https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Black and South Asian women are up to three times more likely to develop certain long-term health conditions following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes than White women, new research presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 has found. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-03-reveals-health-inequalities-black-south.html Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:19:54 EDT news567688791 A crowd-sourcing strategy aimed at accelerating research into metastatic breast cancer has connected advocacy groups, social media, and a dedicated web site to register more than 2,000 patients from all 50 states in its first seven months, say researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-patient-engagement-social-media-cancer.html Mon, 06 Jun 2016 06:50:01 EDT news384414058 (Medical Xpress) -- In a groundbreaking study, Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at the University of Oxford have identified the chromosomal make-up of a human egg. This discovery may soon allow them to avoid using abnormal — or aneuploid — eggs during infertility treatments, and instead to pick eggs that are healthy enough for a successful in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-method-egg-ivf.html Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:00:01 EDT news257751957 Researchers are developing a new way to test a woman's egg for chromosome abnormalities that avoids the need to manipulate and biopsy the egg itself. The research may also shed light on the crucial role played by certain genes in the development of chromosome abnormalities that are a major cause of miscarriages and conditions such as Down's syndrome. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-chromosome-abnormalities-genetic-faulty-eggs.html Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:02:21 EDT news229111312