Fertility News
December 23, 2024
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Dec. 19, 2024 Researchers have studied placental genes to explore how Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) affects a child's development. Differences showed up between pregnancies from frozen and fresh embryo ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Infertility affects an estimated 186 million people worldwide, with fallopian tube obstruction contributing to 11%-67% of female infertility cases. Researchers have developed an innovative solution ...
Dec. 13, 2024 A new review reveals how your DNA shapes reproductive health, fertility, and even life ...
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Dec. 4, 2024 Researchers have identified Nr1h2, a critical transcription factor essential for early embryo development. Their findings enhance our understanding ...
Nov. 25, 2024 Women who suffer severe complications during their first pregnancy or delivery are less inclined to have more babies, a study reports. Given the recent steady decline in birth rate in Sweden, the ...
Oct. 25, 2024 Drosophila is one of the most thoroughly studied lab animals -- with the exception of the female reproductive tract. Now a team of biologists has taken the first deep look at the Drosophila uterus ...
Oct. 16, 2024 Researchers have mapped how small RNA molecules, such as the recently Nobel Prize-awarded microRNAs, control cell development in the human embryo during the first days after fertilization. The ...
Oct. 11, 2024 Researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study shows that high proportion of father's ...
Oct. 7, 2024 New study shows that the lengths of menstrual cycles, follicular phases (before egg release) and luteal phases (after ovulation) are all variable. The luteal phase is importantly more variable than ...
Sep. 27, 2024 The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Researchers have developed an innovative technique to rejuvenate aged oocytes, or immature egg cells, to boost their quality, paving the way for improved outcomes for in-vitro fertilization. This ...
Sep. 18, 2024 A team fhas uncovered a new mechanism that could revolutionize infertility care by promoting embryo implantation. The discovery focuses on ...
Sep. 17, 2024 Scientists have discovered a novel way to lengthen the 'healthspan' of a women's ovaries -- improving maintenance of the ovaries and preventing key age-related changes in ovarian function. ...
Earlier Headlines
Sep. 11, 2024 The team first looked at variation in data from genetic sequencing of 106,973 post-menopausal female participants in the UK Biobank study. Researchers focused on rare types of genetic changes which ...
Sep. 11, 2024 A new study reveals that stress-induced changes in sperm motility occur after a stressful event, rather than during it and improves sperm performance. The discovery is essential in understanding how ...
Sep. 10, 2024 Women who are being treated for asthma are more likely to miscarry and need fertility treatment to get pregnant, according to a large study. However, the study also suggests that most women with ...
Aug. 21, 2024 Known risks from assisted reproductive technology and early placenta separation combine for a larger overall preterm delivery ...
July 25, 2024 Who we choose as a partner depends in part on who we find attractive on the outside. Scientists have long wondered whether potential partners can also sense a woman's fertility, for example ...
July 16, 2024 A new report highlights a troubling trend: while global adolescent fertility rates have significantly declined, sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing an increase in teen births. This region's share ...
July 15, 2024 Despite treatment-related fertility challenges, female patients can become pregnant and give birth to healthy children after undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), ...
June 27, 2024 Children conceived by using egg or sperm donors have the same well-being outcomes as non-donor conceived ...
June 24, 2024 An unexpectedly versatile and regenerative stem cell in early embryos may be key to creating new effective fertility treatments, suggests a new study in ...
June 14, 2024 Researchers have consistently shown that prenatal exposure to Di (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate harms the reproductive system in male mice and causes fertility defects. In a new study, scientists have shown ...
May 31, 2024 A new study using stem cell-based models has shed new light on how the human embryo begins to develop, which could one day benefit the development of fertility ...
May 23, 2024 New research has encouraging news for young women who have survived breast cancer and want to have children. The study, which tracked nearly 200 young women treated for breast cancer, found that the ...
May 23, 2024 Researchers show in animal models that a novel, non-hormonal sperm-specific approach offers a promising option for reversible human male ...
May 21, 2024 Researchers are reporting new findings that demonstrate a link between exposure to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in males and health issues in their ...
May 15, 2024 Researchers tie infertility treatment to a particular risk for hypertensive ...
May 1, 2024 Researchers have identified a novel Heat Shock Factor (HSF), designated as HSF5, which plays a crucial role in the completion of meiosis and the activation of genes essential for sperm formation. ...
Apr. 9, 2024 A new expert consensus statement aims to improve endometriosis evaluation. Endometriosis is a common condition with substantial diagnostic delay, leading patients to experience pain, infertility, ...
Apr. 8, 2024 A study suggests families with infertile male relatives may face elevated cancer risks. Tapping into genetic data, families could help personalize cancer risk ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Researchers have shed light on the proteins controlling the development of ovaries in mice before and after birth. This could lead to a better understanding of how female infertility ...
Mar. 14, 2024 After the egg has been fertilized by a sperm, the surrounding egg coat tightens, mechanically preventing the entry of additional sperm and the ensuing death of the embryo, a new study finds. The work ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Genes With Strong Impact on Menopause Timing Also Link to Cancer Risk
- Breakthrough Research Sheds Light on the Hidden Effects of Stress on Sperm
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- Most Young Women Treated for Breast Cancer Can Have Children
- A Promising Approach to Develop a Birth Control Pill for Men
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- Oocytes Outsmart Toxic Proteins to Preserve Long-Term Female Fertility
- Scientists Discover New Target for Reversible, Non-Hormonal Male Birth Control
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- Preconception Stress May Affect Health of Women Undergoing Fertility Treatment
- Nematode Proteins Shed Light on Infertility
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- Exposure to Air Pollution in Utero May Affect Reproductive System Development
- New Study Finds Association Between Insecticide Exposure and Lower Sperm Concentration in Adult Men
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Mobile Phone Use May Affect Semen Quality, Study Shows
- Sperm Adjust Their Swimming Style to Adapt to Fluctuating Fluid Conditions
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- New Diagnostic Finds Intact Sperm in Infertile Men
- Elimination of Type of Bacteria Suggests Treatment for Endometriosis
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- Happy Worms Have Healthy Eggs
- Scientists Discover the Dynamics of an 'extra' Chromosome in Fruit Flies
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- Call to Address Women's Reproductive Needs Holistically
- Mapping Endometriosis: A Vast Cellular Atlas Is Created