.D. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:309-311July 27, 2017DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1707107 Interview with Prof. R. Alta Charo on recent Trump administration appointees and the implications of alternative science for women’s health. (10:44) Human reproduction has become the victim of alternative science, rife with … [Read more...]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/02/deadly-gene-mutations-removed-from-human-embryos-in-landmark-study   Deadly gene mutations removed from human embryos in landmark study Groundbreaking project corrects faulty DNA linked to fatal heart condition and raises hopes for parents who risk passing on genetic diseases  A human egg seen through a microscope. In the study, … [Read more...]