News tagged with fertile males
Scientists link dietary DHA to male fertility
Who knew that male fertility depends on sperm-cell architecture? A University of Illinois study reports that a certain omega-3 fatty acid is necessary to construct the arch that turns a round, immature sperm cell into a pointy-headed ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Researchers identify environmental exposure to organochlorines may impact male reproduction
Melissa Perry, Sc.D., M.H.S., professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the GW School of Public Health and Health Services and adjunct associate professor at the Harvard School of Public ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Scientists record electrical currents that control male fertility
Performance anxiety? Not for this human sperm.
Dec 29, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
2
Researchers achieve male fertility breakthrough
A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher has achieved a significant breakthrough in male fertility, producing normal sperm from mouse cells.
Nov 15, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
Women's chin, abdomen are good indicators of excessive hair growth
Examining the chin and upper and lower abdomen is a reliable, minimally invasive way to screen for excessive hair growth in women, a key indicator of too much male hormone, researchers report.
Nov 02, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Sperm discoveries shed light on infertility and birth control
(Medical Xpress) -- For a sperm cell, a lot has to go right before it can fertilize an egg. And despite biblical stories of barren women and cultural traditions of blaming the female, fertility experts now ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Chickens eject sperm from males they don't fancy
New research finds that even though hens aren't terribly picky about their mates, they are picky about whose sperm makes it to the egg.
Aug 25, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
2
Crickets show path to chirpier sperm
New research suggests that men are what they eat, at least when it comes to reproductive health.
Jul 18, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Low testosterone linked to varicoceles
As many as 15 percent of men have varicoceles, masses of enlarged and dilated veins in the testicles. There is new evidence that varicoceles, long known to be a cause of male infertility, interfere with the production of ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
1 / 5 (2) |
0
Groundbreaking male infertility test could 'bring hope to millions'
A groundbreaking new test for male infertility, which will save time, money and heartache for couples around the world, has been developed at Queen's University Belfast.
Jun 06, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Cell phone use may reduce male fertility
Men who have been diagnosed with poor sperm quality and who are trying to have children should limit their cell phone use. Researchers have found that while cell phone use appears to increase the level of testosterone circulating ...
May 19, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Skeleton regulates male fertility
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton acts as a regulator of fertility in male mice through a hormone released by bone, known as osteocalcin.
Feb 17, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
|
Male reproductive problems may add to falling fertility rates
Reduced male fertility may be making it even harder for couples to conceive and be contributing to low birth rates in many countries, reveals a new European Science Foundation (ESF) report launching today.
Nov 29, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
UCLA lens-free telemedicine microscope adds male fertility testing to its bag of tricks
Using holographic imaging system, the microscope can produce phase and amplitude images of semen samples in the field and identify which are moving and which are immotile.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 11, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Male sex hormones in ovaries essential for female fertility
Male sex hormones, such as testosterone, have well defined roles in male reproduction and prostate cancer. What may surprise many is that they also play an important role in female fertility. A new study finds that the presence ...
May 26, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
