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Evolutionary origins of our pretty smile
ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2012) It takes both teeth and jaws to make a pretty smile, but the evolutionary origins of these parts of our anatomy have only just been discovered, thanks to a particle accelerator and a long dead fish
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 awarded for discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent
ScienceDaily (Oct. 8, 2012) The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 jointly to John B
Increased risk of prematurity and low birth weight in babies born after three or more abortions
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Single embryo transfer reduces the risk of perinatal mortality in IVF
ScienceDaily (July 4, 2012) A policy of single embryo transfer (SET) reduces the risk of perinatal mortality in infants born as a result of IVF and ICSI. The conclusion emerged from an analysis of more than 50,000 births recorded in the Australian and New Zealand Assisted Reproduction Technology Database between 2004 and 2008, where the introduction of an SET policy has been associated with a reduction in overall perinatal mortality for IVF and ICSI babies
Freezing all embryos in IVF with transfer in a later non-stimulated cycle may improve outcome
ScienceDaily (July 4, 2012) There is growing interest in a “freeze-all” embryo policy in IVF.
World’s number of IVF and ICSI babies has now reached a calculated total of 5 million
ScienceDaily (July 2, 2012) The number of babies born as a result of assisted reproduction technologies (ART) has reached an estimated total of 5 million since the world’s first, Louise Brown, was born in July 1978. The figures were presented at the 28th annual meeting of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology), which began 1st July, in Istanbul, Turkey. The calculation was made for a presentation at the congress from ICMART (International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies) and was based on the number of IVF and ICSI treatment cycles recorded worldwide up to 2008 with estimations added for the following three years
Nature and nurture: World‐first discovery sheds new light on congenital birth defects
ScienceDaily (Apr. 5, 2012) Scientists have made a landmark discovery that could help women minimize or even avoid the risk of having a baby born with congenital birth defects. The study is published April 5 in the international journal Cell
Fatty diets may be associated with reduced semen quality
ScienceDaily (Mar. 13, 2012) Men’s diets, in particular the amount and type of different fats they eat, could be associated with their semen quality according to the results of a study published online in the journal Human Reproduction. The study of 99 men in the USA found an association between a high total fat intake and lower total sperm count and concentration
Removal of fibroids that distort the womb cavity may prevent recurrent miscarriages, study suggests
ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2011) Researchers have found the first, firm evidence that fibroids are associated with recurrent miscarriages. They have also discovered that if they removed the fibroids that distorted the inside of the womb, the risk of miscarriage in the second trimester of pregnancy was reduced dramatically — to zero
Frozen embryo transfer leads to larger and heavier babies
ScienceDaily (July 5, 2011) In the first study, French scientists looked at neonatal outcome in terms of mode of delivery, gestational age, preterm birth rate (less than 37 weeks of gestation), mean child measurements, low birth weight (less than 2,500g) and perinatal mortality.
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