Story type: Discovery
Restoring men’s fertility after cancer
A tragic side-effect of chemotherapy might soon be a thing of the past, with researchers uncovering a vital pathway to restoring men’s fertility after cancer.… Read more
Concerns eased over ICSI male infertility
Fertility concerns have eased among the children of IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), with new research showing little or no difference in male fertility levels among men born from ICSI.… Read more
Putting the brakes on bowel cancer
For clinicians, detecting cancer is a victory in itself, but stopping its spread is crucial to a successful outcome.… Read more
Finding answers to the causes of male infertility
Better understanding of the immune system, from how it protects itself from invaders to the ways it can sabotage itself, has brought enormous benefits to humanity. And, a world-first sighting of ‘sneaky’ sperm particles outside their usual ‘home’… Read more
Treatment hope for premature babies
A treatment offering hope to parents of very premature babies is showing great promise, in the first worldwide stocktake of research into umbilical cord blood stem cells.… Read more
Chronic lung disease treatment hits speed bump
A promising avenue of research into chronic lung disease treatment has hit a speed bump, with new research showing that 3D manufacturing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may not be the panacea that was hoped.… Read more
Never stop asking – hope for pancreatic cancer patients
Pancreatic cancer is predicted to be the second leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030. While other cancer survival rates are improving, pancreatic cancer has been virtually unchanged for four decades.… Read more
Helping women with endometriosis
Some scientific discoveries have the power to prevent years of pain and suffering. Professor Caroline Gargett and her team are within reach of making that dream a reality for millions of women.… Read more
Pelvic organ prolapse prevention and cure
They say prevention is better than cure, but when it comes to pelvic organ prolapse, the specialists at Hudson Institute of Medical Research are taking them equally seriously.… Read more
Finding a cause of high blood pressure
After watching her father struggle with hypertension (high blood pressure) for decades, endocrinologist Dr Jun Yang found he had a hormonal condition called primary aldosteronism (PA).… Read more