FeaturedNeuroscience·March 13, 2021·6 min readBeing Born Small Doesn’t Tend to Disadvantage IVF Babies’ Cognitive DevelopmentLower birth weight in medically assisted reproduction babies does not appear to hamper cognitive development to the same degree that it does in naturally conceived children with lower weight at birth.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·6 min readFather’s Environmental Exposure Affects Sperm EpigeneticsResearchers report epigenetic modifications in the DNA of sperm in men who had higher phthalate levels.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·April 26, 2017·4 min readFertility Treatments Pose Risk of Pediatric CancersResearchers report children born from mothers who underwent fertility treatment are at higher risk of developing neoplasms and pediatric cancers.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 27, 2016·4 min readBrain Structure Implicated in Depression May Be Inherited From Mother to DaughterResearchers discover the structure of a brain area associated with emotional regulation is more likely to be passed down from mothers to daughters.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 4, 2016·5 min readInfertility Treatments Don’t Appear to Contribute to Developmental Delays in OffspringA new study reports children conceived with help of infertility treatments are no more likely to suffer from developmental delays than those conceived naturally.Read More
AutismFeatured·July 2, 2013·4 min readIVF for Male Infertility Linked to Increased Risk of Autism in ChildrenResearchers discover IVF treatments for the most severe forms of male infertility are associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.Read More