For years, scientists have sought to create a human artificial ovary, restoring fertility in patients without other options. The first cellular map of a human ovary, recently developed at the ...

For the first time, scientists have created a comprehensive "atlas" of the cells in the human ovary and mapped the specific pattern of gene activity required for a healthy egg to develop. The ...

Since 2016, a global consortium of researchers have been mapping the cells of the human body. Known as the Human Cell Atlas, the objective is to understand and improve health outcomes, particularly ...

Scientists have created an "atlas" of ovarian aging. The atlas suggests ovaries are an untapped, rapid way to study human longevity treatments. One researcher is testing antiaging drugs on ovaries, ...

Chemo- and radiotherapy treatments have the potential to be toxic for the ovaries, which may lead to sterility. Recently, the gynecology research team from the Catholic University of Louvain carried ...

(HealthDay News) – Human ovaries contain rare mitotically active stem cells that can be purified and used to generate oocytes, as has been previously shown in mice, according to a study published ...

Despite the fact that we all start out as an egg cell in one of our mother’s ovaries, these human reproductive organs are surprisingly under-studied. Scientists have been working on creating in vitro ...

Experts still don’t have basic answers as to why human ovaries age two times faster than the rest of their body. Or why ...

A woman's fertility usually begins to decline in her mid-30s. This means the chances of becoming pregnant decreases drastically each month. But a recent study shows that the ovary's cells and tissues ...