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Risk of serious complications higher for babies conceived by assisted reproductive therapies

A University of Adelaide study has shown that the risk of serious complications such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death is around twice as high for babies conceived by assisted reproductive therapies compared with naturally conceived babies.

8 Jan 2014

Cedars-Sinai physicians awarded grant to study pregnancy problems resulting from fertility treatments

Two Cedars-Sinai physician-researchers have been awarded grants totaling $4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how the environment - both in the womb and in the hospital where the baby is born - can affect the newborn and the mother.

18 Dec 2013

Researchers assess direct out-of-pocket costs for couples undergoing fertility treatment

From drug therapy to IVF, out-of pocket costs can range from $900 to $19,000 per treatment cycle, report researchers in The Journal of Urology

9 Dec 2013

Study sheds new light on neuropsychiatric disorders

Trauma can scar people so indelibly that their children are affected. History provides examples of generations traumatized by war and starvation, whose children experience altered physiology.

4 Dec 2013

New genetics promises to change faulty genes of future generations by using "designer sperm”

Bethesda, MD-Get ready: The "new genetics" promises to change faulty genes of future generations by introducing new, functioning genes using "designer sperm." A new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal, shows that introducing new genetic material via a viral vector into the sperm of mice leads to the presence and activity of those genes in the resulting embryos.

3 Dec 2013

ARMI reveals new insights into how cells organize and form an early mammalian embryo

In research published today in Nature Cell Biology, scientists from the EMBL Australia research team based at Monash University's Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) have revealed new insights into how cells organise and form an early mammalian embryo.

26 Nov 2013

Multiple pregnancies: A major public health concern worldwide

Multiple pregnancies are a major public health concern in the United States and the rest of the world due to the significantly higher health risks for both mothers and infants, as well as the impact on healthcare costs.

11 Nov 2013

Researchers receive grant to develop new device that identifies healthy sperm cells for IVF

The World Health Organization estimates more than 70 million couples worldwide are unable to conceive each year, with close to a third of those cases attributable solely to issues with male fertility-including low sperm count and low sperm motility (a limited ability to swim).

31 Oct 2013

New understanding of sperm capacitation may improve IVF success rates

Two new papers from reproductive biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with international partners, report advances in understanding the basic processes of sperm capacitation that may one day improve success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) by providing a shortcut to bypass problems, and may eventually lead to a male contraceptive.

29 Oct 2013

CIRM President Steps Down After Six Years

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18 Oct 2013

Study finds increase in use of donor eggs for in vitro fertilization

Between 2000 and 2010 in the United States the number of donor eggs used for in vitro fertilization increased, and outcomes for births from those donor eggs improved, according to a study published by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the International Federation of Fertility Societies joint annual meeting.

18 Oct 2013

Celmatix presents six research findings at ASRM's annual meeting

Celmatix, a biotechnology company focused on helping physicians guide patients to treatments that maximize their personal reproductive potential, announced today six research presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, being held October 12-17 in Boston.

17 Oct 2013

Research findings may lead to potential treatments for inherited diseases

New research from the University of California, Davis, shows that the tiny proportion of a cell's DNA that is located outside the cell nucleus has a disproportionately large effect on a cell's metabolism.

12 Oct 2013

IVF and chromosome testing: an interview with Dr. Santiago Munné

The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) releases every year a report on pregnancy rates by maternal age. The last one shows a decline on implantation rates per embryo from 36% in young women, to 27.3% in women 35-37, 17.5% in 38-40, and less than 10% above 40 years of age.

10 Oct 2013

Longer looks: Chinese medicine; revolutionary doctors; frozen embryos

A few years ago, while visiting Beijing, I caught a cold. My wife, who is Chinese, and wanted me to feel better, took me to a local restaurant. After we sat down, she ordered a live turtle.

5 Oct 2013

BGI Health to introduce NIFTY screening test to reduce miscarriages

BGI Health is marking Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) with the launch of a new non-invasive screening test for Down’s Syndrome and other conditions, which can reduce the risk of miscarriage significantly compared with other, potentially unnecessary invasive procedures, according to recent studies.

1 Oct 2013

Center of Reproductive Medicine announces participation in Thrive-IVF Research Study

The Center of Reproductive Medicine today announced its participation in the Thrive-IVF Research Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial sponsored by Nora Therapeutics, Inc., to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of NT100 in women who have had repeated in vitro fertilization (IVF) failures despite having good quality embryos.

26 Sep 2013

Stem cell lines are ideal research tools for designing models to understand disease progression

Scientists from King's College London have announced that 16 human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines have been approved by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and placed on their Stem Cell Registry, making them freely available for federally-funded research in the USA.

25 Sep 2013

Affordable IVF delivers first in vitro baby just 9 months in operation

After only 9 months in operation, Affordable IVF is excited to share that it's first in vitro baby has been born, it was announced today.

21 Sep 2013

IVF, cesarean section asthma link strengthened

Researchers from Greece have shown that pediatric asthma is associated with both conception by in vitro fertilization and birth by cesarean section.

29 Aug 2013