To identify the optimal in vitro maturation (IVM) duration for bovine oocytes with different nuclear maturation speeds (NMS), an Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team assessed how varying ...

WASHINGTON, DC and CHESTER, NJ--(Marketwire - October 16, 2007) - Molecular Biometrics, a privately held metabolomics company, presented results of a clinical study investigating the use of ...

Over the last six years a group of Estonian geneticists led by Associate Professor Agne Velthut-Meikas and a PhD student Ilmatar Rooda from TalTech Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology have ...

Poor egg (oocyte) quality is an important cause of female infertility. Low quality eggs may have several problems, for example they may not divide properly, or they may be missing certain chromosomes.

Researchers have built an artificial human ovary that can grow oocytes into mature human eggs in the laboratory. That development could help preserve fertility for women facing chemotherapy or other ...

The choice of delaying pregnancy has become the norm for many women in developed countries. Among some women, however, achieving pregnancy may be difficult or impossible at a later time. The ability ...