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Green tea holds potential as treatment for uterine fibroids, PCOS, and menopausal symptoms

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine reviewed the beneficial properties of green tea in alleviating symptoms of benign gynecological disorders.

21 Mar 2023

Shorter ejaculation abstinence times linked to better reproductive outcomes during fertility treatments

Researchers evaluate the association between ejaculatory abstinence time, rates of pregnancies and live births, and DNA fragmentation.

20 Mar 2023

MS relapse risk not likely to increase after fertility treatments, study finds

There's good news for those with multiple sclerosis (MS). A new study has found that female participants were no more likely to have a flare-up of the disease after receiving fertility treatments than they were before their treatments.

16 Mar 2023

Study sheds new light on a key protein involved in the process of spermiation

In order to achieve good times in their races, many Olympic swimmers wear swimsuits that are low in water resistance.

13 Mar 2023

Early safety and efficacy results on a contraceptive vaginal film that inactivates sperm

The current study aimed to explore the contraceptive potential of the human contraceptive antibody-containing vaginal film called ZB-06.

7 Mar 2023

Common scientific method to analyze DNA in early human embryos fails to accurately reflect gene edits

A commonly used scientific method to analyze a tiny amount of DNA in early human embryos fails to accurately reflect gene edits, according to new research led by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University.

7 Mar 2023

New book unravels the greatest mysteries of menstruation

A new book from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy takes an unflinching look at the many ways humans have struggled – and often failed – to understand one of the greatest mysteries of human biology: menstruation.

1 Mar 2023

Technology-assisted pregnancies increase the likelihood of preeclampsia

People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia than those with traditional pregnancies, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

24 Feb 2023

Step-by-step process of rewiring cells to generate germ cell precursors

Different cell types-;say, heart, liver, blood, and sperm cells-;possess characteristics that help them carry out their unique jobs in the body.

21 Feb 2023

An oral and on-demand male contraceptive

Researchers identify a soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) inhibitor that has the potential to be used as an on-demand oral contraceptive for men.

16 Feb 2023

Public attitudes of Americans towards polygenic embryo selection

In a Policy Forum, Michelle Meyer and colleagues present insights from a survey – a first of its kind – exploring the public attitudes of thousands of Americans towards polygenic embryo selection.

9 Feb 2023

Study: FER1L5 protein essential for sperm to undergo acrosome reaction and male fertility

Fertilization is the union of two cells: an egg and a sperm. Before the egg and the sperm fuse, an event known as the "acrosome reaction" needs to occur in the sperm.

25 Jan 2023

Ask voters directly, and abortion rights wins most ballot fights

This is shaping up as a critical year in the country's battle over abortion rights, as both sides struggle to define a new status quo after the Supreme Court struck down the nearly half-century-old constitutional right last year.

13 Jan 2023

Study provides insights into the coordinated dance of nerve and vascular cells

Nerve cells need a lot of energy and oxygen. They receive both through the blood. This is why nerve tissue is usually crisscrossed by a large number of blood vessels.

21 Dec 2022

Non-invasive artificial intelligence approach for IVF embryo selection

An artificial intelligence algorithm can determine non-invasively, with about 70 percent accuracy, if an in vitro fertilized embryo has a normal or abnormal number of chromosomes, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

20 Dec 2022

U-M leads multi-university partnership that aims to predict cognitive fatigue in individuals

Researchers at the University of Michigan are leading a multi-university partnership that aims to understand and predict cognitive fatigue in individuals.

13 Dec 2022

Microbiomes in female reproductive tract linked to pregnancy following use of ART

Specific microbial profiles are associated with better conception rates from assisted reproductive technology.

9 Dec 2022

Impact of COVID-19 on sperm quality

Researchers examined the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on sperm quality.

1 Dec 2022

Increased paternal age may give rise to disease in the new generation

In a new study, researchers assessed the effects of paternal age on novel mutations and diseases in the next generation.

8 Nov 2022

New breakthrough in understanding how deletion of certain genes can lead to cancer growth

Genetic mutations kick start cancers. Some mutations shuffle the genetic code, others come from the deletion of key genes.

28 Oct 2022