A new approach by scientists at Kyoto University, published in Cell Genomics, promises a breakthrough in contraception and the treatment of male infertility. The study, led by Professor Jun Suzuki of ...
A number of recent studies have found that microplastics are present in virtually everything we consume, from bottled water to meat and plant-based foods. Since the early 1950s, global plastic consump...
A study by Rutgers Health experts that analyzed more than 31 million hospital records shows that women who underwent fertility treatment were twice as likely to be hospitalized for heart disease in th...
Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist (or recur) even after surgical and hormonal interventions. According to results published in the journal Regional Anesth...
Stress during pregnancy is known to affect health, but a new study suggests that pre-pregnancy stress levels are also important to assess. The researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigh...
The beginning of life is shrouded in mystery. While the complicated dynamics of mitosis in the so-called somatic cells - the cells that have a specialized function, such as skin and muscle cells - are...
Women with a history of endometriosis have higher levels of cadmium in their urine than women without this diagnosis. This is according to a study by Michigan State University, which suggests that the...
Most human eggs never have the chance to mature into eggs, a recent study sheds light on why. A new "atlas" of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments that restore ovarian horm...
