Developmental/Reproductive Biology

An exotic species threatening local fishCredit: Oriol Cano (University of Barcelona-IRBio) Preventing the introduction of the mosquitofish and removing its population are the most effective actions to control the dispersal of this…

Growth factors VEGF-C and VEGF-D are contributors to the spread of cancer Together with its partners, a research group led by Docent Michael Jeltsch at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has discovered new mechanisms which activate the…

Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON -Testicular tissue samples obtained from 189 males who were facing procedures that could imperil fertility were cryopreserved at one university, proving the feasibility of centralized processing…

Study sheds light on mutation involved in autism, schizophrenia COLUMBUS, Ohio - A close look at the rapidly developing zebrafish embryo is helping neuroscientists better understand the potential underpinnings of brain disorders, including…

Work has implications for health across species, including fetuses and newborns, as fluctuations in body temperature may impact nervous system development and diseaseCredit: UC Davis Health (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Can the environment…

Credit: LIPU Oasi Castel di Guido, Rome "Swarms" of wolf-dog crossbreeds could drive Europe's wolves out of existence, according to the lead author of new research. Such hybridisation - driven by human activities that destroy habitats…

A global research collaborative including Medical University of South Carolina investigators report in today's Science Translational Medicine that defects in the primary cilia of the developing fetus can cause mitral valve prolapse later in…

Credit: Adapted from Anal. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01395 Preterm birth (PTB) -- defined as birth before the 37th week of gestation -- is the leading complication of pregnancy. If doctors had a simple, accurate and…

Results of new study could lead to better interventions, address large research gapCredit: University of Vermont Tests that assess vocabulary among individuals with the severest forms of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, are notoriously…

Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Scientists have developed a new approach to describe the behaviours of microscopic marine larvae, which will improve future predictions of how they disperse…