News tagged with embryo transfer

First babies born from genetic screening study

Two women taking part in the world's first controlled study of a comprehensive genetic screening test before IVF have given birth to healthy babies. The babies, twin girls born in Germany in June and a singleton boy born ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First successful embryo transfer in wood bison

University of Saskatchewan veterinary scientists and colleagues across Canada have recently carried out the world’s first successful embryo transfer in wood bison.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single embryo implants work better: study

Implanting single embryos into the wombs of women seeking to boost fertility is more effective and less costly than placing two embryos at a time, a pair of studies released Wednesday found.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Argentine polo pony breeding boosted by biotech

Argentina is vastly expanding its breeding of its world class polo ponies thanks to the use of embryo transfers that help breeders get the most from their top-performing mares and stallions.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many Americans approve of stem cell research for curing serious diseases

While research using human embryonic stem cells has roused political controversy for almost two decades, little has been done to scientifically assess American attitudes on the subject. New research from the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Camel-crazy UAE pioneers cutting-edge breeding technology

Cutting-edge camel breeding technology, including embryo transfers and cloning, is being pioneered in the United Arab Emirates to reproduce the prized desert beasts that now fetch staggering sums.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Not all clones the same

Despite their name, not all clones are created equal. This is especially true for the products of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), which entails the transplantation of the nucleus from a mature somatic ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Elective single embryo transfer boosts the chance of a healthy baby

Women who undergo elective single embryo transfer as part of in-vitro fertlisation (IVF) are five times more likely to give birth to a healthy baby compared with double embryo transfer, finds a new study published ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New strategy could reduce twin rate after IVF

A strategy to encourage single embryo transfer after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) could be an important tool to prevent multiple pregnancies and their associated complications, finds a study published in the British Medical ...

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created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is IVF good value for money? Why funding of assisted reproduction is sound fiscal policy

Children conceived by medically assisted reproduction (MAR) have fiscal implications for government both in terms of future government spending and tax revenue. Based on public funding to conceive a MAR child -- after factoring ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Europe leads the world in assisted-reproduction technology

Europe leads the world in Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) with most cycles initiated in the region, the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Single thawed embryo transfer after PGD does not affect pregnancy rates

Transferring just one embryo at a time to a woman's womb after embryos have undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and freezing at the blastocyst stage has become a real option after researchers achieved pregnancy ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0