Technology
Researchers turn human skin cells into eggs — but not yet usable ones
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm…
Tag: Birth rates
Finance
Trump’s deportation plans result in 320,000 fewer immigrants and slower population growth, CBO says
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations and other hardline immigration measures with funding passed by Congress will result in roughly 320,000 fewer…
Entertainment
South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature
[ad_1] SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel…
US News
JD Vance has long been on a quest to encourage more births in the United States
[ad_1] MIAMI (AP) — Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance — then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old boy…
Technology
Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops
[ad_1] TOKYO — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released…
US News
US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
[ad_1] NEW YORK — U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023,…
World News
Abortion returns to the spotlight in Italy 46 years after it was legalized
[ad_1] ROME — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government wants to allow anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies, reviving tensions around…
Cannabis
Legal Medical Marijuana Leads To More Sex
[ad_1] Living in a state with legal medical marijuana could mean you’re more likely to have sex, according to a study published in the…
World News
Cesarean deliveries surge in Puerto Rico, reaching a record rate in the US territory, report says
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Cesareans are surging in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which has one of the world’s highest rates…
World News
Singapore’s birth rate is falling and ‘throwing money’ at the problem won’t solve it
[ad_1] Data from the Institute of Policy Studies showed that women aged 20 to 24 are now less likely to give birth than women…
Lifestyle
Immigration drove white, Asian population growth in US last year
[ad_1] Without immigration, the white population in the U.S. would have declined last year. Immigration also propelled the expansion of the Asian population, which…
Lifestyle
US births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic,…
Finance
UN: By month’s end, India population to be world’s largest
[ad_1] NEW DELHI — India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United…
World News
UN: By month’s end, India population to be world’s largest
[ad_1] NEW DELHI — India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United…
World News
When exactly will India surpass China as most populous?
[ad_1] India will surpass China‘s population this month. Or maybe in July. Or, perhaps it’s happened already? Demographers are unsure exactly when India will…
Breaking News
A look at how the largest US counties gained or lost people
[ad_1] Several large, urban counties across the United States gained residents or stemmed population declines in the year ending last July after losing residents…
Breaking News
China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop
[ad_1] BEIJING — China has announced its first population decline in decades as what has been the world’s most populous nation ages and its…
World News
Polish leader blames low birthrate on women using alcohol
[ad_1] WARSAW, Poland — A women’s rights group in Poland on Monday urged people to demonstrate after the country’s ruling party leader claimed that…