News articles tagged with 'oocyte'
Protective strategy shields primate ovaries from radiation-therapy-induced damage
— 22 Feb 2011 23:33 | HealthA strategy developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers to shield the ovaries of female mammals from the damaging effects of radiation and chemotherapy has passed an…
Eggs' quality control mechanism explained
— 18 Feb 2011 16:47 | BiologyTo protect the health of future generations, body keeps a careful watch on its precious and limited supply of eggs. That's done through a key quality control process in oocytes (the…
Scientists bring cancer cells back under control
— 19 Jan 2011 17:02 | HealthScientists at The University of Nottingham have brought cancer cells back under normal control - by reactivating their cancer suppressor genes. The discovery could form a powerful new…
Researchers insert identification codes into mouse embryos
— 19 Nov 2010 12:23 | BiologyResearchers from the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microelectronics…
Discovery opens new window on development, and maybe potential, of human egg cells
— 26 Oct 2010 13:44 | HealthFertility procedures such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) require a couple and the doctor to place the risky bet that the multiple eggs they choose to fertilise will produce an embryo…
First babies born from genetic screening study
— 16 Oct 2010 10:18 | HealthTwo women taking part in the world's first controlled study of a comprehensive genetic screening test before IVF have given birth to healthy babies. The babies, twin girls born in Germany…
Why the biological clock? Penn study says ageing reduces centromere cohesion, disrupts reproduction
— 9 Sep 2010 10:42 | HealthUniversity of Pennsylvania biologists studying human reproduction have identified what is likely the major contributing factor to the maternal age-associated increase in aneuploidy,…
Ongoing pregnancy rates from vitrified eggs as good as those from fresh
— 1 Jul 2010 09:38 | HealthEmbryos derived from oocytes (eggs) cryopreserved by the vitrification method are just as likely to produce an on-going pregnancy as those involving fresh oocytes, the 26th annual meeting…
Studies of women's attitudes to 'social egg freezing' find reasons differ with age
— 29 Jun 2010 11:08 | HealthWomen of different ages differ in their reasons for wishing to undergo egg freezing, show two studies presented to the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction…
Texas A and M veterinary researchers achieve cloning first
— 12 Jun 2010 11:30 | BiologyResearchers at Texas A and M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have achieved another cloning first with the successful delivery of a foal using oocytes…