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Why Severely Obese Women Have Difficulty Getting Pregnant from IVF
September 11, 2012 — One third of American women of childbearing age are battling obesity, a condition that affects their health and their chances of getting pregnant. Obese women often have poor reproductive outcomes, ... > full story -
Surprising New Roles for a Key Regulatory Enzyme of Blood Pressure
September 8, 2012 — Many patients with hypertension are treated with ACE inhibitors. These drugs block the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) that regulates the salt and water balance of the body and raises blood ... > full story -
Early Menopause: A Genetic Mouse Model of Human Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
August 30, 2012 — Scientists have established a genetic mouse model for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a human condition in which women experience irregular menstrual cycles and reduced fertility, and early ... > full story -
Mayo Clinic Marks Its First Births from Time-Lapse Incubator Use for in Vitro Fertilization
August 29, 2012 — Mayo Clinic recently marked its first births resulting from in vitro fertilization using a new time-lapse incubator that minimizes disturbances from human handling as embryos develop and helps ... > full story -
Small Family Size Increases Wealth of Descendants but Reduces Evolutionary Success
August 28, 2012 — Evolutionary biologists have long puzzled over this because natural selection is expected to have selected for organisms that try to maximize their reproduction. But in industrialized societies ... > full story -
Nutrition Tied to Improved Sperm DNA Quality in Older Men: Healthy Micronutrient Intake Linked to Reduced DNA Fragmentation
August 27, 2012 — A healthy intake of micronutrients is strongly associated with improved sperm DNA quality in older men. In younger men, however, a higher intake of micronutrients didn't improve their sperm ... > full story -
Men Should Shed Excess Weight Before Fathering Children, Study Suggests
August 22, 2012 — Australian scientists studying the impact obesity has on pregnancy, are urging men to get 'match fit' before conceiving to assist with fetal ... > full story -
Sex and the Female Brain: Protein in Semen Acts on Female Brain to Prompt Ovulation
August 20, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that a protein in semen acts on the female brain to prompt ovulation, and is the same molecule that regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve ... > full story -
Finally, the Promise of Male Birth Control in a Pill: Compound Makes Mice Reversibly Infertile
August 16, 2012 — Researchers have finally found a compound that may offer the first effective and hormone-free birth control pill for men. The study shows that the small molecule makes male mice reversibly infertile ... > full storyMore: -
A Pack of Walnuts a Day Keeps the Fertility Specialist Away?
August 15, 2012 — After eating 75 grams of walnuts every day for 12 weeks, healthy young men aged 21 to 35 saw increased sperm vitality, motility, and morphology, researchers ... > full story
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