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Obese women have alterations in the environment around the ovary before they ovulate that appear to play a role in the well-documented association between obesity and reduced fertility, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. “Characteristics of eggs are influenced by the environment in which …

Researchers said on Sunday they had found a safer way to transform ordinary skin cells into powerful stem cells in a move that could eventually remove the need to use human embryos. It is the first time that scientists have turned skin cells into induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS …

TOKYO – Never before have North Korea’s neighbors been so ready for the unpredictable communist nation to test its rocket technology. Two Japanese navy destroyers armed with interceptor missiles are soon to be in the Sea of Japan, along with South Korean and U.S. warships. Batteries of Patriot air defense …