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Females built to last for reproductive success: scientist

(NEWSER) - Women have their hardworking cells to thank for the fact that they tend to live longer than men, argues a scientist. Experts believe aging is caused by tiny problems in the body, and we die when our bodies stop repairing these issues, the Daily Mail reports. Women, suggests the UK scientist, are genetically hardwired to maintain their cells longer, while men are more biologically “disposable.” More»

Experts miffed at Biggest Loser trainer's comment

(NEWSER) - Jillian Michaels probably should have thought twice before telling Women’s Health magazine she’ll never give birth…because she “can’t handle doing that to my body.” The Biggest Loser trainer is now under fire for her comment, and the feel-good bit about adopting that she added seems a bit tacked-on: “When you rescue something, it’s like rescuing a part of yourself.” What part exactly? Perhaps her firm abs. More»

(NEWSER) - "At last, science has produced the case for cougars," writes Emily Nussbaum in New York. A study analyzing more than 50,000 pregnant women found that older fathers produce progeny that score lower on concentration, memory, and learning tests. Older mothers, on the other hand, are associated with smarter children, meaning the brightest kids "must be the outcome of 45-year-old career women inseminated by their 21-year-old personal trainers." More»

Clinic will only screen embryos for disease, genetic disorders

(NEWSER) - After backlash from doctors, ethicists, and the public, a fertility clinic that had promised parents the option to choose certain traits for their new babies has changed its claim slightly. “We’re going to limit it to people with genetic diseases because we just cannot keep up with what’s going on,” a clinic doctor tells the New York Daily News. More»

Twin sister donated ovary in first-of-its-kind procedure

(NEWSER) - A formerly infertile London woman will give birth this week, the Daily Mail reports, thanks to an ovary transplant from her twin sister. The 38-year-old was declared infertile at age 15 and underwent menopause as a teenager, but became pregnant soon after the first-of-its-kind surgery. The discovery could help hundreds of thousands of women, including cancer patients who could have an ovary removed and frozen before undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. More»