European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
Why females live longer than males: is it due to the father's sperm?
Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia is rare -- and unpredictable
International study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Female human embryos adjust the balance of X chromosomes before implantation
Dutch researchers have found the first evidence that a process of inactivating the X chromosome during embryo development and implantation, which was known to occur in mice but unknown in humans, does, in fact, take place ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Who goes abroad for fertility treatment and why?
A substantial number of European patients travel to other countries for fertility treatment, both because they think that they will receive better quality care abroad and in order to undergo procedures that are banned in ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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High levels of cycling training damage triathletes' sperm
The high-intensity training undertaken by triathletes has a significant impact on the quality of their sperm, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today (Monday 29 ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Worldwide report shows increase in assisted reproduction: 250,000 babies a year
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is responsible for an estimated 219,000 to 246,000 babies born each year worldwide according to an international study. The study also finds that the number of ART procedures is growing ...
May 27, 2009 |
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Fishing for microdeletions that predispose an embryo to develop cancer syndromes in later life
Researchers have used a common laboratory technique for the first time to detect genetic changes in embryos that could predispose the resulting children to develop certain cancer syndromes. Current preimplantation genetic ...
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Re-shaping the family: What happens when parents seek siblings of their donor-conceived children
Parents who have conceived children with the help of sperm or egg donors and then try to find the donors and also other children conceived with the donors' help, often end up creating new forms of extended families, according ...
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Soy foods are associated with lower sperm concentrations
Men who eat an average of half a serving of soy food a day have lower concentrations of sperm than men who do not eat soy foods, according to research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Re ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 24, 2008 |
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Should embryos with a hereditary disorder be transferred if no unaffected embryos are available?
The numbers of cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis or screening are rising steadily in Europe with over 2,700 reported in 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available). Fertility centres are able to screen ...
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Largest study of PGD children shows embryo biopsy is safe for singleton pregnancies
The largest and longest running study of children born after preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening has shown that embryo biopsy does not adversely affect the health of babies born as the result of a subsequent singleton ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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100 million women in the prime of their lives have endometriosis
The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) are proud to announce the first ever prospective study to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 31, 2009 |
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At last -- a quick and accurate way of diagnosing endometriosis
A quick and accurate test for endometriosis that does not require surgery has been developed by researchers from Australia, Jordan and Belgium, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 19 August) in Europe's ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Women with endometriosis need special care during pregnancy to avoid risk of premature birth
The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology ...
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Will IVF work for a particular patient? The answer may be found in her blood
For the first time, researchers have been able to identify genetic predictors of the potential success or failure of IVF treatment in blood. Dr. Cathy Allen, from the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, told the 25th annual ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 01, 2009 |
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