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01/23/2021

Ultimate Pet Nutrition

Not your usual fertility post, but I needed a place to temporarily park it. It's a bit of a sales pitch to dog lovers. So, unless you're interested in that, please don't open.

🍌 Is it ok to feed your dog bananas?

As a veterinarian & creator of Nutra Thrive, pet parents are always asking me which foods are safe for their dogs.

But being a pet parent is about MORE than keeping your dog safe. It's about helping them THRIVE!

And the right nutrients can help give your dog easier digestion, a shinier coat, supported immunity & that playful puppy energy.

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*Every dog is different, so always talk to your veterinarian before making a change to your dog's diet.

04/05/2020

The TMRW Story

My hats off to the CMO. It doesn't hurt that this company has gathered together a highly respected group of professionals from various sectors of government and industry. A very interesting and compelling story. #IVF #Embryology #Cryopreservation #Biotechnology #innovation

This is "The TMRW Story" by TMRW on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

04/05/2020

ABC10.New IVF Technology to Debut at San Diego Fertility Center

My colleague Bill Venier, the head of this San Diego IVF Lab, has made history as you can see in this news story. #IVF #CRYOPRESERVATION #BIOTECHNOLOGY #EMBRYOLOGY

This is "ABC10.New IVF Technology to Debut at San Diego Fertility Center" by TMRW on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

04/05/2020

TMRW ivfOS™

I recently heard a webinar presented by Ms. Cynthia Hunt of TRMW. Quite an impressive system, indeed! Widespread adoption of course remains to be seen as they "roll out" this new product. This is a pretty amazing marketing presentation as well. Congratulations to my colleagues at TMRW. Good luck! #Flattenthecurve, #IVF #innovation #biotechnology #Cryobiology #Embryology

This is "TMRW ivfOS™" by TMRW on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

10/28/2017

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Just listened to a lively discussion & debate on the issues associated with the determination & possible use of mosaic embryos. NGS has given greater insight regarding the degree of mosaicism. In turn, based on the % of normal vs abnormal cells, mosaic embryos can have the potential for successful implantation, and viable live birth. The long term effects as of now are, of course, unknown.

4:00 pm - F&S Journal Club on pregnancy outcome after replacing mosaic blastocysts in Room 305 or online #ASRM2017 http://ow.ly/R1jF30g64Cv

10/28/2017

ASRM 2017 is getting underway in San Antonio, Texas. Greetings to my friends & colleagues. I hope you have a great meeting! And, be sure to enjoy the beautiful city of San Antonio. Wish I could join you.

10/15/2017

Male infertility research reveals how a new life begins: Discovery could enable earlier sperm diagnosis & treatment for some men

https://www.facebook.com/ffredmiller/posts/10211313626250809

Research into a genetic mutation causing some men to be infertile shows that an important protein in the sperm that is a key component of the egg fertilization process, known as phospholipase C zeta (PLC-zeta), is ineffective in these individuals.

06/07/2017

IVFMD

A great team to work with!

Do your homework when choosing the right #fertility clinic. #Infertility #TTC #FertilitySuccess #IVFMD

11/30/2016

Happy Thanksgiving. Something we can all agree upon.

03/20/2016

BioEdge: Crispr will lead to designer babies, says geneticist

This technology may well lead to important therapies down the road. However, the public discussion must focus on how far we want to go, when it comes to changing the human genome. Do we understand the unintended consequences of our actions? Evolution has been nature's way for change. It seems we are about to have access to a means for greater human "control" over the process.

It’s worthwhile knowing what the scientist behind the deveopment of CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing technology, thinks about the ethics of using it.

05/01/2015

News bites & rumors on genetic modification of human embryos

This is the news I woke up to this morning. How rapidly things are advancing, ready or not.

A lot has happened in the week since the first human embryo genetic modification paper was published by a team led by Junjiu Huang. There have been a number of new events just in the last few days....

04/30/2015

Researchers Say Receipts Pose Risk During Pregnancy

It's a long way from Zebra fish to humans, but warrants some attention I would say.

Researchers are urging expectant mothers to limit their contact with cash register receipts after studying the increasing threats from toxins found in the paper.

04/24/2015

World First: Scientists Modify The Genomes Of Human Embryos

World First: Scientists Modify The Genomes Of Human Embryos

Genetic modification may be a contentious topic, but scientists have been doing it successfully for years. Researchers can precisely chop and change genes in microbes, human cells, plants and even animal embryos. There is no denying that it’s an incredibly important technique, but at what stage shou…

04/22/2015

Sperm may hold clues to autism: DNA linked to symptoms

It's in the sperm man!

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University found links between DNA in men's sperm and distinct epigenetic tags that govern how genes act. They hope it could offer clues as to origins of the condition.

