The realm of reproductive medicine has experienced remarkable progress in recent years, and one of the most promising advancements is the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures. AI-boosted embryo selection holds the potential to transform IVF success rates, providing a renewed sense of optimism for couples encountering fertility challenges. This … Read more
An important early structure in the embryo, called the neural tube that goes on to form the brain and spine, closes at around four weeks. When this process fails, babies can have something called a neural tube defect, which includes spina bifida where, in the severest form, the spine is exposed and can be damaged. … Read more
“The work has, for the first time, achieved a faithful construction of the complete structure [of a human embryo] from stem cells” in the lab, “thus opening the door for studies of the events that lead to the formation of the human body plan,” he said. Source link
The synthetic embryos – only days or weeks old – could help explain infertility and pregnancy loss. Source link
However, Prof Alfonso Martinez Arias, from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, said: “This is an advance but at a very early stage of development, a rare event which, while superficially looking like an embryo, bears defects which should not be overlooked.” Source link
Court backs Ted Jennings to try for a baby with a surrogate, using embryo he created with late wife. Source link
“These are organized embryo-like structures modeled on the human embryo, but in my opinion I don’t consider them to be the equivalent of a human blastocyst that comes from an in vitro fertilization clinic,” said Amander Clark, a member of Polo’s team and chair of molecular, cell and developmental biology at University of California, Los … Read more
A baby girl born in Tennessee from a 27-year frozen embryo broke the record for the longest-frozen embryo to result in a live birth, which was held by her older sister, Emma. Molly Gibson was 6 pounds, 13 ounces when she was born in October to Tina Gibson and her husband, Ben, The New … Read more