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A test deployed in many fertility clinics to assess the viability of embryos for use in IVF is likely to overestimate the number of embryos with abnormalities, suggests a study published in Nature Biotechnology.
Oct 23, 2025
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The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy. But in a new study, Yale researchers shatter the deep-rooted hypothesis—and show that the placenta doesn't produce serotonin but instead regulates ...
Sep 3, 2025
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Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Saudi Arabia) have announced the development of a new deep learning tool, deepBlastoid, to study models of human embryo development in artificial laboratory ...
Jul 14, 2025
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Opioid use during pregnancy—whether of highly addictive drugs like fentanyl or controlled opioids like buprenorphine—doubles the risk of preterm birth. A new Yale study reveals that inflammation may be the culprit.
Feb 18, 2025
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a computational method that enables them to "reverse engineer" the AI's "decision" by partitioning medical images into components with distinct clinical interpretation ...
Sep 9, 2024
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As wildfires throughout the West rage on, Oregon Health & Science University researchers have continued to investigate poor air quality's effects on health, and have discovered potential impacts on reproductive outcomes—including ...
Jul 26, 2024
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It's challenging to sustain a pregnancy when food is short, or conditions are otherwise tough. That's why many mammalian embryos can postpone their growth to get through periods of environmental stress and then re-enter development ...
Apr 11, 2024
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During pregnancy, the human placenta plays multiple essential roles, including hormone production and nutrient/waste processing. It also serves as a barrier to protect the developing fetus from external toxic substances. ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Marmosets are now used in medical and pharmacological research as a model animal of non-human primates. Recently, genetically modified marmosets are also used in research to elucidate human pathology, higher brain functions, ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Preeclampsia is a mysterious condition that occurs in about one of 10 pregnancies without any early warning signs. After 20 weeks or more of normal blood pressure during the pregnancy, patients with preeclampsia will begin ...
Dec 1, 2023
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