04/22/2015

Paternal Sperm May Hold Clues to Autism - 04/15/2015

Epigenetic pilot study attempts to decipher the complex roles genetics & environment each play in Autism.

In a small study, Johns Hopkins researchers found that DNA from the sperm of men whose children had early signs of autism shows distinct patterns of regulatory tags that could contribute to the condition.

03/26/2015

Welcome to Global Women Connected

Welcome to Global Women Connected

Global Women Connected aims to connect women around the world to discuss health issues. Our page is up and running and the web site will follow in A...

03/26/2015

Welcome to Global Women Connected

A new forum to discuss women's health issues is being set up by Dr. Joyce Harper, from the UK.

Global Women Connected aims to connect women around the world to discuss health issues. Our page is up and running and the web site will follow in A...

03/20/2015

A Powerful New Way to Edit DNA

Some history on how the new CRSPR-Cas9 technology came to be discovered...

A technique is stirring excitement while raising profound questions.

03/20/2015

Biologists Call for Ban on Gene Editing Technique in Humans

CRSPR-Cas9 , a new technology for gene editing, is pushing the discussion forward on manipulation of the human germline. Should there be a ban(temporary world wide moratorium)? How can it be enforced?

A group of biologists, including the scientist who developed the technique, has called for a worldwide moratorium on using the method to change human DNA.

03/06/2015

I heard a radio piece on Mitochondrial DNA transfer yesterday. Ova Science, based here in the USA, has not been able to obtain FDA approval for the technology. The radio interview was with a doctor in Toronto, Canada who is using the technology. There were others, however, in Canada including a public health official, and an ethicist who were not so enthusiastic about the introduction of this technology ahead of more thorough clinical trials.

02/26/2015

UK OKs 3-Person IVF: Perspectives

GMO ?

With the House of Lords vote yesterday, the UK officially became the only country in the world to have legalized human genetic modification. The point of this "mitochondrial transfer" or "3-person ...

02/22/2015

In Once-Mysterious Epigenome, Scientists Find What Turns Genes On — NOVA Next | PBS

Cool

A handful of new studies provide epigenetic roadmaps to understanding the human genome in action.

02/17/2015

HPV vaccine highly effective against multiple cancer-causing strains

Some encouraging news on the cancer vaccine front.

According to a multinational clinical trial involving nearly 20,000 young women, the human papilloma virus vaccine, Cervarix, not only has the potential to prevent…

01/21/2015

Environment, not genes, plays starring role in human immune variation, study finds

Mark another one up for the environment, in the nature / nurture contest.

Improving gene-sequencing technologies have focused immunologists’ attention on the role of genes in diseases. But it appears the environment is an even greater factor in the human immune response.

01/20/2015

Research uncovers innovative approach to telomerase-directed cancer therapy | Oncology Central

A variation on the theme of telomerase control. Is it possible to control cancer cells in a more targeted manner?

Research uncovers innovative approach to telomerase-directed cancer therapy posted: Jan 20th, 2015Research carried out at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (TX, USA) has succeeded in targeting telomeres with a small molecule termed 6-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine (6-thiodG), which takes a…

11/30/2014

And, I'm back. From the bay area, that is.

11/10/2014

And, I'm back. To the Bay Area that is.

11/03/2014

Bay Area this past week. Ready for the journey home.

10/25/2014

ASRM, Hawaii. Not a bad place to hold your convention.

10/24/2014

Stop Making Bad Decisions

My good friend Jennifer Hancock has some good suggestions.

2 strategies to learn how to make better decisions.We all make bad decisions. Some of us more than others. Being the uber rational person I am (stop sniggering), have rationalized WHY it’s worth the

10/19/2014

The arguments for and against egg freezing

Now, for Part II...

With egg freezing rapidly becoming a fashionable and convenient reproductive option, the Harvard Law review has published a circumspect article…

10/19/2014

BioEdge: OPINION: Egg freezing is a health risk

Here's one word of caution for this "new" technology.

Responsible doctors should not be recommending egg freezing to perfectly healthy young women who have no medically indicated need.

10/15/2014

Exercise may be the best anti-ageing pill - 08 October 2014 - New Scientist

Cause & effect.

Muscle loss is now seen as a cause - not a consequence - of disease and frailty in old age. Will muscle-boosting drugs aid those unable to exercise?

10/15/2014

Multiple neurodevelopmental disorders have a common molecular cause

Multiple neurodevelopmental disorders have a common molecular cause

Neurodevelopmental disorders such as Down syndrome and autism-spectrum disorder can have profound, lifelong effects on learning and memory, but relatively little is known about the molecular pathways affected by these diseases. A study published by Cell Press October 9th in the American Journal of H…

10/15/2014

As the world continues to become ever more interconnected, a virus in West Africa can't be ignored by a hospital in Dallas, Texas.