If you’re trying to conceive, the more data you can get the better right? A new first-of-its-kind at-home fertility test allows you to track your fertility moment by moment Before having her first child Charlie, Sarah Shakib had been trying to get pregnant for nine months. ‘I got really stressed about it because I was… Read More »
How will screening for intelligence affect parents’ decisions?ERproductions Ltd/Getty By Clare Wilson THE prospect of creating intelligent designer babies has been the subject of ethical debate for decades, but we have lacked the ability to actually do it. That may now change, thanks to a new method of testing an embryo’s genes that could soon… Read More »
Now it is hoped use of the test will mean drugs can be given to those who develop the condition early enough to make a difference. Separate studies by teams in the US and Israel have studied the retina – a layer of tissue at the back of the eyeball. The retina is connected to… Read More »
Clinical lab and life science services company LabCorp has signaled its latest consumer-focused shift with the announcement of a self-administered wellness test and online results portal. Called Pixel by LabCorp, the testing platform is ordered online by consumers, reviewed by a board-certified physician and then delivered to the consumer within a few days. After collecting… Read More »
Around a billion people globally and some 10 million Brits aren’t getting enough vitamin D, yet according to new research nearly nine in ten of us have never tested their levels – here are the signs you need one It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, sunshine is becoming a distant… Read More »