Women tend to have longer lifespans relative to men and it might be linked to having double X chromosomes. Photo / 123rf Women tend to live longer than men. There are traditional explanations: Men ...

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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have achieved a scientific first: transforming human skin cells into eggs that can be fertilized in the lab. Their study, published Tuesday in Nature ...

Scientists have created egg-like cells capable of fertilization using DNA from ordinary skin cells in what could be a major breakthrough for infertility research. Using a newly developed technique to ...

We now have a better idea of why women live longer than men, on average, thanks to the most comprehensive analysis yet of the differences in lifespan between male and female mammals and birds. The ...

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods. Although the gap between the sexes has narrowed in ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that women’s relative longevity may be linked to one particular thing. Viktoriia Hnatiuk/123rf Women tend to live longer than men. There are traditional ...

The method could one day become a treatment for infertility A decade of further research needed, scientists say The process overcomes an obstacle that stymied previous attempts Significant safety ...

Scientists have found a way to fertilise eggs made from the genetic material of human skin cells. It could one day lead to the creation of egg or sperm-like cells for people who are struggling to ...

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with fertilization and a bit of chemical coaxing caused human skin cells to produce eggs ...