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Fertility research update
By Clio FitzHerbert on 03/02/2010 11:21:18
From helping weak sperm to new caffeine research, we round up the latest fertility news and developments
Encourage your partner to eat five-a-dayNew research shows that your man’s diet could affect the health of his sperm. Researchers from Spain’s University of Murcia found that men who ate an unbalanced diet containing too much meat, full-fat dairy
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Sheep research fertility hope for cancer patients
By ThinkBaby on 15/09/2005 09:58:50
Researchers hope cryopreservation and transplant of sheep ovaries will pave the way for similar procedures for humans
Research conducted in sheep has raised hopes for safeguarding the fertility of women undergoing aggressive treatments for cancer.Researchers at Israel's Institute of Animal Science have successfully developed embryos from sheep ovaries, used
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Research links antibiotics and asthma
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/03/2006 10:09:12
Canadian researchers claim antibiotics given in the first year can increase the risk of asthma.
Researchers in Canada at the University of British Columbia have found that children who are given antibiotics in the first year of life are twice as likely to develop childhood asthma as those who do not take the drug.Antibiotics are not as freely
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Feeling tired after broken nights? Coffee doesn’t help, say researchers
By Kyrsty Hazell on 04/06/2010 17:12:22
Drinking coffee to beat baby fatigue will not wake you up but make you anxious instead, according to Bristol University researchers
If sleepless nights and early morning feeds with your newborn make you reach for a mug of coffee each morning in order to function, think again. According to new research, the caffeine hit is all in your mind.The addictive stimulating effect
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More research supports Vitamin D in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/04/2006 14:04:30
A Canadian university has done further research into the value of Vitamin D intake during pregnancy.
Research conducted through McGill University in Quebec, has found further evidence of the importance of vitamin D intake during pregnancy.In a study to see what the impact on pregnancy would be when a woman does not drink enough milk
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Researchers claim older women can be new mothers
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/10/2006 09:54:10
American researchers say that older women do not suffer the stress or physical risks of new motherhood, in a new study.
A study carried out at the University of Southern California claims that women in their fifties cope just as well as those in their thirties or forties, when they become new mothers.The research looked at 150 women who had become new mothers through
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New ethical research to combat premature birth
By Monica Stylli on 30/07/2007 01:32:12
The Dr Hadwen Trust aims to replace animal testing with a more humane approach.
.The Dr Hadwen Trust, the UK's leading non-animal medical research charity, is pioneering ground-breaking research to tackle this problem and replace animal testing at the same time. The charity is funding the development of a human womb in the test
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Research links older dads with autistic children
By Susan Lawson on 05/09/2006 01:42:39
Couples where the father is over 40 when the woman conceives are six times more likely to have autistic children, according to new study.
in their children. Because all young men, and the majority of young women are assessed at 17 by the draft board in that country, data was readily available which took into account their own health and condition plus valuable research information about their parents
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New research urges pregnant women not to drink alcohol
By Kimberley Smith on 11/04/2011 15:38:52
Just a small amount of alcohol in pregnancy found to increase chances of premature birth
A couple of glasses of wine a week during pregnancy could be enough to put your unborn baby at risk of foetal alcohol syndrome, according to new research from Dublin.The new study contradicts recent research that suggested the odd alcoholic drink
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Acupuncture doesn't reduce pain in labour, says new research
By Kimberley Smith on 28/04/2010 16:12:03
Acupuncture may not be an effective treatment for mums-to-be in labour.
Acupuncture’s ability to help relive pain in labour could be due to a placebo effect, say researchers.An analysis of 10 research trials in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has found that acupuncture only reduces childbirth pain in 11
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