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Genes from tiny marine algae suggest unsuspected avenues for new research
By sequencing the DNA of two tiny marine algae, a team of scientists has opened up a myriad of possibilities for new research in algal physiology, plant biology, and marine ecology. view more (2009-04-10)
New role for tamoxifen as fertility drug for breast cancer patients?
US fertility experts have discovered a potential new role for the wonder drug tamoxifen - helping breast cancer patients to have babies by IVF. In a study published today (Wednesday 8 January) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction [1], researchers from New York's Cornell University report the first IVF pregnancy to... view more... (2003-01-03)
Evidence of same-sex mating in nature: the story of Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningitis in predominantly immunocomprised individuals. This fungus has two mating-types/sexes, and mating typically requires two individuals with opposite mating types. view more (2007-10-19)
Largemouth bass vulnerability to being caught by anglers a heritable trait
In an experiment spanning over 20 years, researchers at the University of Illinois have found that vulnerability to being caught by anglers is a heritable trait in largemouth bass. view more (2009-04-15)
Spanish fertility experts bring hope of avoiding serious complication of assisted reproduction
Research by Spanish fertility experts is bringing new hope to women of avoiding a serious complication of assisted reproduction - ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)[1]. In its severest form, which requires urgent medical treatment, the syndrome affects around 200 women a year in Spain and as many as 2,000 a year in Europe. OHSS occurs when a... view more... (2003-06-27)
Concerns over national policy on infertility treatment
Decisions about providing fertility treatment on the NHS should be made locally according to need and priority, rather than through national policy, argues a leading medical ethicist in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-09-03)
ICSI or IVF: Babies born from frozen embryos do just as well
Analysis of the longest running ICSI programme in the United States has found reassuring evidence that babies born from frozen embryos fertilised via ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) do just as well as those born from frozen embryos fertilised via standard IVF treatment. view more (2009-06-30)
Household chemicals may be linked to infertility
Researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs - chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets and personal care products - may be associated with infertility in women. view more (2009-02-02)
UVA studies potential target for skin cancer treatment
When normal skin cells become a melanoma tumor, they sometimes turn on genes not usually found in the skin. view more (2006-10-04)
NTP finalizes report on Bisphenol A
Current human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, is of "some concern" for effects on development of the prostate gland and brain and for behavioral effects in fetuses, infants and children, according to a final report released today by the National Toxicology Program (NTP). view more (2008-09-04)
Should embryos with a hereditary disorder be transferred if no unaffected embryos are available?
The numbers of cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis or screening are rising steadily in Europe with over 2,700 reported in 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available). view more (2008-07-08)
Irresponsible use of fertility techniques will jeopardise the future of reproductive medicine warns new ESHRE president
Lausanne, Switzerland: The new president of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology has warned that the future of reproductive medicine and the hopes of infertile couples could be put in jeopardy by the abusive use of fertility techniques. Professor Hans Evers from Academisch Ziekenhuis, Maastricht in the Netherlands, who takes... view more... (2001-07-04)
Should we help to create disabled babies?
Should genetic tests be offered to couples seeking to have a child to allow them to select for disability? Many would see deliberately creating disabled babies as the most perverse manifestation of creating designer babies but, in this week's BMJ, Julian Savulescu argues that there may be good reasons for acceding to such requests. We offer... view more... (2002-10-02)
Italian research reveals a new twist in the battle of the sexes
How nature tries to compensate for the vulnerability of male babies.. New research from Italy reveals that mother nature tries very hard to compensate for the fact that male foetuses and newborns are more fragile than females by allowing significantly more boys to be conceived at a time of year when conditions for pregnancy and birth are optimal.... view more... (2003-03-24)
Embryonic selection of sex avoids conceiving blind children
The Assisted Reproduction Unit at the Quirón Hospital in Donostia-San Sebastián has managed, for the first time in the Basque Country, to successfully carry out an embryonic sex selection in a woman who is a carrier of the disease Retinosis Pigmentaria, linked with the X chromosome - in order to avoid giving birth to a male child. view more (2006-12-19)
New discovery may help doctors treat infertility
New research suggests that medications commonly referred to as fertility drugs may be ineffective for women who lack a gene called the estrogen receptor beta. view more (2005-07-21)
Natural selection has strongly influenced recent human evolution, Cornell/Celera Genomics study finds
he most detailed analysis to date of how humans differ from one another at the DNA level shows strong evidence that natural selection has shaped the recent evolution of our species. view more (2005-10-24)
Researchers urge caution over using ginseng in early pregnancy
Researchers from Hong Kong have warned that women should be cautious about using the herbal remedy ginseng in the early stages of pregnancy. They have found evidence that ginsenoside Rb1 - one of the principal active components of ginseng - can cause abnormalities in rat embryos. Their research is published today (Thursday 25 September) in... view more... (2003-09-21)
Viagra may affect fertility
Researchers from Belfast reveal today that men who take Viagra when they are hoping to start a family could be affecting their fertility. A group lead by Dr Sheena Lewis at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Queen's University Belfast have shown that while Viagra enhances sperm motility it also seems to speed up the 'acrosome... view more... (2004-03-31)
A genetic identity card for Plasmodium populations to improve control strategies
WHO figures show that malaria currently affects between 300 and 600 million people in various parts of the world. Several malaria-hit regions are experiencing an advance of the disease owing to the parasite's increasing resistance to most antimalarial drugs. view more (2007-11-09)
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