Slowing the biological clock: neutralizing immune system gene could improve success of fertility treatments

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 04:01 in Health & Medicine

Difficulty in conceiving a child is a major challenge for one in seven couples in America, especially for those over the age of 35. Now a new discovery could boost the chances of conception in women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatments. Their new research reveals a linkage between the genes of the innate immune system -- immunity with which human beings are born, rather than immunity they acquire during their lives -- and ovarian longevity.

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