News tagged with reproductive immunology

Faithful mothers have healthier babies

Faculty of 1000 reviewers examine a study from New Zealand on whether prolonged exposure to the father's semen protects new mothers against pre-eclampsia and having an undersized baby.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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The globe-trotting turkey: Genetic research promises to improve upon a multi-continent breeding effort

The great majority of today's domesticated turkeys may not be able to fly, but their ancestors sure got around. The quintessential New World bird, Meleagris gallopavo, was already an Old World favorite by ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Establishing the first line of human embryonic stem cells in Brazil

Brazilian researchers, reporting in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (20:3), discovered difficulties in establishing a genetically diverse line of human embryonic stem cells (hES) to serve the therapeutic stem c ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks

(AP) -- It's that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Immune therapy can control fertility in mammals

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that it is possible to immunize mammals to control fertility. They say their technique could possibly be used on other mammals -- including humans -- because fertility ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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

A surprising new vehicle for drug delivery?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Are our bodies vulnerable to some pollutants whose lack of solubility in water, or "hydrophobicity," has always been thought to protect us from them? New Tel Aviv University research has discovered ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research highlights new parameters for study of HIV

A research article co-authored by Brenna Anderson, MD, director of Reproductive Infectious Diseases Consultation in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, was included in the ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Transplanting umbilical cord and menstrual blood-derived stem cells offer hope for disorders

Transplanting stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood cells and menstrual blood cells may offer future therapeutic benefit for those suffering from stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paternal genes advise maternal immune cells on how to build the best womb for developing foetuses.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers insert identification codes into mouse embryos

Spanish researchers from the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unconventional idea for antiviral contraceptive gel wins Gates Foundation grant

A vaginal gel that affords both contraception and HIV protection using nanoparticles that carry bee venom is one of the bold, unconventional ideas that won a 2010 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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