Oncology & Cancer
Cancer risk in ART children and young adults is not increased
The risk of cancer in children born as a result of fertility treatment has been found to be no greater than in the general population.
Jun 28, 2021
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News tagged with embryos
Obstetrics & gynaecology
AI and computer vision remove the need for cell biopsy in testing embryos
Despite continuing controversies over its value in improving birth rates in IVF, testing embryos for their chromosomal content has become routine in many fertility clinics. Embryos with a normal complement of chromosomes ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Genetics
Are we ready? Advances in CRISPR means the era of germline gene editing has arrived
Quick, accurate and easy-to-use, CRISPR-Cas9 has made genomic editing more efficient—but at the same time has made human germline editing much more feasible, erasing many of the ethical barriers erected to prevent scientists ...
Genetics
Genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder discovered
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers identified a new gene that may be linked to certain neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities. The researchers believe that finding genes involved ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Medical research
Early exposure to cannabis compounds reduces later neural activity in zebrafish
Zebrafish exposed to the leading cannabinoids found in cannabis in the earliest stages of development suffer a significant drop in neural activity later in life, according to a University of Alberta study that has implications ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists urge end to 14-day rule on lab-grown human embryosÂ
Scientists called Wednesday for a key 14-day time limit for growing human embryos in the lab to be relaxed as they outlined new ethical guidelines for the fast-changing world of stem cell research.
May 26, 2021
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Medical research
Researcher solves longstanding fallopian tube transport debate
Wei Yan, MD, Ph.D., and his research group have solved a longstanding mystery and scientific debate about the mechanism underlying the gamete and embryo transport within the fallopian tube. Using a mouse model that lacked ...
May 24, 2021
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Medical research
Stem cells create early human embryo structure in advance for fertility research
Exeter scientists have discovered a simple, efficient way to recreate the early structure of the human embryo from stem cells in the laboratory. The new approach unlocks news ways of studying human fertility and reproduction.
May 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientist identifies process critical to kidney function
Our kidneys are charged with the extraordinary task of filtering about 53 gallons of fluid a day, a process that depends on podocytes, which are tiny, highly specialized cells in the cluster of blood vessels in the kidney ...
May 4, 2021
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Medical research
Lab-grown embryos and human-monkey hybrids: Medical marvels or ethical missteps?
In Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel "Brave New World," people aren't born from a mother's womb. Instead, embryos are grown in artificial wombs until they are brought into the world, a process called ectogenesis. In the novel, technicians ...
Apr 22, 2021
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