Even before Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon people have looked to the stars and wondered if we would ever be able to colonize outer space. Thanks to new imaging technology like the Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellites (TESS) we have been able to find a wide range of planets orbiting other stars. It seems [...]
Neanderthals were a group of hominids who lived in Europe, Western Asia, and Parts of the Middle East during the last ice age. Like the Denisovans and modern day, Homo Sapiens Neanderthals were the direct descendants of Homo Erectus. Despite thousands of years of living and even thriving in difficult ice age Europe, the Neanderthals [...]
Healthy sperm is a key component in the fertilization process of conception. Things like sperm quality and sperm count can be critical factors in natural conception as well as artificial conceptions methods like IVF. Being able to understand sperm mobility and other important factors can go a long way toward improving male fertility testing. If [...]
20th century physicians were the first to discover and define Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Since that time, it has become one of the more common metabolic and endocrine disorders diagnosed in women during their childbearing years. Also known as PCOS it is estimated to affect between 6% to 10% of the female population in the United [...]
Activity trackers like Fitbit, the Apple Watch System, WHOOP, Fenix, and others have continued to grow in popularity in recent years. They are especially in demand for individuals who are trying to lead a healthier and more active lifestyle. Some of the more common features include: Step counting Stair climbing Walking or running distance Swimming [...]
There is a fair amount of timing that goes into optimizing the implantation of a fertilized egg. Also known as a “Blastocyst” it only has a narrow window of sometimes only two days to successfully implant in a fertile endometrial lining. There are a series of master regulators that need to be carefully synchronized with [...]
The common clinical wisdom says that a pregnant woman needs roughly around twice the amount of iron as they do when they are attempting to conceive. This is related to the amount of iron the female body uses to produce extra blood for a developing fetus. Past research found that roughly 50% of pregnant women [...]
For decades IVF treatments have been used to help couples with fertility issues to conceive. As time has gone on, modern technology in the field of genetics has made it feasible to potentially rank embryos by certain potential characteristics. Indeed, researchers at Michigan State University speculate that in the next ten years it might be [...]
Schizophrenia is a severe form of mental illness. It is typically a severe mental disorder which directly affects how the individual thinks, behaves and experiences emotion. Schizophrenia sufferers often seem to have lost touch with reality. While it isn’t as common as other mental health problems, the common symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, trouble concentrating, movement [...]
The process of fertilization, development, implantation, and gestation in mammals is a rather complicated encompassing a wide range of factors at each stage. For most mammals fertilization of a mature egg occurs deep in the fallopian tubes. At that point, the developing embryo passes through the oviduct to the female’s uterus. Its chances of implanting [...]
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