News tagged with human eggs
Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes during latency can be passed from parents to children
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person's life. Now, a team led by Peter Medveczky, MD, a professor in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Researchers build 'artificial ovary' to develop oocytes into mature human eggs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital have invented the first artificial human ovary, an advance that provides a potentially powerful new means for conducting fertility ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Why the biological clock? Study says aging reduces centromere cohesion, disrupts reproduction
University of Pennsylvania biologists studying human reproduction have identified what is likely the major contributing factor to the maternal age-associated increase in aneuploidy, the term for an abnormal ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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New molecule identified in DNA damage response
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evolution places the highest premium on reproduction, natural selection’s only standard for biological success. In the case of replicating cells, life spares no expense to ensure that the ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Test tube laureates
Robert G. Edwards, the "father of the test tube baby," won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine yesterday for developing in vitro fertilization, a process involving the fertilization of human eggs out ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Families flying toddlers to China for stem-cell treatments
Driven mostly by hope, two California families will travel more than 6,000 miles to China for an experimental stem-cell treatment for their children.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Drugs needed to preserve eggs for reproduction need to be given in stages
Cryoprotectants needed to preserve eggs for reproduction need to be given in stages, albeit rapid ones, say scientists who have developed a mathematical model that predicts optimal time for loading and unloading ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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New technique could save cancer patients' fertility
The tiny translucent egg nestled in the special laboratory gel was a mere 30 days old, but its four-week birthday caused researchers to quietly celebrate. This was the first time anyone had successfully grown a woman's immature ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Genetics work could lead to advances in fertility for women
Princeton scientists have identified genes responsible for controlling reproductive life span in worms and found they may control genes regulating similar functions in humans.
Oct 22, 2010 |
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From embryonic stem cells, a sperm replacement and easier path to genetic modification
Researchers reporting in the April 27 issue of the journal Cell have devised a new and improved method for producing genetically modified animals for use in scientific research. The method relies on haploi ...
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Italian doctor says he has cloned three babies
A controversial Italian doctor known for his work allowing post-menopausal women to have children has claimed in an interview to have cloned three babies who are now living in eastern Europe.
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Studies of women's attitudes to 'social egg freezing' find reasons differ with age
Women of different ages differ in their reasons for wishing to undergo egg freezing, show two studies presented to the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday). A large ...
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Animal eggs not suitable substitutes to produce stem cells
Since the cloning of Dolly the Sheep over a decade ago, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate human, patient-specific stem cells for therapeutic applications. The shortage of ...
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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