Historical IVF mix-up discovery raises questions about Australian industry
Fertility experts warn further life-changing historical errors could be discovered in Australia’s IVF industry, as DNA testing becomes…
Khloe Kardashian weighs having third baby alone using final embryo
The Kardashians cast member said: “But I think I have one girl left, and I have been contemplating,…
Urgent to understand how human fertility functions beyond Earth, scientists say
As humans spend increasing amounts of time in space, whether for work or tourism, scientists are calling for…
Natural ovulation offers a safer path to IVF success
A landmark randomized trial shows that preparing the uterus using natural ovulation delivers the same chance of a…
Targeted uterine mRNA treatment boosts fertility outcomes in mice
Researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Nanomedicine – which designs nanotechnology-based platforms for…
Study uncovers role of mechanical forces in human gastrulation
Only two weeks after fertilization, the first sign of the formation of the 3 axes of the human…
Hiiragi group and Prevedel group collaborate with Prospective Instruments to pioneer intravital multiphoton microscopy for early embryo research
Prof. Takashi Hiiragi (Hubrecht Institute), Dr. Robert Prevedel (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), and Dr. Lukas Krainer (Prospective Instruments)…
Common test to assess viability of IVF embryos may be flawed
A test deployed in many fertility clinics to assess the viability of embryos for use in IVF is…
Review reveals how paternal lifestyle shapes sperm epigenetics and offspring health
A new review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesises growing evidence that paternal lifestyle and environmental exposures such as diet,…
Cancer hijacks embryonic gene editors to fuel growth
Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks…
First Ever Time-Lapse Video Of How A Human Embryo Implants Itself Into Uterine Wall Revealed In New Study » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock All humans (and honestly, basically all mammals) have a major task to accomplish very early on in…
New technique succeeds in studying embryo implantation outside the body
The use of assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization is becoming more common worldwide. However, while these…