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An international team of scientists using a new X-ray method recorded the internal structure and cell movement inside a living frog embryo in greater detail than ever before. This result showcases a new method to advance biological research and the search for new treatments for genetic diseases. Scientists at Northwestern University and the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie in Germany, in collaboration with the Advanced Photon Source at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne...

Boston IVF - collaborating with Brandeis University - selected by HHS to participate in public awareness campaign BOSTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston IVF, a leading medical practice providing specialized infertility treatment since 1986, has received a two-year federal grant, totaling $1 million, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve patient understanding of and interest in donating frozen embryos resulting from in vitro...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While these never actually walked the Earth, and didn’t fully develop or hatch, a trove of dinosaur embryos could give researchers rare insight into their development. Paleontologists working in China recently unearthed what could be the earliest collection of fossilized dinosaur embryos to date, and it has provided the researchers with a new opportunity to study ongoing growth patterns and development of the prehistoric species....

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online British officials are debating whether or not to legalize new in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques that would eliminate dangerous hereditary diseases, but would essentially create a child from three different parents. According to the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), a public consultation in 2012 indicated UK citizens mostly support the use of the potentially life-saving technique, despite any safety or...

ABC News recently reported on the societal implications of a pre-implantation genetic diagnosis procedure now being allowed in Germany. This procedure is also available at the IVF New Jersey Fertility Center, which offers insight as to its benefits. (PRWEB) February 26, 2013 ABC News recently reported on pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, a procedure that lets parents test embryos for possible life-threatening genetic defects before being implanted in a woman’s uterus. The article,...

The Frisco Institute for Reproductive Medicine (FIRM) is researching new time-lapse technology to photograph and monitor the development of embryos used for in vitro fertilization (IVF). The technology is only being researched by a handful of facilities in the country and aims to help improve the probability of pregnancy while mitigating the possibility for multiple births. Frisco, TX (PRWEB) January 30, 2013 The Frisco Institute for Reproductive Medicine (FIRM) is researching new...

Researchers at Imperial and Warwick find molecules that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages. Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages. The research, carried out at Imperial College London and the University of Warwick, suggests these signals could be targets for drugs that would help prevent...

Free CEUs/CME/CNEs for medicine, nursing, laboratory and social work (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 The National Embryo Donation Academy (NEDA), http://www.embryodonation.org/neda, a non-profit, professional education resource will host a complimentary dinner and lecture to industry professionals on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 6:30 – 9:30 pm at the Hotel Solamar in San Diego. This event is being held during the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) annual conference October 20-25,...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (http://www.rmanj.com) will be presenting 24 abstracts at the upcoming American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting to be held October 20-24, 2012, in San Diego, California. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120402/NY80340LOGO ) "We are very proud of the outstanding research conducted by the team at RMANJ. This year, our research covers important topics in...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New work by Dr. Stuart A. Newman, professor of cell biology and anatomy at New York Medical College, develops a concept that dramatically alters one of the basic assumptions of the theory of evolution. The assumption is that survival is based on a change's functional advantage if it is to persist. Newman, whose life's work has supported the theory of evolution, offers an alternative model where he proposes that the origination of...