According to research conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, women with a history of miscarriage who engaged in higher levels of physical activity had a higher risk of subclinical or ve...
An international research team led by Helmholtz Munich has gained detailed insights into how the spatial organization of genetic material in the cell nucleus of early embryos develops within the first...
Motile sperm are difficult to collect using conventional cell sorters because they are susceptible to physical damage. As part of a research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Kyoto Univers...
The first days of the development of a human embryo, known as the preimplantation phase, are of great importance. During this time, the first cells form, determining whether the embryo can survive, ho...
Sperm cells are highly specialized cells with only one goal: to fertilize an egg. On the road to fertilization, sperm must travel a long journey to the female's fallopian tube, avoiding several deadly...
For many women, the days before menstruation are characterized by physical and mental complaints such as abdominal pain, nausea, mood swings and anxiety. Almost half of all women of childbearing age s...
The success of in vitro fertilization depends on many factors, one of which is sperm viability. A recent study by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign documents a new method for selecting viabl...
Researchers at Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital and MIT have developed a long-acting contraceptive implant that can be delivered via tiny needle injections to minimize inconvenience to the patie...
