From exploring ancient ideas of generation to understanding new frontiers in fertility, Cambridge researchers are working across disciplines to study reproduction from multiple perspectives.
"Reproduction matters to us all": latest issue of Horizons magazine
Professor Kathy Niakan talks about why it’s vital to take a multidisciplined approach to understanding the urgent challenges posed by reproduction today – and introduces our Spotlight on some of this work, highlighted in the latest issue of Cambridge's Horizons magazine.
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Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on pre-eclampsia
19 Jul 2023 Up to 3,500 first time mums are due to take part in a study led by Cambridge researchers to understand why some will develop pre-eclampsia and...
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Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand earliest stages of human development
27 Jun 2023 Cambridge scientists have created a stem cell-derived model of the human embryo in the lab by reprogramming human stem cells. The breakthrough could...
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Project launched to provide guidance on research using human stem cell-based embryo models
16 Jun 2023 The University of Cambridge has launched a project to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo...
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Cell mapping and ‘mini placentas’ give new insights into human pregnancy
29 Mar 2023 Researchers have mapped the complete trajectory of placental development, helping shed new light on why pregnancy disorders happen.
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‘Synthetic’ embryo with brain and beating heart grown from stem cells
25 Aug 2022 New model embryo, using mouse stem cells, reaches a further point in development than has been achieved in any other stem cell-derived model.
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Racial discrimination linked to increased risk of premature babies
05 Aug 2022 Women who experience racial discrimination on the basis of their ethnicity, race or nationality are at increased risk of giving birth prematurely...
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Maternal microbiome promotes healthy development of the baby
28 Jun 2022 Researchers studying mice have found the first evidence of how a mother’s gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy...
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Molecular 3D-maps unlock new ways of studying human reproduction
16 Jun 2022 Scientists have identified the biochemical signals that control the emergence of the body pattern in the primate embryo. This will guide work to...
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Nine Cambridge scientists among the new 2022 Fellows announced by the Royal Society
10 May 2022 The nine Cambridge researchers were all selected for their exceptional contributions to science.
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‘Battle of the sexes’ begins in womb as father and mother’s genes tussle over nutrition
27 Dec 2021 Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta in a tug-of-war between...
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