News articles tagged with 'infertility'
First genetic test for predicting IVF success
— 12 Jan 2011 16:50 | HealthA researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has helped to develop the first genetic blood test for predicting the chances that in vitro fertilisation (IVF)…
Study raises concern about ability of tests to predict fertility
— 27 Oct 2010 12:12 | HealthThe method used to assess infertility in at-home tests might not be the best for identifying which women will have trouble getting pregnant, according to new research from the University…
Egg meets sperm: The female side of the story
— 22 Oct 2010 17:10 | HealthResearchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have been able to describe the 3D structure of a complete egg receptor that binds sperm at the beginning of fertilisation.…
Is infertility more common in women with epilepsy?
— 12 Oct 2010 08:49 | HealthWomen with epilepsy may be more likely to experience infertility, according to new research published in the October 12, 2010, print issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the…
Genetic alteration linked with human male infertility
— 1 Oct 2010 12:24 | HealthOne in seven couples worldwide has difficulty conceiving a child, and male infertility is thought to account for nearly half of those cases. Although the cause of male infertility is…
Researchers build 'artificial ovary' to develop oocytes into mature human eggs
— 15 Sep 2010 10:33 | HealthResearchers at Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital have invented the first artificial human ovary, an advance that provides a potentially powerful new means for conducting…
Smoking damages men's sperm and also the numbers of germ and somatic cells in developing embryos
— 8 Sep 2010 12:30 | HealthTwo new studies have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive.…
Johns Hopkins researchers unravel clues to infertility among obese women
— 8 Sep 2010 11:39 | HealthObese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children's Centre study has unravelled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for…
Swimming upstream: Molecular approaches to better understand male infertility
— 25 Aug 2010 10:20 | HealthMale infertility is a common medical problem, affecting millions of men in the United States annually. Its causes include an inability to make productive sperm. Now, using yeast as…
Involuntary childlessness more detrimental than originally thought
— 16 Aug 2010 08:44 | HealthTest-tube fertilisation is the reason why more couples than previously now have the chance to become biological parents. However, the path to achieving this can be laborious and, for…