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Stem cell research: Obama administration changes some Bush-era restrictions, leaves others in place
Darkfrog submitted, created time 11 months 1 day (www.nature.com)
(Yes, I appreciate the irony of using a British journal as a source for U.S. news.)
The National Institutes of Health have spelled out the new state of embryonic stem cell research: Cell lines developed from leftover fertility clinic embryos will be eligible for Federal funding, but the donors (the fertility patients) must provide informed consent with no inducements.
Federal funding is not extended to embryos created specifically for research, including embryos made from donated sperm and ova 
Hormone Offers Promise As Fertility Treatment
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 1 day (www.sciencedaily.com)
New research suggests the hormone kisspeptin shows promise as a potential new treatment for infertility. The research is being presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate.
Scientists led by Dr. Waljit Dhillo from Imperial College, London, have shown that giving kisspeptin to women with infertility can activate the release of sex hormones that control the menstrual cycle. This research could lead to a new fertility therapy for women with low sex hormone levels.
Scientists eavesdrop on the exciting conversations within cells
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 3 weeks (www.eurekalert.org)
Scientists have discovered the secrets of a sophisticated molecule that plays a role in many aspects of human health from fertility to blood pressure; digestion to mental health. This has opened up the potential for discovery of new drugs to treat an enormous variety of conditions.
In research supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Wellcome Trust a team from the University of Cambridge shows how a molecule – the IP3 receptor – arranges itself into clusters to help broadcast vital chemical messages around cells in the form of calcium
Infertility takes a new hit with array comparative genomic hybridization
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.nature.com)
At present, only about 24% of IVF attempts result in a live birth. A new technique called array comparative genomic hybridization, or rapid egg screening, may boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization by identifying the eggs most likely to develop into viable embryos without first freezing said eggs so that slow test results can come back.
In women of all ages, many ova are defective, lacking parts of some chromosomes or containing extra pieces of others. In natural conceptions, these eggs, fertilized or otherwise, are often eliminated before the woman knows she was ever pregnant
Vatican toughens stance on embryo research
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.nature.com)
The Roman Catholic Church has reaffirmed its opposition to embryonic stem cell research in a document that updates its twenty-year-old position on biomedical research and reproductive medicine.
The most significant change is that the Church rejects the idea that scientists who work with tissues derived from stem cells or fetuses are blameless so long as they had no part in the creation of the cell line or tissue sample
Helping the Embryo Implant: A New Role for One Type of Immune Cell
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
One of the most critical stages in establishing a pregnancy is the implantation of the embryo in the wall of the uterus. Although the accumulation of immune cells known as DCs has been observed in the uterus after fertilization and prior to implantation, their function was not known
Gene testing of embryos needs guidance
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.nature.com)
Couples might soon use the technologies sold by personal-genomics companies to choose the genetic make-up of their children.
Antidepressant treatment may reduce male fertility
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.reuters.com)
Treatment with paroxetine (Paxil), which belongs to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of antidepressant drugs, increases DNA fragmentation in sperm, according to research presented today at the sixty-fourth annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in San Francisco.
Although the study did not directly evaluate male fertility, the fivefold increase in the number of men who developed abnormal sperm DNA while being treated with paroxetine is "troubling" and "suggests an adverse effect on fertility," co-investigator Dr
Republican presidential platform would ban all human embryonic research
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.nature.com)
The Republican presidential platform proposes banning all human embryo research throughout the United States. Although John McCain himself has voted to loosen federal restrictions on stem cell funding, the party that supports him appears to be taking a more conservative line.
But for the grammar enthusiasts among us, the change in the platform was effected with one word. They canged "and" to "or," so that they call for a ban on the "the creation of or experimentation on human embryos for research purposes
Nature takes a look at in-vitro fertilization's past, present and future
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.nature.com)
This article is a comprehensive look at the past and future of artificial babymaking. It covers IVF, the possible use of iPS to make gametes. It covers ethics, public relations, and economics...
The part that I like best? IVF has "gone as far as it can" with regards to what it can do, so the next focus is on making it cheaper. The article discusses the woman in a developing country who, on top of her own wishes for a family, faces discrimination for her infertility
kavin submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.news-medical.net)
A group of Canadian and European researchers have unlocked the mystery of a gene with the potential to both regulate and block ovulation.
The new study - a collaboration between the Universite de Montreal in Canada and the Institut de Genetique et Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire of the Universite de Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France - is published in the latest issue of the journal Genes & Development.
"Our findings demonstrate that the Lrh1 gene is essential in regulating ovulation," said Bruce D
Size of a woman's uterus predicts whether she is at risk of having very premature twins after IVF
kavin submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.news-medical.net)
Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman's uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF, according to new research presented at the 24th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona.
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Harvesting stem cells at the four-cell stage can be easier and safer
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (blog.wired.com)
Here is a Wired Science writeup of that article I posted yesterday. It's less detailed, but it's easier to read. Again, the top story is that researchers have found a new way to harvest stem cells from embryos without destroying them: taking a cell at the four-cell stage produces cell lines that don't need to be co-cultured. And we already know from fertility treatments that the remaining three cells can grow into healthy children.
Obesity Affects Sperm Production
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.time.com)
This research presented Wednesday at a meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, scientists found that obese men have worse sperm than normal-weight men
Predicting Success with in Vitro Fertilization
kavin submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.webmd.com)
Researchers say they can predict with 70% accuracy whether women who have IVF will get pregnant.
July 1, 2008 -- We've come a long way since the first "test tube" baby was born in 1978. Now, researchers are looking at how to predict whether women will become pregnant from in vitro fertilization.
Researchers led by Stanford University Medical Center assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology Mylene Yao, MD, found a 70% accuracy rate in predicting whether a woman who has undergone IVF will become pregnant
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