New research may provide insight into reasons behind male infertility
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have identified a protein complex that is essential for formation of the sperm tail — findings that could lead to novel approaches to...
View ArticlePenn Scientists Describe the Function of an Enzyme Critical to Male Fertility
Researchers are one step closer to unraveling the extraordinarily complex series of processes that lead to an event crucial to human reproduction: the creation of sperm.
View ArticlePhysical labor, hypertension and multiple meds may reduce male fertility
NIH-funded study analyzes data from more than 450 men attempting to conceive
View ArticleDecline in the number of males involved in reproduction during the period of...
Wealth and power may have played a stronger role than “survival of the fittest”.
View ArticleDiscovery of a Protein Capable of Regulating DNA Repair During Sperm Formation
UAB researchers have discovered that the inhibition of a protein, called ATM, could foster the appearance of genetic anomalies during the process of spermatogenesis. The inhibition of this protein...
View ArticleSperm Meets Egg: New Reproductive Research Could Lead to Male Contraceptive
Groundbreaking new reproductive research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has identified key molecular events that could be playing a critical role as sperm and egg fuse to create new...
View ArticlePenn Team Identifies Gene Responsible for Some Cases of Male Infertility
In the most severe form of male infertility, men do not make any measurable levels of sperm. This condition, called azoospermia, affects approximately 1 percent of the male population and is...
View ArticleNUS team discovers novel way of protecting male reproductive cells and hails...
Study demonstrated a potential avenue to protect male germ cells against heat stress by applying an external source of hydrogen sulphide
View ArticleDefective sperm ‘rescued’ in fertility treatment study
Researchers use ‘kick-starter’ protein to trigger fertilization in mouse models
View ArticleFertilization Discovery: Do Sperm Carry Tiny Harpoons?
Could the sperm harpoon the egg to facilitate fertilization? That’s the intriguing possibility raised by the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s discovery that a protein within the head of the...
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