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PM launches new research centre for family health at Imperial College
Prime Minister, Tony Blair today officially opened a unique UKP13 million research centre for family health. view more (2002-02-12)
Couples more likely to divorce if spouse develops cervical or testicular cancer
In the largest and most rigorous study to date investigating how cancer influences divorce, Norwegian researchers have found that marriages are no more likely than normal to break down unless a spouse develops cervical or testicular cancer. view more (2007-09-27)
US researchers find first conclusive evidence that lead is linked to male infertility
US fertility experts today (Thursday 6 February) published the first conclusive evidence that lead is linked to male infertility. A report in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1] concludes that exposure to lead damages sperm function and may be a contributory cause of unexplained male infertility.[2] The findings... view more... (2003-02-02)
Heavy smoking cuts women's chance of pregnancy — even with donated oocytes
Heavy smoking may reduce female fertility by directly affecting the uterus - making it less receptive and reducing the chances the embryo will implant, according to research published on line (Thursday 9 November) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction. view more (2006-11-09)
Reforestation using exotic plants can disturb the fertility of tropical soils
In many regions of the world, the impact of human activity on the environment intensified considerably over the past century. The high world population growth rate and the expansion of areas given over to crop production associated with climatic changes (longer periods of drought, irregular rainfall patterns) induced by global warming, have... view more... (2008-05-30)
Fertility patients may benefit from revolutionary womb transplant surgery
Revolutionary surgery in womb transplants may give hope to patients with fertility problems. Infertility is an increasing problem in the western world and it is estimated that around 15% of all couples are infertile. Most causes of infertility are today treatable by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and sperm injection (ICSI), but infertility due to a... view more... (2002-08-20)
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Field Museum discovery helps solve mystery of South American trophy heads
The mystery of why ancient South American peoples who created the mysterious Nazca Lines also collected human heads as trophies has long puzzled scholars who theorize the heads may have been used in fertility rites, taken from enemies in battle or associated with ancestor veneration. view more (2009-01-06)
German researchers call for clinical trials of menstrual cycle monitors used for natural family planning
Pilot study reveals widely differing levels of accuracy view more (2003-11-24)
EU Enlargement Could Lead To Fertility Tourism From West To East
Fertility tourists could be heading for eastern European countries in the wake of EU enlargement as data revealed today show that parts of the East match the West in terms of the availability and efficacy of assisted reproduction techniques, but cost less. Dr Anders Nyboe Andersen, Head of the Fertility Clinic at the Rigshospitalet at Copenhagen... view more... (2004-06-30)
New research finds possible genetic link to cause of pregnancy loss and disorders
Scientists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have published new findings about a cause of a condition at the root of genetic disorders such as Down Syndrome, pregnancy loss and infertility. view more (2009-07-22)
EU research suggests that PCBs damage sperm - but finds no dramatic effect on male fertility
Research by an EU-supported international team of scientists has shown that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)[1]-synthetic organic chemicals found widely in the environment and absorbed in the diet - may damage sperm. view more (2005-10-13)
Study looks at mitochondrial variation in sperm traits and sperm competitive ability
University of Nevada, Reno researchers Jeanne and David Zeh of the Department of Biology have received a five-year, $650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the effects of natural mitochondrial variation on sperm traits and sperm competitive ability. view more (2007-09-20)
First frozen egg baby born in Canada
The McGill University Health Center (MUHC) in Montreal is pleased to announce the first successful birth in Canada resulting from frozen eggs. view more (2005-05-30)
Good news and bad for dad this Father's Day
It was long believed that conception does not involve a meeting of equals. The egg is a relatively large, impressive biological factory compared with the tiny sperm, which delivers to the egg one copy of the father's genes. view more (2009-06-15)
Assisted reproduction provides bright future for HIV positive men - butseems less successful for women
Assisted reproduction can safely help HIV positive men to become fathers without infecting their partners, according to new research from French fertility experts. view more (2003-05-24)
Secondhand smoke raises odds of fertility problems in women
If you need another reason to quit smoking, consider that it may diminish your chances of being a parent or grandparent. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found that women exposed to second hand smoke, either as adults or children, were significantly more likely to face fertility problems and suffer miscarriages. view more (2008-12-05)
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE DIVISION OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
During the conference there will be 88 posters, and 58 papers and symposia. More than 200 delegates are expected to attend. Topics covered during the conference will include: view more (1999-08-20)
Discovery of follicles offers hope of babies for Turner's syndrome girls
Lausanne, Switzerland: Swedish researchers have found that teenage girls with Turner's syndrome still have follicles in their ovaries which may be capable of producing eggs. This discovery offers hope that Turner's syndrome girls may be able to have babies in the future. Mr Julius Hreinsson, an embryologist in the Fertility Unit at Huddinge... view more... (2001-07-03)
Discovery of new protein could provide new understanding of male fertility
Scientists have discovered a new enzyme involved in the degradation of proteins inside cells, a process that helps eliminate or recycle proteins that are no longer needed. view more (2007-08-03)
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