EMBL researchers found metabolism plays a signaling role during embryonic development, not just an energy-providing one. In mouse embryos, metabolic activity slowed the segmentation clock that ...

Oxytocin, a hormone already known for its role in childbirth, milk release, and mother–infant bonding, may have a newfound purpose in mammalian reproduction. In times of maternal stress, the hormone ...

Testing positive on a pregnancy test then getting a negative result later can soon turn happiness into sorrow. One of the common causes of a miscarriage is an anembryonic pregnancy, or blighted ovum ...

In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) can be a physically and mentally demanding journey. When undergoing an IVF process, embryo selection is one of the most important steps. Usually, an embryologist chooses ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

Researchers say a rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that they say might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino ...

With newer developments in fertility treatment, getting pregnant is no longer a task for only a few. One such method making headlines in the IVF world is embryo pooling. If you wonder what this is and ...

After Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for a warning label to be added to Tylenol bottles, Austin doctors ...

President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have tied Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficiencies to rising autism ...