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GET IN RACE SHAPE: BROAD STREET RUN TRAINING PROGRAMS

Don't train alone! These four training programs will get you up to speed.

Posted by Dana Ricci on 2/28/2012 at 10:18AM | No Comments

With the Broad Street Run only 10 weeks away (!), it’s time to start mapping out a training plan. Since flying solo on your Saturday-morning jaunts is bound to get lonely at some point, why not opt for a training program that includes pointers, coaching and company? Here are four programs that can help you cross the finish line in one piece.

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NEW RESEARCH COULD LEAD TO BETTER SCREENING, TREATMENT FOR INFERTILE COUPLES

California researchers may have unlocked a big mystery in infertility

Posted by Emily Leaman on 8/1/2011 at 1:59PM | 4 Comments

An embryologist adds sperm to an egg

Researchers at UC Davis may have stumbled onto a way to identify a major cause of infertility in couples. The discovery could unlock a new pathway for better screening and treatment options.

The research, which appears this week in the journal Science Translational Medicine, found that sperm which lack a protein coating called DEFB126 have a hard time reaching the egg. Scientists think the discovery may explain a significant proportion of male infertility, which make up about half of all infertility cases worldwide.

Protein-less sperm, it seems, have trouble swimming through mucus and avoiding the female immune system. And as we all know from sixth grade health class, if the sperm can’t reach the egg, well, there’s a problem.

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A LOTTERY JENNIFER ANISTON WILL WANT TO PLAY

Every month, a new chance to win a baby!

Posted by Sandy Hingston on 7/8/2011 at 8:00AM | 3 Comments

From the land of Harry Potter comes a marvelous new instance of witchcraft. Want a baby but can’t have one? Now you can win one in a lottery! The national Gambling Commission has issued a license permitting British fertility charity To Hatch to run a monthly lottery, starting July 30th, that will provide winning ticket-buyers with £25,000 (about U.S. $40,000) in fertility treatments—donor sperm, donor eggs, donor embryos, in-vitro fertilization, even a surrogate mom if that’s what it takes to fill your bassinet. Talk about PowerBalls. READ MORE

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