Reproduction

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From exploring ancient ideas of generation to understanding new frontiers in fertility, Cambridge researchers are working across disciplines to study reproduction from multiple perspectives.

"Reproduction matters to us all": latest issue of Horizons magazine

20 November 2020

Professor Kathy Niakan talks about why it’s vital to take a multidisciplined approach to understanding the urgent challenges posed by reproduction today – and introduces our Spotlight on some of this work, highlighted in the latest issue of Cambridge's Horizons magazine.

Developing human primordial germ cells (each small green and red cell is a PGC)

Similarities in human and pig embryos provide clues to early stages of development

07 Jun 2017

Scientists have shown how the precursors of egg and sperm cells – the cells that are key to the preservation of a species – arise in the early embryo...

Bioengineering, embryos and eggshells

17 May 2017

Homerton Fellow Dr Michelle Oyen explains why she has dedicated her working life to investigating why pregnancies go wrong.

Miniature ‘womb lining’ grown in lab could reveal secrets of menstrual cycle and early pregnancy

10 Apr 2017

Scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have succeeded in growing miniature functional models of the lining of the womb (uterus) in culture. These...

̽��ֱ��researchers found that a high fat and high sugar diet exaggerates metabolic changes in the mother which occur naturally during pregnancy, potentially rendering her more susceptible to health complications.

High fat, high sugar diet during pregnancy 'programs' for health complications in mother and child

06 Apr 2017

Eating a high fat and high sugar diet when pregnant leads to metabolic impairments in both the mother and her unborn child, which may 'program' them...

Infections during pregnancy may interfere with key genes associated with autism and prenatal brain development

21 Mar 2017

If a mother picks up an infection during pregnancy, her immune system will kick into action to clear the infection – but this self-defence mechanism...

Stem cell-modelled embryo at 96 hours (left); Embryo cultured in vitro for 48 hours from the blastocyst stage (right)

Scientists create artificial mouse ‘embryo’ from stem cells for first time

02 Mar 2017

Scientists at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge have managed to create a structure resembling a mouse embryo in culture, using two types of stem cells –...

Suffering from pre-eclampsia, this young mother had to undergo a Caesarean to deliver her twin boys, seen here in the arms of her mother (Malawi)

Under pressure: the battle to have a baby in Africa

16 Feb 2017

A complication of pregnancy that causes the mother’s blood pressure to rise – often fatally – is more common in women of African descent than any...

Imaging a human embryo in the absence of maternal tissues - day 10 (left) and day 11 (right)

Cambridge study named as People’s Choice for Science magazine’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2016’

22 Dec 2016

Cambridge research that will enable scientists to grow and study embryos in the lab for almost two weeks has been named as the People’s Choice for...

"Pregnant"., Credit: Free stock image via Pexels.

Placenta plays pivotal “umpire” role to influence pregnancy outcomes

12 Sep 2016

New research provides the first clear evidence that the amount of nutrients transported to the foetus by the placenta adjusts according to both the...

Bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth. Scotland

Where the river meets the sea: the making of ethical decisions

10 Aug 2016

What is our place in the natural world – and how do we feel about the scientific advances that are changing the way we live? In her book Making a...

Missing link in epigenetics could explain conundrum of disease inheritance

07 Jul 2016

̽��ֱ��process by which a mother’s diet during pregnancy can permanently affect her offspring’s attributes, such as weight, could be strongly influenced...

Zika warnings lead to ‘significant’ increase in demand for abortions in Latin America

22 Jun 2016

Health warnings about complications related to Zika virus significantly increased demand for abortions in Latin American countries, according to a...

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Reproduction

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"Reproduction matters to us all": latest issue of Horizons magazine

Similarities in human and pig embryos provide clues to early stages of development

Bioengineering, embryos and eggshells

Miniature ‘womb lining’ grown in lab could reveal secrets of menstrual cycle and early pregnancy

High fat, high sugar diet during pregnancy 'programs' for health complications in mother and child

Infections during pregnancy may interfere with key genes associated with autism and prenatal brain development

Scientists create artificial mouse ‘embryo’ from stem cells for first time

Under pressure: the battle to have a baby in Africa

Cambridge study named as People’s Choice for Science magazine’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2016’

Placenta plays pivotal “umpire” role to influence pregnancy outcomes

Where the river meets the sea: the making of ethical decisions

Missing link in epigenetics could explain conundrum of disease inheritance

Zika warnings lead to ‘significant’ increase in demand for abortions in Latin America

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