Medical News

The articles are in chronological order.

What Tips The Balance? Understanding Why X Chromosome Inactivation Can Be Skewed

ScienceDaily (Dec. 26, 2007) — To ensure that women and men express equivalent levels of the genes found on X chromosomes, one of the two X chromosomes in the cells of a women is inactive. X chromosome inactivation (XCI) occurs early in development, at approximately the time an embryo implants in the womb, and all cells stemming from a given cell have the same X chromosome inactivated
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071220172123.htm

New Solutions To Reproductive Problems Related To Chromosomal Variations

ScienceDaily (Dec. 25, 2007) — Approximately one in every 500 to 650 baby boys is born with an extra X chromosome, a variation in their genetic code that until a few years ago was thought to result in infertility in all cases. However, this is no longer the case.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071219142052.htm

Gene Mutation That Causes Infertility In Male Mice Discovered, Gives Promise Of Similar Finding In Infertile Men

Up to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age struggle with the heartache of infertility. Now there is the promise of new hope with Cornell researchers' identification of a mutation in a gene that causes male infertility in mice. Because this is the first time that a dominant mutation that leads specifically to infertility in a mammal has been discovered, the researchers say they can now look for similar mutations in the DNA of infertile men.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070410170524.htm

Stanford Researchers Find Way to Predict IVF Success

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a method that can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment will become pregnant. This information may someday help the tens of thousands of couples who want to undergo IVF each year, and their doctors, decide on their course of action.
http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2008/july/IVF.html

IVF technique enables pregnancy without multiple births

An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. More than half the women in a retrospective study became pregnant after undergoing the procedure, called a single blastocyst transfer, which transferred just one embryo into the womb.
http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2007/october/IVF-multiple.html

Science thinks big for better IVF

Infertile men can more than double their chances of fatherhood with a new IVF technique, according to the most comprehensive study of the procedure yet conducted.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4282460.ece

Acupuncture has 'no effect' on pregnancy rates following IVF

Infertile women who spend hundreds of pounds on acupuncture during IVF treatment are doing nothing to improve their chances of having a baby, the most extensive review of the evidence yet conducted has found. Acupuncture has no effect at all on pregnancy rates following IVF, according to a study that has examined all the high-quality trials to investigate its use by fertility clinics.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article4294839.ece

Doctors clash over IVF twins danger

A claim that women are being seriously misled over the dangers of having IVF twins has sparked a row between fertility doctors.
http://ukpress.google.com:80/article/ALeqM5gnpb9FEP1oibtHjnCMzjoF6bWu0w

Concern over popular ICSI infertility treatment

An infertility treatment in which sperm is injected directly into eggs is being used too often, exposing patients to unnecessary risk and expense, senior doctors said today.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk:80/tol/news/uk/health/article4302735.ece

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Developed From Four-cell Embryo; World First May Lessen Ethical Concerns

For the first time in the world scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo, the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard on July 9.
http://www.sciencedaily.com:80/releases/2008/07/080709084020.htm

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	Medical News The articles are in chronological order. What Tips The Balance? Understanding Why X Chromosome Inactivation Can Be Skewed ScienceDaily (Dec. 26, 2007) — To ensure that women and men express equivalent levels of the genes found on X chromosomes, one of the two X chromosomes in the cells of a women is inactive. X chromosome inactivation (XCI) occurs early in development, at approximately the time an embryo implants in the womb, and all cells stemming from a given cell have the same X chromosome inactivated http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071220172123.htm New Solutions To Reproductive Problems Related To Chromosomal Variations ScienceDaily (Dec. 25, 2007) — Approximately one in every 500 to 650 baby boys is born with an extra X chromosome, a variation in their genetic code that until a few years ago was thought to result in infertility in all cases. However, this is no longer the case. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071219142052.htm Gene Mutation That Causes Infertility In Male Mice Discovered, Gives Promise Of Similar Finding In Infertile Men Up to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age struggle with the heartache of infertility. Now there is the promise of new hope with Cornell researchers' identification of a mutation in a gene that causes male infertility in mice. Because this is the first time that a dominant mutation that leads specifically to infertility in a mammal has been discovered, the researchers say they can now look for similar mutations in the DNA of infertile men. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070410170524.htm Stanford Researchers Find Way to Predict IVF Success Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a method that can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment will become pregnant. This information may someday help the tens of thousands of couples who want to undergo IVF each year, and their doctors, decide on their course of action. http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2008/july/IVF.html IVF technique enables pregnancy without multiple births An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. More than half the women in a retrospective study became pregnant after undergoing the procedure, called a single blastocyst transfer, which transferred just one embryo into the womb. http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2007/october/IVF-multiple.html Science thinks big for better IVF Infertile men can more than double their chances of fatherhood with a new IVF technique, according to the most comprehensive study of the procedure yet conducted. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4282460.ece Acupuncture has 'no effect' on pregnancy rates following IVF Infertile women who spend hundreds of pounds on acupuncture during IVF treatment are doing nothing to improve their chances of having a baby, the most extensive review of the evidence yet conducted has found. Acupuncture has no effect at all on pregnancy rates following IVF, according to a study that has examined all the high-quality trials to investigate its use by fertility clinics. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article4294839.ece Doctors clash over IVF twins danger A claim that women are being seriously misled over the dangers of having IVF twins has sparked a row between fertility doctors. http://ukpress.google.com:80/article/ALeqM5gnpb9FEP1oibtHjnCMzjoF6bWu0w Concern over popular ICSI infertility treatment An infertility treatment in which sperm is injected directly into eggs is being used too often, exposing patients to unnecessary risk and expense, senior doctors said today. http://www.timesonline.co.uk:80/tol/news/uk/health/article4302735.ece Human Embryonic Stem Cells Developed From Four-cell Embryo; World First May Lessen Ethical Concerns For the first time in the world scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo, the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard on July 9. http://www.sciencedaily.com:80/releases/2008/07/080709084020.htm Previous Page \| Next Page