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Environmental Impact on Reproductive Health

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The Environmental Impact on Reproductive Health theme explores the effects of environment, diet, and stress on reproductive health and fertility.

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"The work will focus on germ cell development (GCD), hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian function (HPOF), spermatogenesis and fertilization (S&F), embryo-uterine crosstalk and pregnancy (EUC&P), and placentation and preterm birth (Pl&PTB).
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New training grant for researchers in reproductive sciences and engineering
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RIPE team models connection between enzyme activity and yields for the first time
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RIPE team models connection between enzyme activity and yields for the first time
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Chamber flow simulation for particle adhesion for 220 nm particles (top) and for 750 nm particles (bottom). Larger particles show greater retention after the wash stage than smaller particles.
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Simulating blood flow dynamics for improved nanoparticle drug delivery
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Zeynep Madak-Erdogan and her colleagues found that stress responses vary between lung cancer patients living in high-violence or low-violence zip codes. These differences likely lead to worse lung cancer outcomes in patients living in violent neighborhoods, the researchers found. Photo by Jonathan King
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Study links neighborhood violence, lung cancer progression
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Dr. Radawa Barakat is the first author of the paper and a former graduate student in the Ko lab. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Iowa State University.
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Gonadal function in male mice disrupted by prenatal risk factors
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Study reveals how 'forever chemicals' may impact heart health in older women
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Study reveals how 'forever chemicals' may impact heart health in older women
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