Babble Wrap: Stem Cell Discovery Raises Hopes Of Restoring Female Fertility

Stem Cell Discovery Raises Hopes Of Restoring Female Fertility
The theory that women are born with all the eggs they will ever have has been challenged by research that could raise the prospect of restoring female fertility and reversing the menopause. Times Online

Mel Gibson Goes To Divorce Court
Not even the “traditionalist” Catholics can keep it together! Mel Gibson’s wife Robyn has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Married in 1980, the couple has seven children together and millions of Passion-of-the-Christ dollars. Defamer Australia

Can Children With Downs Syndrome Be Independent
It’s an uncertain future for this generation of children with Down’s Syndrome, who are now outliving their parents. Times Online

Father Charged With Hiring Hitmen To Kill Mini-Skirt-Wearing Daughter
An Azeri immigrant in Russia’s northern city of Saint Petersburg has been charged with hiring hit men to kill his 21-year-old daughter for wearing a mini-skirt, police say. SMH

Man Taunted Child With Rape In Attempted Abduction
A man taunted his nine-year-old victim, threatening to rape her, as she cowered in bushes during a terrifying, violent abduction attempt. Daily Telegraph

Is Your Career Making You Infertile
Go-getting women with highpowered jobs and salaries to match might appear to have it all. But results of a new study suggest that, unwittingly, these twenty and thirtysomethings are reducing their chances of having children by doggedly pursuing demanding careers.Times Online

Britain Is Scared Of Its Children
Britain is in danger of becoming a society that is scared of its own children, shadow home secretary Chris Grayling will warn today. Telegraph

Pollution Blamed For Reducing Birth Weights
The air women breathe during pregnancy may damage the lifelong health of their babies, researchers have found. Independent

Isla Fisher Too Busy To Marry
Hollywood’s comedy couple are too busy to tie the knot. Isla Fisher is still in the throes of planning her wedding to Sacha Baron Cohen but there are continued rumours in Hollywood that the date has been pushed back because of the couple’s professional commitments. SMH