New guidelines say testing sperm for DNA damage could help explain recurrent pregnancy losses

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses coupled with multi-omics integration identify new risk loci for endometriosis and adenomyosis, shed light on underlying molecular mechanisms and suggest...

Nature Reviews Immunology, Published online: 05 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41577-026-01287-1Androgens support IL-10-expressing monocytes that alleviate inflammatory pain.

Advances in research and medicine have given doctors helpful tools to assess a person’s individual risk and to help prepare them for pregnancy.

A new study by UCSF researchers who mapped the maternal-fetal interface, which is the boundary where the mother's uterus and the developing baby's placenta meet, has yielded some surprising findings with potential public health consequences.

The South Australian government has announced that pregnant women will be able to access free omega-3 blood tests from next month.

The social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer babies is hitting countries worldwide. Adaptation is key

Tea tree oil has been linked to fertility issues. But the experiments were done in rats. Here’s what else is behind the scary headlines.

Small changes in the non-coding part of the genome have a key role in sex determination.

10.1542/6386879373112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2025-0736616386879373112OBJECTIVE. To examine associations between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and the risk of various infections in early childhoo...

Simulated microgravity reveals species-specific effects on sperm navigation, fertilization, and early embryo development, highlighting compensatory mechanisms and chemical cues critical for reproducti...

Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an egg Sperm in space are likely to get disoriented and lost while struggling to find their way to an egg, a new study has found. When exposed to microgravity in experiments, sperm tumble around like an untethered astronaut, according to Adelaide University researchers. Continue reading...

Men and partners are important contributors to the health of future generations, yet their own preconception health and wellbeing remain secondary considerations in research, practice, and policy. Sil...

The STED-EC atlas enables inter-organ and multi-time-point comparisons of gene expression in endothelial cells, revealing substantial transcriptomic variations across endothelial cells from different ...

Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.

Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. ...

Zygotic genome activation (ZGA) failure leads to developmental arrest and poses a clinical challenge to women’s fertility. We observed that human embryos arresting at the eight-cell ZGA stage exhibite...

A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.

Preeclampsia, a medical complication of pregnancy, is associated with central nervous system (CNS) signs and symptoms, such as headache, hyperexcitabi…

Thendral et al. describe a mitophagic programme that removes deleterious mtDNA during the oocyte-to-zygote transition in Caenorhabditis elegans, promoting mitochondrial health and offspring survival. ...

The risks and attributable burden of adverse birth outcomes from flooding remain unclear. Here, we analyzed a nationwide cohort of over 4.4 million mo…

Post-menopausal females (> 64 years) have an increase in frequency of inflammatory monocyte populations with defective phagocytosis as compared to pre-menopausal (< 40 years) females. Hormone Replace....

PhD Project - Harnessing comparative biology to understand climate change induced heat stress impacts on maternal and offspring health at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

Seminal fluid elicits an immune response in the uterine mucosa after mating that impacts embryo implantation and pregnancy, but the underlying molecul…

Biological sex exerts a substantial influence on the immune system and immune-related diseases. Males are more susceptible to the acute effects of viral disease and certain cancers, whereas females ex...

Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs

More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a y…

A study suggests mRNA vaccines could help the body fight malignant cells, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

She is recognized for advancing the understanding of autoimmune diseases and bringing science into the public eye

Pioneering biochemical studies have long forged the concept that the mitochondria are the ‘energy powerhouse of the cell’. These studies, combined with the unique evolutionary origin of the mitochondr...

New approach finds ‘parent-of-origin’ effects in more than a dozen genes — without the need for parental data.

A Landmark $50 Million Donation Offers New Hope for One of Medicine's Most Overlooked Conditions

Study discovered abnormal process in womb lining, with potential for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss

A second embryo bungle in Australia undermines trust in IVF as bioethicists raise concerns about potential conflicts of interest in a system that straddles the boundary between consumer service and he...

In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates the male sex-determining gene, causing some XY embryos to develop ovaries.