Eating large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked not only to reduced fertility in men, but also to slower growth in early embryos, and smaller yolk sacs, which are essential for early ...

Sperm may lose their ability to navigate in microgravity, raising new questions about whether human reproduction is possible ...

ALTHOUGH simple parthenogenesis is not at all uncommon in invertebrates — for instance, in ants and bees — it does not, as far as is known, occur in human beings, who must produce eggs and sperm and ...

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, an in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London. Tens of thousands of people undergo in vitro fertilization every ...

Research findings are available online in the journal Communications Biology. The original story “ Getting pregnant in space ...

Having a baby in space may require a bit more direction, with new Adelaide University research revealing the navigational ...

Women who use a class of tranquilisers called benzodiazepines before becoming pregnant are at greater risk of ectopic pregnancies, according to a study of nearly 1.7 million women. The study, which is ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - As humankind moves toward the goal of establishing a long-term presence on ...