News tagged with molecular human reproduction

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 ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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 ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers clone key sperm-binding proteins

New treatments for infertility could be closer to reality, thanks to a discovery from scientists at the Université de Montréal and Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre. According to ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0