After struggling for eight years to have a baby, Shannon Petersen and her husband decided to try in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2022. Their fertility doctor recommended a test that sounded like ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Marijuana’s active ingredient was linked to higher rates of chromosomal abnormality in early embryos, according to new research, potentially ...

Berlin, Germany: Aneuploidy (the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes) in embryos is a major cause of impaired embryo development, leading to conditions such as Down syndrome, as well as to ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

An Australian IVF clinic has admitted a mix-up led to a mother giving birth to someone else's baby. Human error caused the embryo of one patient to be "incorrectly ...

The research team discovered that glassware used to manipulate and culture fertilized eggs in the fields of assisted reproductive technology (ART), livestock farming, and basic research contains toxic ...

A new trial suggests that genetic testing of IVF embryos could significantly accelerate conception for women over 35, potentially easing the emotional strain of fertility treatment. Researchers ...

Exclusive: Research suggests supplementing eggs with a key protein reduces age-related defects, raising hopes of improved IVF for older women ...

Artificial intelligence tools can now help choose the most promising embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF), although experts have warned of some ethical concerns. Procedures such as IVF allow ...