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Cancer risk higher among children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer

In a recent PLOS Medicine journal study, scientists have documented that children born after ART, particularly FET, are at an increased risk of developing childhood cancer than those born after spontaneous conception and fresh embryo transfer.

8 Sep 2022

How does SARS-CoV-2 infection impact fertility in men?

In a recent review published in the journal Endocrines, researchers summarized existing literature findings on the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections on the male reproductive system and fertility.

7 Sep 2022

In the rush to curtail abortion, states adopt a jumbled stew of definitions for human life

As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty legal and moral implications: How should we define when life ends? Cardiopulmonary bypass machines could keep the blood pumping and ventilators could maintain breathing long after a patient's natural ability to perform those vital functions had ceased.

6 Sep 2022

Mouse embryoids offer a promising model system to spur research into embryonic development and disease

Scientists funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have generated a mouse embryo model, or embryoid, that develops beyond neurulation—formation of the neural tube, which gives rise to the central nervous system—and closely mirrors natural mouse embryos 8.5 days after fertilization.

25 Aug 2022

Novel same-day test developed to identify extra or missing fetal chromosomes

Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a same-day test to identify abnormal fetal chromosomes.

17 Aug 2022

Serbia's genome center monitors potential virus mutations to facilitate more effective COVID-19 control

In partnership with BGI Genomics from China, Serbia's first genome sequencing center, opened in December 2021, is monitoring potential virus mutations to facilitate more effective COVID-19 control and accelerating access to genomics to enhance health outcomes.

9 Aug 2022

A GOP talking point suggests birth control is not at risk. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Republicans who oppose abortion have new talking points — birth control will remain easily available in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning the federal right to abortion, and when Democrats say otherwise, they are just trying to scare voters.

5 Aug 2022

Asexual reproduction results in more harmful genetic mutations than sexual reproduction

A team led by biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington has published a study supporting the theory that species that reproduce asexually have more harmful genetic mutations than those utilizing sexual reproduction.

1 Aug 2022

Study determines the reason behind the failure of IVF embryos

In humans, a fertilized egg is no guarantee of reproductive success. Most embryos stop developing and perish within days of fertilization, usually because they have an abnormal number of chromosomes. Now, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have found that most of these mistakes are due to spontaneous errors in DNA replication in the earliest phase of cell division.

20 Jul 2022

Bacterial infections cause sperm dysfunction via their outer membrane vesicles

A new study discusses the impact of Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection on sperm parameters.

13 Jul 2022

IMBA researchers uncover basic principles of early development using blastoids

One often thinks that the early embryo is fragile and needs support. However, at the earliest stages of development, it has the power to feed the future placenta and instructs the uterus so that it can nest.

7 Jul 2022

The role of myostatin in female fertility

A new study discusses some of the key functions of myostatin in female reproductive health and disease.

6 Jul 2022

Combining AI and Zebrafish to Accelerate Drug Discovery

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Dr. Javier Terriente, Co-founder and Chief of Drug Development at ZeClinics, about how zebrafish could be the future for discovering new therapeutics.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 1 Jul 2022

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade

The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Health dramatically and rapidly alters the landscape of abortion access in the U.S.

24 Jun 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Supreme Court overturns ‘Roe’

The Supreme Court formally overturned the nearly 50-year-old right to abortion. Bolstered by the three justices appointed by former President Donald Trump, the 6-3 vote wiped from the books the two cases that had established and reaffirmed abortion rights; 1973's Roe v. Wade and 1992's Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.

24 Jun 2022

Fertilization News and Research

Cancer risk higher among children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer

How does SARS-CoV-2 infection impact fertility in men?

In the rush to curtail abortion, states adopt a jumbled stew of definitions for human life

Mouse embryoids offer a promising model system to spur research into embryonic development and disease

Novel same-day test developed to identify extra or missing fetal chromosomes

Serbia's genome center monitors potential virus mutations to facilitate more effective COVID-19 control

A GOP talking point suggests birth control is not at risk. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Asexual reproduction results in more harmful genetic mutations than sexual reproduction

Study determines the reason behind the failure of IVF embryos

Bacterial infections cause sperm dysfunction via their outer membrane vesicles

IMBA researchers uncover basic principles of early development using blastoids

The role of myostatin in female fertility

Combining AI and Zebrafish to Accelerate Drug Discovery

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Supreme Court overturns ‘Roe’

Midgestation increase in leptin puts child and mother at risk of cardiovascular disease

The feasibility of sperm cryopreservation for male COVID-19 patients

Study: Uterine transplantation is an effective, safe method to remedy infertility

Analysis of a woman's genome can help predict miscarriage risk and IVF failure

Active testosterone therapy for transgender men may worsen IVF outcomes, mouse study suggests

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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