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Study examines live birth rates following in vitro fertilization

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thirty years ago last summer, the world's first "test-tube" baby was born, and since then more than 1 million infants have been successfully conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), the technique in which a woman's ...





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World's first test-tube baby to be a mom

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created Jul 11, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Britain's Louise Brown, who was the world's first test-tube baby and paved the way for millions of infertile couples to have children, is pregnant.


Tiny Test Tube Experiment Shows Reaction Of Melting Materials at the Nano Scale (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have conducted a basic chemistry experiment in what is perhaps the world's smallest test tube, measuring a thousandth the diameter of a human hair.


Test-tube babies profitable business for the state

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Increased financial support for IVF fertilization would be downright profitable for the state. Test-tube babies are an investment for the future, not an expense. This is shown by Anders Svensson, who studied this issue ...


Radiation dose can be reduced for 'triple rule-out' coronary CT angiography

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created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians can dramatically reduce the radiation dose delivered to patients undergoing coronary CT angiography in a "triple rule-out" protocol by simply using tube current modulation, according to a study performed at Thomas ...


Obesity during pregnancy linked to increased risk of babies born with abnormalities

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Newcastle University study has shown that obese women who become pregnant have an increased risk of their baby being born with certain abnormalities, including spina bifida.


Don't block folic acid in early pregnancy

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using medication that reduces or blocks the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy (weeks 1-12), increases the risk that the growing baby will develop abnormalities. This conclusion was reached by a ...


3 IVF attempts double chances

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to have babies, reveals a ...


Immigrant women may be at higher risk of having a baby with a birth defect

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immigrant women are less likely to use folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida, particularly those who recently immigrated to the country, according to a new study led by a St. Michael's Hospital physician ...


Infertile couples encouraged to look at lifestyle

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created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has recommended that infertile couples seek advice about their lifestyle before embarking on IVF treatment or other assisted reproductive technology.


Nanochemistry in Action

Nanochemistry in Action

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) as a test tube, scientists can explore chemistry at the nanoscale, which involves some unique effects. Nanotubes provide a confined, one-dimensional ...



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