Reproductive Science

Taking metformin just prior to conception linked to higher risk of birth defects

Findings will provide some answers to parents, as well as guide health care and family planning such as counseling for recurrence risk

As part of an initial pilot focused on oncology, the company is calling for proposals dedicated to gene fusions in solid tumors and molecular testing in blood cancers

System trained to detect highest quality in vitro fertilization embryos outperformed trained embryologists

New findings could have clinical implications for the IVF field, where debate still rages about the efficacy of implanting embryos with cells featuring too few or too many chromosomes

Researchers have identified a cause of testicular tissue developing in people with female chromosomes 

When used prior to other tests, the tool improved cost-effectiveness by 30 percent, an important consideration in areas with limited health care resources

Proposal of a single regulatory pathway for kits and LDTs spurs controversy

A conversation with Megan Allyse, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical ethics at Mayo Clinic