Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...inexpensive nanotech applications to increase soil fertility and crop production, and help eliminate malnutrition - a contributor to more than half the deaths of children under five in developing countries. Nanotech materials are in development for the slow release and efficient dosage of fertilizers for plant...Little evidence found for IVF as most effective infertility treatment
...ve for at least one year and who had no detectable fertility abnormalities. Pandian says that "various national laws governing IVF treatment, as well as the fact that most IVF treatments are privately funded, make it difficult to randomize clinical trials of infertility treatment." Under these conditions, she ...Human eggs can develop from ovarian surface cells in vitro
...an eggs from OSE cells may help women with reduced fertility and premature menopause, who lack follicles in their ovaries, to have a better chance of conceiving through in vitro fertilization. Eventually, frozen OSE cells from younger females may be preserved for later production of fresh eggs. This may preven...New information on reproductive health in St Petersburg
...REFER research consortium (Reproductive health and fertility patterns in Russia - a comparative approach) lead by Professor Elina Hemminki. The descriptive research results are exploited in health training and development in Russia and for further research in the international researcher network of the consort...Transplantation of sperm stem cells restores fertility after chemotherapy
...stablished clinical option for the preservation of fertility in leukemia patients is to bank sperm before treatment commences. However, as mature germ cells do not develop until the onset of puberty, children are unable to later benefit from such assisted reproductive techniques. Although the transplantation o...Ill-health and unhappiness among the risks for older mothers
... were over 35 compared to 3% in 1988-90. Declining fertility is an obvious risk for older mothers, as is miscarriage and still birth. At the age of 42 years, more than half all pregnancies result in fetal loss. Complications for the mother include hypertension, which occurs in 35% of women aged 50 or over ...Italian law on ART brings problems for doctors and patients
...l beliefs and ethics, Dr. Monica Cattoli, from the fertility clinic Tecnobios Procreazione, Bologna, Italy, tol...o longer allowed to freeze embryos." Many Italian fertility doctors are concerned that the legislation reduces the chances of infertile couples conceiving, he s...Revealed: The true cost to the nation of multiple pregnancies
...ted policy on ART and stimulation regimen in other fertility treatments. "Research shows that for healthy women...t would cost less to ensure that all women seeking fertility treatment had more cycles in which a single embryo was transferred, than only one or two cycles in w...Rise in ICSI cycles suggests infertility could be affecting more men than women
...ould be the first choice for young couples seeking fertility treatment."...Conservative surgery preserves fertility in women with borderline ovarian tumours
...n women with borderline ovarian tumours shows that fertility can be preserved if conservative surgery is used, ...rch mean that women could choose to preserve their fertility by having only one ovary removed. Borderline tumours make up about 15% of all epithelial ovarian tum...Doctors able to predict potential ovarian failure after radiation
...ose of radiation received to determine a window of fertility and at what age the woman may experience ovarian f... the options currently available to preserve their fertility before their treatment starts." "We acknowledge this is a predictive model based on pre-clinical wor...American Academy of Neurology supports embryonic stem-cell research bill
...ch involving embryos no longer intended for use in fertility treatments. Last year the AAN approved a position statement that makes the case for passage of ethically responsible pro-research legislation. The position statement was published in the May 24, 2005 issue of Neurology. "We believe this bill would si...New discovery may help doctors treat infertility
... suggests that medications commonly referred to as fertility drugs may be ineffective for women who lack a gene... the estrogen receptor beta. The study showed that fertility drugs did not improve ovulation rates in mice that were genetically engineered to lack estrogen rece...Female genital mutilation could cause infertility
...ic opinion. Legitimate concern about impairment of fertility can certainly weigh in heavily and help achieve the attainable goal of ending female genital mutilation."...WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Couples who use fertility awareness-based methods of family planning have se...s and gynecology. They found that couples who use fertility awareness-based methods of family planning to prevent pregnancy engage in more frequent sex before a...Men who smoke heavily may impair sperm, fertility
...ized testing clearly reveals a significant drop in fertility potential for men who are heavy tobacco smokers," said Burkman. "Smoking men also should be aware that smoking can damage their sperm DNA, passing on faulty DNA to their baby. Concerned smokers should quit or be tested in a local andrology laboratory...Population growth could be bigger threat to reducing poverty in Africa than AIDS
High fertility rates and rapid population growth could prove to b...hey think is now needed, which combines a focus on fertility with an intensified effort to prevent the spread of HIV. Professor Cleland states: "In the face of t...Fatherhood possible for many testicular cancer survivors, study finds
..., there are little reliable data on post-treatment fertility available to guide these men. To assess post-treatment fertility among testicular cancer survivors, Marianne Brydy, M.D., of Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen,...Study shows success and less risk in treating kids with heart rhythm problems
...ecause of the risk it can pose to their health and fertility later in life," says Peter Fischbach, M.D., M.A.., senior author of the new study. "Radiation exposure is very different for children and adults due to their small body mass as well as their longer life expectancy, which allows for a greater likeliho...... prospective parents, especially those considering fertility treatments that will increase their odds of having multiple children, to make more informed choices, said Michael Resnick, Ed.D., a pediatrics professor and a co-author of the study. Informed decisions also increase the chances that parents and thei...