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Research on Fetal Tissue Draws Renewed Political, Scientific Scrutiny

Research involving fetal tissue has come under renewed public scrutiny recently because of a series of videos involving the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The president of the organization, Cecile Richards, is slated to testify before a House committee Tuesday, even as some members of Congress try to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood, and some states try to restrict research involving fetal tissue.
Goldstein insists such research is invaluable. For his Alzheimer’s experiments, for example, he’s using cells from the brains of fetuses to look for drugs that could protect neurons from that devastating disease.

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Hormonal Therapy May Prevent Ovarian Failure and Preserve Fertility in Breast Cancer

Young women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer may be more likely to remain fertile if they also receive hormonal treatment, according to new research presented to the 2015 European Cancer Congress on Monday and published simultaneously in Annals of Oncology.

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Multiple-Birth Rates Lower With Letrozole Than Gonadotropin

Ovarian stimulation with letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, results in significantly fewer multiple gestations compared with gonadotropin among couples with unexplained infertility, according to a large-scale randomized trial. However, the rate of multiple gestations was not significantly different between letrozole and clomiphene, researchers report in an article published in the September 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.