Technique may allow cancer patients to freeze eggs, preserving fertility before starting treatment
A new technique might allow women diagnosed with cancer the opportunity to have children when chemotherapy and radiation treatments rob them of their fertility, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found. Freezing eggs is one t...Human Eggs Can Develop From Ovarian Surface Cells In Vitro
Research has shown for the first time that human eggs may develop directly from cultured ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) cells derived from adult human ovaries. Oocytes derived from the culture of OSE cells developed in vitro into mature eggs suitable for fertilization and development into an embryo. These findings, published today in the Open Access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinolog...First production of human monoclonal antibodies in chicken eggs published in Nature Biotechnology
Chicken-produced antibodies demonstrate enhanced cell killing compared to conventionally produced anti-cancer antibodies Origen Therapeutics today announced the first published scientific report of fully functional, human sequence monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) produced in chickens. The antibodies were expressed solely in the chicken oviduct and deposited into egg white in concentrations of...Scientists succeed in cloning human embryos from eggs matured in the lab
Scientists in Belgium have discovered how to clone human embryos from eggs that have been matured in the laboratory. Their discovery should make it easier for scientists to create embryonic stem cell lines from cloned embryos and develop them to provide eggs and sperm for infertile couples, the 21st annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today (Monday...Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to develop into eggs and sperm in the laboratory
Scientists in the UK have proved that human embryonic stem cells can develop in the laboratory into the early forms of cells that eventually become eggs or sperm. Their work opens up the possibility that eggs and sperm could be grown from stem cells and used for assisted reproduction, therapeutic cloning and the creation of more stem cells for further research and for the improved treatments for...Fighting against disease as easy as eating eggs
The immune system has the remarkable ability to discriminate between self and non-self. If not for the effective functioning of the immune system, the human body would have lost its power to fight against diseases eventually leading to death. // The immune system produces certain substances called antibodies, which identify the invading pathogens and cancer cells, effectively labeling t...Protein Secreted By Worm Eggs Holds Key To Anti-inflammatory Therapy
In a startling discovery, researchers from UK show that proteins secreted by eggs of the parasite - Schistosoma mansoni - might hold the key to the next anti-inflammatory therapy // . Their study findings appear in the November issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Schistosoma mansoni, a trematode parasite that infects humans has genes that have been selected to m...Cryopreservation of embryo eggs
Cryopreservation of embryo eggs is now offered by Yale Fertility Center. Professor Pasquale Patrizio, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences is collaborating with an oocyte Cryopreservation expert from Italy. // The new embryo freezing technique would help in preserving the eggs of the women at a time when she is sexually active but not interested to have babies...Railways Not To Include Chicken & Eggs In Menu
Bird flu threat in India has pushed the Indian Railways to take off chicken and egg related dishes from the menu.// A standing instruction has been issued to all the Zonal Railways and other railway departments that cater to the passengers. An official quoted that such a decision was taken upon the public interest. As the disease itself is highly contagious, whi...Orissa Bans Inclusion Of Eggs In Midday Meals
All district collectors in Orissa have been instructed to ban the provision of eggs from midday meals as a precautionary measure against bird flu. // Orissa has over 59, 700 primary schools, which provide eggs to approximately 5.2 million students every year. The ban would be retained for at least a month, according to official sources. 'The state government has sent this instruction on...