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19
Mar
2026

Sperm Motility Increases In Summer: What Does This Mean For Male Fertility?

A recent scientific study of approximately 15,000 men by the University of Manchester (England), Queen’s University (Ontario, Canada), and Cryos International (Aarhus, Denmark) has found that sperm motility (ability to swim forward) increases in summer and declines in winter regardless of seasonal changes in temperature.

13
Mar
2026

Gen Z & Fertility Anxiety

Most women Gen Z-ers (those born between 1997 and 2012) are developing fertility anxiety by age 23. That's the stark finding of a recent report by HRC Fertility. It surveyed 1,000 adults in the US and found that 72 percent of Gen Z women had age-related fertility anxiety by the time they reached age 23 and 47 percent felt under pressure to have children before reaching their thirties. However, whether their fertility anxiety is justifiable requires a nuanced understanding of underlying issues.

28
Nov
2025

Preimplantation Embryo Gene Editing: Is This A Step Forward?

US startup Preventive, backed by tech giants like Sam Altman and Brian Armstrong, has raised millions for preimplantation embryo gene editing to prevent genetic diseases. However, this technology raises serious ethical and safety concerns.

05
Sep
2024

BioNews’ 25th Birthday Celebration

Louisa Ghevaert was pleased to attend BioNews' 25th Birthday Celebration on 4 September 2024 at the Conway Hall in Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. This invitation-only event was well attended by a community of leading experts and supporters from across the fertility, medical, scientific and academic sectors. This special event included speeches looking at which developments in fertility, genomics and embryo research will have the greatest impact over the next twenty five years, as well as the presentation of the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Prize.

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