Scientists captured first real-time 3D video of human embryo implantation, revealing mechanical forces behind successful ...

Embryos and the uterus exchange molecular signals within the first hour, shaping whether implantation succeeds or fails.

For the first time, scientists have captured a real-time view of a human embryo implanting in a laboratory model of a uterus. Being able to witness the complex implantation process may be helpful for ...

Implantation occurs around 10 days after ovulation, following the release of an egg. Signs of implantation can be very subtle. Some women have very light spotting, known as implantation bleeding, or ...

The team placed blastocysts—embryos 5-6 days after fertilization that were donated following IVF procedures—onto the ...

Why some embryos successfully attach to the endometrium and others do not continues to be a mystery because little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in the human implantation process.

To facilitate proper implantation, endometrial stroma cells (ESC) differentiate into decidual cells in a process known as decidualization. To visualize actin dynamics, researchers tagged actin ...

By engineering a system replicating the womb lining with high biological accuracy, researchers at the Babraham Institute and ...

Human reproduction is an inefficient process, with less than one third of conceptions leading to live births. Failure of the embryo to implant in the uterus is one of the main causes of miscarriage.

High-resolution 3D womb model gives insights into embryo implantation, infertility, and signals between embryo and mother, ...