Flame retardants may hinder infertility treatments, study suggests
Researchers have linked higher exposure to a type of flame retardant to a greater likelihood that in vitro fertilization (IVF) won't...
World's Largest Gathering of Twins
If you unwittingly pass through this Midwestern town on the first weekend in August, you might think you’ve stumbled into a mirrored...
Vitamin B3 may prevent some miscarriages, birth defects, study says
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) -- found in meat and green vegetables -- has been shown to prevent one genetic cause of birth defects and...
Single Chinese women want to freeze their eggs and enjoy life
The rise of "singledom" is a worldwide trend and China is no exception. China replaced its one-child policy with a universal two-child...
IVF babies tend to be lighter than others but end up heavier
Since the first “test tube” baby arrived 39 years ago, an estimated 6.5 million children have been born thanks to IVF and similar...
First embryo gene-repair holds promise for inherited disease
Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best...
First Human Embryos Successfully Edited in the US
The first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States has been carried out by a team of researchers...
Sperm counts of Western men plummeting, study finds
Sperm counts of men in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are plunging, according to a new analysis published recently....
