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Cutting-edge EmbryoScope technology now available to couples seeking fertility treatment in Florida

The latest in cutting-edge technology, The EmbryoScope, is now available to couples seeking fertility treatment in Florida at IVF FLORIDA Reproductive Associates.

30 Apr 2014

Illumina launches VeriSeq PGS for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of VeriSeq PGS, a next-generation sequencing solution developed for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos using Illumina's NextSeq 500 and MiSeq® sequencing systems.

From Illumina, Inc. 29 Apr 2014

Most couples agree not to have children after just one discussion

Many couples agree not to have children after only one discussion, and sometimes none at all, the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Leeds heard today.

26 Apr 2014

Researchers examine direct impact of fiscal austerity on suicide rates in Greece

The effect of economic cuts on debt ravaged Greece included a dramatic rise in the number of men committing suicide, according to new research.

22 Apr 2014

RMANJ releases new fertility checklist for early diagnosis and treatment options

With over seven million men and women in the United States impacted by infertility, information about early diagnosis and various infertility treatment options like in vitro fertilization (IVF), preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS) can offer help to many patients looking to overcome infertility.

22 Apr 2014

Vivere-Winter Park recognizes 25th Annual National Infertility Awareness Week

Infertility is a disease affecting more than 7 million people across the U.S., according to the National Survey of Family Growth. That number represents 12 percent of women of childbearing age or one in eight couples.

22 Apr 2014

Findings offer new paths towards improved fertility treatments and development of new contraceptives

Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered interacting proteins on the surface of the sperm and the egg essential to begin mammalian life. These proteins, which allow the sperm and egg to recognize one another, offer new paths towards improved fertility treatments and the development of new contraceptives.

17 Apr 2014

Financial pressures lead patients, doctors to choose fertility treatments that raise risk of premature birth

While it is well known that fertility treatments are the leading cause of increases in multiple gestations and that multiples are at elevated risk of premature birth, these results are not inevitable, concludes an article in Fertility and Sterility.

17 Apr 2014

IVF prevents multiple births in patients undergoing fertility treatments

While fertility treatments have helped many people become parents, they commonly result in multiple births, increasing the risk of prematurity, and leading to lifelong complications.

17 Apr 2014

Auxogyn signs exclusive license agreement with Merck Serono for Eeva Test

Auxogyn, Inc., a company dedicated to advancing women's reproductive health, today announced an exclusive license agreement with Merck Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany which operates as EMD Serono in the United States and Canada, for Auxogyn's proprietary Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) Test.

3 Apr 2014

Research shows that use of fertility drugs does not increase breast cancer risk

Women who took clomiphene citrate (brand name Clomid) or gonadotropins as a part of fertility treatment did not experience an increased risk for breast cancer over 30 years of follow-up, compared with women who were not treated with these medications, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

3 Apr 2014

Scientists move a step closer to preserving fertility in young boys with cancer

Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer. The new research, published in Fertility and Sterility, the journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, addresses the safety of an option scientists are developing for boys who aren't sexually mature and cannot bank sperm.

28 Mar 2014

Study shows how transcription factor p73 promotes process of producing fertile sperm

The process of producing high-quality, fertile sperm requires many steps. A study in The Journal of Cell Biology shows how the transcription factor p73 promotes this process by regulating the adhesions between developing sperm and their support cells.

25 Mar 2014

Researchers find stress can delay pregnancy and double risk of infertility

Having difficulty getting pregnant can be an incredibly stressful experience for any couple. Now, for the first time, researchers have data that suggests preconception stress might play a role in infertility.

24 Mar 2014

TVM Capital Healthcare Partners signs affiliation with Joslin Diabetes Center

TVM Capital Healthcare Partners, the region's first private equity firm dedicated exclusively to the healthcare sector, has signed an affiliation with Joslin Diabetes Center.

17 Mar 2014

GE announces winners of the GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition

GE Healthcare Life Sciences (NYSE:GE) today announced Vanessa Auld from Canada, Martin Barr from Ireland and Graham Wright from Singapore as the winners of the GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition.

12 Mar 2014

Chronic smokers have altered emotional reactions when exposed to negative, positive images of tobacco

What if the use of a product influenced your perception of it, making you even more susceptible to its positive aspects and altering your understanding of its drawbacks? This is precisely what happens with cigarettes in chronic smokers, according to a recent study by the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal and University of Montreal.

11 Mar 2014

Antares Pharma announces launch of OTREXUP to Dermatologists

Antares Pharma, Inc. today announced LEO Pharma's launch of OTREXUP to Dermatologists, the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved subcutaneous (SC) methotrexate (MTX) product for once weekly self-administration with an easy-to-use, single dose, disposable auto injector.

10 Mar 2014

Safeguard Scientifics reports net income of $24 million for fourth quarter 2013

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. today announced fourth quarter and full-year 2013 financial results. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, Safeguard's net income was $24.0 million, or $1.10 per share, compared to net loss of $10.8 million, or $0.51 per share for the same period in 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, Safeguard's net loss was $35.5 million, or $1.66 per share, compared to $39.4 million, or $1.88 per share for the same period in 2012.

6 Mar 2014

New study assesses effectiveness of two surgical treatments for ectopic pregnancy

A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center looked at pregnancy outcomes in regards to the two surgical treatments for ectopic pregnancy -- salpingectomy, in which the affected fallopian tube is removed, or salpingotomy, in which the tube is preserved.

6 Mar 2014

Fertility News and Research

Cutting-edge EmbryoScope technology now available to couples seeking fertility treatment in Florida

Illumina launches VeriSeq PGS for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos

Most couples agree not to have children after just one discussion

Researchers examine direct impact of fiscal austerity on suicide rates in Greece

RMANJ releases new fertility checklist for early diagnosis and treatment options

Vivere-Winter Park recognizes 25th Annual National Infertility Awareness Week

Findings offer new paths towards improved fertility treatments and development of new contraceptives

Financial pressures lead patients, doctors to choose fertility treatments that raise risk of premature birth

IVF prevents multiple births in patients undergoing fertility treatments

Auxogyn signs exclusive license agreement with Merck Serono for Eeva Test

Research shows that use of fertility drugs does not increase breast cancer risk

Scientists move a step closer to preserving fertility in young boys with cancer

Study shows how transcription factor p73 promotes process of producing fertile sperm

Researchers find stress can delay pregnancy and double risk of infertility

TVM Capital Healthcare Partners signs affiliation with Joslin Diabetes Center

GE announces winners of the GE Healthcare 2013 Cell Imaging Competition

Chronic smokers have altered emotional reactions when exposed to negative, positive images of tobacco

Antares Pharma announces launch of OTREXUP to Dermatologists

Safeguard Scientifics reports net income of $24 million for fourth quarter 2013

New study assesses effectiveness of two surgical treatments for ectopic pregnancy

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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