Stress During Fertility Treatments Leads to Higher Glucose Stress During Fertility Treatments Leads to Higher Glucose
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Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - January 9, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Microplastics in Bottled Water At Least 10 Times Worse Than Once Thought
Pure, natural spring water, just as nature intended. Well, not exactly.
Bottled water has long been marketed as a safer alternative to what comes out of the tap—if it doesn’t come straight from a mountain spring, it’s at least purified and chemical free. But a new study by scientists at Columbia University and Rutgers University demonstrates that bottled water may be far worse when it comes to microscopic plastic pollutants capable of passing into the bloodstream.
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For years scientists have raised the alarm over the global spread of microplastics, which f...
Source: TIME: Science - January 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything embargoed study healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Preconception Psychological Stress Linked to Abnormal Glucose Levels
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 -- For women attending a fertility center, preconception perceived psychological stress is positively associated with abnormal glucose levels during pregnancy, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Stressed Women With Infertility May Have Higher Blood Sugar During Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- Preconception stress during the infertility process may spell glycemic woes for women during pregnancy, researchers reported.
For women who attended a fertility center, those who self-reported more psychological stress prior... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
C-Section Tied to Subsequent Reduced Fecundability, Infertility
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- Among women with more than one child, those who had a previous cesarean delivery subsequently had a lower fecundability ratio and an increased infertility risk than those who had a vaginal delivery, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Benefits of Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy, as per study
According to research published in The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, women undergoing IVF should adopt a Mediterranean diet to improve their chances of getting pregnant rather than taking supplements. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Optimal Follow-up After Cervical Cancer Surgery Optimal Follow-up After Cervical Cancer Surgery
Instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach, monitoring for cancer recurrence after fertility-sparing cervical cancer surgery can be tailored based on HPV testing and cytology.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Scientists decry wasted opportunity as thousands of frozen eggs languish in IVF storage across Australia
Despite a surplus of eggs at fertility clinics around the country, very few end up being donated to research or other prospective parentsThe vast majority of eggs frozen by prospective mothers go unused, causing headaches forIVF clinics and preventing potentially groundbreaking research.Scientists are decrying a wasted opportunity as thousands of frozen eggs sit unused in storage instead of being used in potentially valuable medical research.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Australian Associated Press Tags: Medical research Health Australia news Science Victoria New South Wales Queensland Source Type: news
Scientists call for review of UK ’s 14-day rule on embryo research
Extending the limit could help uncover causes of recurrent miscarriage and congenital conditions, experts sayScientists are calling for a review of the 14-day rule on embryo research, saying that extending the limit could help uncover the causes of recurrent miscarriage and congenital conditions.Until now, scientists studying the earliest stages of life have been restricted to cultivating embryos up to the equivalent of 14 days of development. They can then pick up the path of development several weeks later, on pregnancy scans and from material donated from terminations.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 30, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Fertility problems Reproduction Miscarriage Biology Science UK news Ethics IVF Society Source Type: news
Young Men Lack Awareness of Supplements' Impact on Fertility
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- There is a significant lack of awareness about the effects of gym lifestyles on male infertility in young adults, according to a study published in the January issue of Reproductive BioMedicine Online.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Women's health company Heranova Lifesciences launches with $13.5M
The company offers diagnostic tests and therapeutics to detect and treat endometriosis, female fertility and bacterial vaginosis. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - December 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Musk Says ‘Make More Italians’
Elon Musk, listen up. I have a woman who not only knows what you want—she says she knows how to get it. At a recent conference in Rome, Mr. Musk brought up one of his hobby horses: the challenge to global prosperity posed by declining fertility rates. That’s the average number of children born to…#elonmusk #rome (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To combat climate change, companies bury plant waste at sea
Dror Angel, a marine ecologist at the University of Haifa, had for years heard his archaeologist colleagues talk about ancient shipwrecks on the bottom of the Black Sea that were perfectly preserved by the low-oxygen environment. “You can see ropes,” Angel says. “It’s something which is quite spectacular.”
Now, Angel wants to combat climate change by purposefully adding to the wreckage, sinking waste wood to the sea floor, where carbon that the trees stored up while living can remain locked away for centuries.
Angel is a science lead for an Israeli company called Rewind, one of many companies riding a...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nurse Stormed U.S. Capitol? Doc Guilty of Wife's Murder; $120M Malpractice Award
(MedPage Today) -- A Maine nurse has been arrested for her alleged role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. (WMTW)
California fertility doctor Eric Scott Sills, MD, was found guilty of murdering his wife and staging it... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 21, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Waist Circumference Predicts Infertility in Child-Bearing-Aged Women
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 -- Waist circumference (WC) is a positive predictor of female infertility, independent of body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online Dec. 20 in PLOS ONE.Jierong Ke, from Huizhou Central People ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
