Aging Human Bodies And Aging Human Oocytes Run On Different Clocks

Reproductive and somatic aging use different molecular mechanisms that show little overlap between the types of genes required to keep oocytes healthy and the genes that generally extend life span, according to Coleen Murphy, Ph.D., of Princeton University, who described her new findings on oocyte aging at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in Denver…

Study Considers The Plight Of Kids Raised By Mothers Dealing With Hardships

Disadvantaged, unhealthy mothers are much more likely to have sickly children than are disadvantaged moms who are relatively healthy – and this is not only due to genetics, suggests new research presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association…

Gender Differences In Holding Concealed Handgun Licenses

Texas women who hold concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) are motivated to do so by feelings of empowerment and a need for self-defense, according to new research presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association…

New Method Developed In Fertility Clinics To Avoid Twins While Maintaining High Live Birth Rates

Dr Jan Holte told the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, that if this model were to be applied in all fertility clinics, it had the potential to reduce the twin rates to the level of just under two percent seen in the normal population. Already, another four clinics have started to use the model…

Bone Density In Early Menopause May Be Predicted By Severity Of Facial Wrinkles

A news study finds that the worse a woman’s skin wrinkles are during the first few years of menopause, the lower her bone density is. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston…

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