Researchers have discovered that a DNA modification called 5-formylcytosine (5fC) acts as an activating epigenetic switch that triggers genes in early embryonic development. This discovery shows that ...
Scientists Discover New Epigenetic Switch
Improved Model System Enables Researchers to Study Embryonic Development
Research conducted by doctoral student Bohan Chen in the laboratory of Idse Heemskerk at the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan Medical School and his colleague...
New Stem Cell Model Provides Insights Into the Development of the Human Amniotic Sac
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac that replicates the development of the tissues that support the embryo two to four week...
A Simple Mouth Swab Before IVF is Expected to Increase the Success Rate
Approximately 15 percent of all couples of childbearing age are involuntarily childless. An important reason why so many people rely on artificial insemination is that more and more couples are postpo...
Quantum-Inspired Cameras Capture the Beginning of Life
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have used cameras designed for quantum measurements to image embryos for the first time. Scientists at the university's Centre of Light for Life investigated ...
Bacterial Vaginosis Affects One in Three Women: Groundbreaking Study Shows That Men are the Missing Link in the Chain
A groundbreaking study shows that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition that affects nearly one-third of women worldwide and leads to infertility, premature birth, and neonatal mortality, is in fact a...
Do IVF Children Have a Better Quality of Life as Adults?
Although some studies suggest that artificial insemination may have adverse effects on future offspring, there is also research showing that conception through assisted reproductive technology (ART) s...
Is Intense Exercise Associated With Very Early Miscarriages?
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...
