Menopause starts twelve months after a female has had her last menstrual period and can result in various symptoms including depression, difficulty sleeping, and hot flashes, or abrupt feelings of heat typically in the upper body.
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Hey Embryo Project, how do we treat HSV?
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In 1983, researchers published a study on one of the world’s first pregnancies through cryopreservation!
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David Hubel studied the development of the visual system and how the brain processes visual information. His research demonstrated how vision impairments can affect the development of the visual system in humans
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In 1991, the US National Institutes of Health launched the Women’s Health Initiative which is one of the largest and one of the first long-term, nationwide studies of health conditions affecting postmenopausal females.
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Alan Trounson is a scientist from Australia who developed techniques that improved the effectiveness of IVF, and supported stem cell research as a scientist and administrator. embryo.asu.edu/pages/alan-o...
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In 1975, researchers participated in the Asilomar Conference to discuss policy regarding rDNA technology. The purpose was to discuss how to manage the risk of researchers unintentionally creating harmful or deadly pathogens through rDNA.
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Learn more about how Henry Turner describes a previously unrecognized set of symptoms in females, including a lack of physical and sexual development, infertility, and webbed neck, among others.
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Menopausal Symptoms? Learn more about hormone replacement therapy at: embryo.asu.edu/pages/hormon...
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Missing Link between Turner Syndrome and Congenital Heart Disease Patterns?
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George Hitchings researched and developed medications that targeted specific parts of DNA replication processes to treat cancers and various illnesses. New Article!
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Neonatal HSV vs. Acyclovir? Read more about HSV's natural history at the Embryo Project: embryo.asu.edu/pages/natura...
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Christine Jorgensen was a transgender woman and activist in the US. Jorgensen’s advocacy and activism increased transgender awareness for the public at a time when existing and living openly as a transgender person received little support.
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When the outsiders became the experts: AIDS activists transformed the field of biomedicine, and paved the way for additional research on illness-related social movements.
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When the outsiders became the experts: AIDS activists transformed the field of biomedicine, and paved the way for additional research on illness-related social movements.
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X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency is a chromosomal disorder in which the immune system lacks multiple protective cells that defend the body from disease.
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David Vetter was born with a severe immunodeficiency disorder and spent most of his life in a sterile bubble. As one of the first germ-free humans, Vetter provided a way for researchers to study what happens when a human develops without germs.
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The DTaP vaccination series is an FDA-approved, five-shot vaccine for young children in the United States for protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. New Article: DTaP Vaccination Series, by Maggie Zhou
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In 1972, in Eisenstadt v. Baird, the SCOTUS determined that unmarried individuals have the same right to access contraceptives as married couples. New article: embryo.asu.edu/pages/eisens...
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Learn more about the Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut
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Image by Wellcome Collection Gallery Wikimedia Commons. C-section surgery
Millions of people undergo c-sections to give birth every year. In 1933, Jane Eliot Sewell presented “Cesarean Section--A Brief History,” in which she describes the advancements of technologies and c-section techniques that increased surgical survival rates.
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Want to learn about something that’s not what it seems?
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A karyotype showing the genetic condition of Turner Syndrome Image via Wikimedia Commons
Henry Hubert Turner was one of the first physicians and researchers to identify Turner Syndrome, a genetic condition that affects 1,500 to 2,500 female births.
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Have you ever heard of germ-free animals? Germ-free animals are laboratory animals that completely lack microbes, making them useful tools for microbiome research.
Learn more about their findings and the impacts of their research here:
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Image depicting an infant prior to cleft lip surgery and after cleft lip repair Image by BruceBlaus via Wikimedia Commons
About one in every 1600 babies in the US is born with both cleft lip and cleft palate defect, which can result in speech difficulties. Researchers Alice Lee, Fiona E. Gibbon, and Kimberley Spivey were one of the first to explore how different age groups judge their peers with speech difficulties.
Portrait of researcher Gertrude Belle Elion
Herpes can be treated with a drug called acyclovir. Learn more about Gertrude Belle Elion, the scientist who helped create acyclovir and many other antiviral drugs that we still use today!
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