2 h. ago New specialist clinic aims to give better access to advanced genetic testing

It comes as scores of people in the region face travel to Great Britain in hopes of finding a diagnosis.

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5 h. ago Seb Coe says genetic testing of female athletes almost complete ahead of World Championships

The World Athletics Championships start on Saturday

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7 d. ago Boxer tells of ‘heartbreak’ as late sex tests see her barred from World Amateur Championships

Nigeria’s Blessing Oraekwe apparently missed a deadline for a new genetic sex test

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8 d. ago France’s female boxers are banned from world championships due to genetic sex test delay

French federation calls exclusion ‘a profound injustice’World Boxing insists it warned all competitors of policyFrench female boxers have been barred from competing at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French boxing federation (FFBoxe) said was incompatible with French law.World Boxing, which issued a list of competitors for Thursday’s opening rounds with no French entrants included, said it would not comment on individual cases but added it had warned all federations of the policy. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago French female boxers barred from World Championships over sex testing issue

The genetic sex test imposed by World Boxing is incompatible with French law, says the French Boxing Federation

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9 d. ago Imane Khelif ‘has right to appeal’ over gender tests but will miss world championships

Olympic boxing body stands firm over new testing rules Gold medalist has appealed to Cas over eligibility barImane Khelif has the right to appeal against World Boxing’s decision barring her from events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing but the Algerian has not entered the world championships in Liverpool, World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst has said.World Boxing, which will oversee boxing in the 2028 Olympics, introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions in May, less than a year after Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won gold in Paris amid a gender-eligibility row. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Imane Khelif launches appeal in bid to overturn ban over genetic sex testing

MIKE KEEGAN: The 26-year-old has taken her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in a bid to overturn the ban, and wants to be permitted to box without being tested.

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1 week ago Adam Idah breaks Celtic exit silence with major 'end goal' revelation

Ireland striker completes move back to English Championship

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1 week ago Imane Khelif appeals to Cas over World Boxing’s genetic sex test decision

World Boxing wants competitors to take testKhelif won Olympic welterweight gold in ParisImane Khelif has appealed to the court of arbitration for sport over World Boxing’s decision to bar the 26-year-old from its events without a preliminary genetic sex test.A court statement said an appeal was filed by Khelif on 5 August seeking to overturn a decision by World Boxing blocking the Algerian’s participation in the Box Cup in Eindhoven or any World Boxing event until a genetic sex test had taken place. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Imane Khelif appeals against World Boxing’s ban over genetic sex testing

Khelif was blocked from participating in any World Boxing event until she had undergone genetic sex testing

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2 w. ago Genetic testing on IVF embryos could help women over the age of 35 conceive sooner, trial finds

Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) - which is not currently offered on the NHS - screens embryos for the correct number of chromosomes, 46.

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2 w. ago Genetic tests on IVF embryos ‘could help women over 35 conceive faster’

It could also ‘help reduce the emotional toll’ of repeated IVF cycles by slashing the risk of unsuccessful implantation and miscarriages.

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3 w. ago Blood matching test to be offered to patients with rare conditions

About 300 people will be eligible for the test, which uses genetics to get detailed blood group information.

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3 w. ago 10 House Democrats ask NCAA about plans to protect women as ways to pay college athletes increase

Ten Democratic U.S. House members have asked the NCAA about its plans to protect female athletes' interests

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4 w. ago Manchester United midfielder completes transfer to Championship club

Ruben Amorim decided to send Toby Collyer on loan this summer and the youngster has completed a move away.

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last month Tech execs are paying top dollar to breed smarter babies, report claims

Silicon Valley tech execs are reportedly paying up to $50,000 for a new genetic-testing service that promises to screen embryos for IQ

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