1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (212+ words) New research reveals the role of microtubules in ovarian follicle communication, successful ovulation and female fertility....

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (218+ words) Females are born with a finite egg reserve that is the foundation for reproduction as well as the driver for ovarian hormone production. However, because it is fully formed before birth, scientists have struggled to study it closely. “Women’s health…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (799+ words) Using single-cell sequencing and spatial tools, researchers have created the most comprehensive map of the maternal–fetal interface yet. BioTechniques is part of Taylor & Francis Group. Taylor & Francis Group is a trading division of Informa that operates through various Informa…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (737+ words) Original story from Washington State University (WA, USA). A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations – with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. The research has implications for…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (585+ words) Original story from The Francis Crick Institute (London, UK). New stem cell-based embryo model reveals previously unknown communication between early tissues that become the spine and muscles in the central part of the body. The lab develops such models using…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (478+ words) The discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic development sheds light on the preliminary stages of human placenta formation. A team led by scientists from the University of California San Diego (CA, USA) has used human pluripotent stem cells…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (478+ words) Original story from the Scripps Research Institute (CA, USA). A new study reveals how the uterus senses and responds to pregnancy and birth forces at a molecular level. When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver…...