Prof Richard Lea, Professor of Reproductive Biology, University of Nottingham, said: “This is an important piece of research that adds to a growing body of evidence that sperm quality is adversely ...

July 6, 2026 expert reaction to study looking at global levels of infertility in older women (35-49) A study published in the Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health lo ...

July 6, 2026 expert reaction to conference abstract from ESHRE on advanced maternal age independently affecting live birth and increasing miscarriage risk in donor oocyte cycles .

The report – ‘Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing: Public Attitudes in Europe’, commissioned by the charity Progress Educational Trust (PET), supported by ESHRE and conducted by Ipso, was ...

A meta-analysis published in Archives of Women’s Mental Health looks at interventions to treat antenatal depression. Prof Asma Khalil, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Medicine and Consultant ...

A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at contraceptive progesterone and the incidence of meningioma brain tumours. Prof Melanie Davies, Professor of Reproductive Medicine, UCL, and Consultant ...

I was saddened to discover yesterday that Research Professional News, an independent publication that reports on research policy and funding in the UK is to close down. Many years later when I entered ...

July 1, 2026 Metabolic traits in obesity versus normal BMI – do people with obesity always have worse cardiovascular health? We know from previous evidence that obesity generall ...

July 1, 2026 expert reaction to study looking at blood pressure and cholesterol levels in adults with obesity versus in adults with normal BMI . A study published in The Lancet lo ...

July 1, 2026 expert reaction to a case-control study looking at the probability of a timely vocal response in mother-infant interaction and later psychiatric diagnosis . A case-co ...

A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health looks at primary care utilisation for mental health problems. Prof Stella Chan, Charlie Waller Chair in Evidence-Based Psychological ...