Obstetrics & gynaecology
New discovery pinpoints the 'golden window' for IVF success
It's long been known that correctly timing an embryo transfer is critical to the chance of achieving pregnancy.
Aug 24, 2021
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Genetics
Embryo research provides a solid basis for developing better infertility treatments
A research group focused on embryos has begun its work in Finland, comprehensively surveying for the first time the short RNA molecules that regulate genome function during embryonic development. Information gained from human ...
Aug 3, 2021
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Revealing the secrets of cell competition
Cellular competition is a crucial quality control process that ensures that the development of an organism relies on healthy cells. Researchers revealed the secrets underlying cell competition and what features can pre-determine ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Medical research
The unexpected journey of the egg and the embryo through the fallopian tube
The journey of the egg and the embryo through the fallopian tube or oviduct toward the uterus is not well understood, mainly because it is inaccessible for direct imaging. Looking to shed new light on the dynamics of the ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Genetics
Report sounds alarm on efficacy, safety, ethics of embryo selection with polygenic scores
A special report published today in the New England Journal of Medicine raises serious questions about the benefits, risks and ethics of a new service—which the authors call "embryo selection based on polygenic scores," ...
Jul 1, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Embryo freezing for IVF appears linked to blood pressure problems in pregnancy
A large cohort study drawn from the national IVF registry of France, which included almost 70,000 pregnancies delivered after 22 weeks gestation between 2013 and 2018, has found a higher risk of pre-eclampsia and hypertension ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Medical research
Mouse and human germline cells appear to reset their biological age
A team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found evidence of mouse and human germline cells resetting their biological age. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Two emerging trends in treatment explain steady increase in IVF success rates
A large cohort study from the national IVF registry of Sweden, which included almost 125,000 treatments carried out between 2007 and 2017, has concluded that the steady rise in birth rates can be attributed to two emerging ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Clinics retrieving 'far too many' eggs from IVF patients
Studies indicate that the optimal and safe number of oocytes needed for achieving an ongoing pregnancy is between six and 15. However, the use of egg freezing, frozen embryo replacement (FER) cycles and aggressive stimulation ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Medical research
In a dish, a mouse, crafted from stem cells, begins to form
The tiny mouse embryo has a heart that beats. Its muscles, blood vessels, gut and nervous system are beginning to develop. But this embryo is unusual: It was made in a lab, out of mouse embryonic stem cells, and represents ...
Jun 29, 2021
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