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...
A new Australian study has uncovered a possible reason why some pregnancies achieved with the help of assisted reproductive technology (ART) can lead to birth defects compared to naturally conceived p...
Three out of four U.S. adults favor the use of new technologies that estimate the likelihood that a future child will develop one of several diseases influenced by genes – such as diabetes, heart di...
Traditionally, embryos are transferred to the uterus three days after fertilization during IVF treatment. Due to improvements in laboratory techniques, this is now also possible after five days. Half ...
There are many factors that can have a positive effect on fertility. These include your daily diet. Research shows that women who watch their weight and follow a Mediterranean diet with plenty of vege...
A new discovery by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan is turning decades-old assumptions about DNA replication on their head. The experiments, led by Ichir...
A new artificial intelligence-based system can accurately determine the chromosomal status of in vitro fertilized (IVF) embryos based on time-lapse video images of the embryos and the mother's age, ac...
A team from Kumamoto University has discovered a new mechanism that could revolutionize infertility treatment by promoting embryo implantation. The discovery focuses on prostaglandin (PG) receptors in...
