Choosing the 'best' embryo in IVF

by Hebrew University of JerusalemIVF Embryos. Credit: Shaare Zedek IVF Unit.Each year, tens of thousands of babies are born in the United States as the result of IVF (in vitro fertilization) – wh

Updated on: April 03,2024

Choosing the 'best' embryo in IVF

by Hebrew University of JerusalemIVF Embryos. Credit: Shaare Zedek IVF Unit.Each year, tens of thousands of babies are born in the United States as the result of IVF (in vitro fertilization) – wh

Updated on:April 03,2024

First of its kind statistics on pregnant women in US prisons

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind systematic look at pregnancy frequency and outcomes among imprisoned U.S. women, researchers from Johns

Updated on: March 30,2024

First of its kind statistics on pregnant women in US prisons

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind systematic look at pregnancy frequency and outcomes among imprisoned U.S. women, researchers from Johns

Updated on:March 30,2024

COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy found to benefit pregnant people and newborns

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sam

Updated on: January 21,2024

COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy found to benefit pregnant people and newborns

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sam

Updated on:January 21,2024

Scientists shed light on mysteries associated with infertility

by Kitta MacPherson,Rutgers UniversitySchematic depicting the distinct processes of meiosis I cytokinesis in oocytes and mitotic cytokinesis. Question marks refer to unknown biology in oocytes.

Updated on: January 13,2024

Scientists shed light on mysteries associated with infertility

by Kitta MacPherson,Rutgers UniversitySchematic depicting the distinct processes of meiosis I cytokinesis in oocytes and mitotic cytokinesis. Question marks refer to unknown biology in oocytes.

Updated on:January 13,2024

Genetic testing before pregnancy found far more effective in consanguineous couples

by Melanie Nyfeler,University of ZurichGenes and variant distributions. a Venn plot shows numbers of 3,058 AR/XL genes common or distinct in four databases, including the Online Mendelian Inheri

Updated on: April 08,2024

Genetic testing before pregnancy found far more effective in consanguineous couples

by Melanie Nyfeler,University of ZurichGenes and variant distributions. a Venn plot shows numbers of 3,058 AR/XL genes common or distinct in four databases, including the Online Mendelian Inheri

Updated on:April 08,2024

Higher live birth rates found after transferring fresh rather than frozen embryos

by Brigham and Women's HospitalHuman Embryo. Credit: Ed Uthman, MD/WikipediaFor women hoping to achieve a pregnancy using freshly retrieved donor eggs, a new retrospective study led by resear

Updated on: May 09,2024

Higher live birth rates found after transferring fresh rather than frozen embryos

by Brigham and Women's HospitalHuman Embryo. Credit: Ed Uthman, MD/WikipediaFor women hoping to achieve a pregnancy using freshly retrieved donor eggs, a new retrospective study led by resear

Updated on:May 09,2024

Thrush: Zinc may prevent yeast infections—new research

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationCandida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia.Around a half-billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year—with around 140 million women suff

Updated on: January 13,2024

Thrush: Zinc may prevent yeast infections—new research

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationCandida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia.Around a half-billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year—with around 140 million women suff

Updated on:January 13,2024

Signs of fetal alcohol syndrome detected in womb

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew images reveal the earliest impairments to nonhuman primate fetal brain development due to alcohol ingested by

Updated on: April 02,2024

Signs of fetal alcohol syndrome detected in womb

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew images reveal the earliest impairments to nonhuman primate fetal brain development due to alcohol ingested by

Updated on:April 02,2024

Study seeks to guide maternal weight gain in twin pregnancies

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn old adage urges pregnant women to "eat for two." So with twins, is it "eat for three?" While that is likely bad advice,

Updated on: May 10,2024

Study seeks to guide maternal weight gain in twin pregnancies

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn old adage urges pregnant women to "eat for two." So with twins, is it "eat for three?" While that is likely bad advice,

Updated on:May 10,2024

Researchers aim to change contraceptive technology with new iron IUDs

by Emma Hyett,University of Western OntarioCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen chemistry professor Samantha Gateman realized there was no non-hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) on the market

Updated on: July 06,2024

Researchers aim to change contraceptive technology with new iron IUDs

by Emma Hyett,University of Western OntarioCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen chemistry professor Samantha Gateman realized there was no non-hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) on the market

Updated on:July 06,2024