News tagged with reproductive factors


Two reproductive factors are important predictors of death from ovarian cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that survival among women with ovarian cancer is influenced by age of menarche and total number of lifetime ovulatory cycles.





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Assisted reproductive techniques alter the expression of genes that are important for metabolism

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that assisted reproductive ...


Fetal study highlights impact of stress on male fertility

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.


Study: Health undervalued in reproductive rights debate

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women's health is increasingly undervalued in conflicts over reproductive rights, including clashes based on moral objections under so-called conscience clauses, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert found.


Some Squirrels Born with a Silver Spoon

Lucky Squirrels Born With 'Silver Spoon' Effect

Biology /

created Apr 04, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (23) | comments 0

As the saying goes, some people are born with silver spoons in their mouths. The same goes for at least one species of the animal world, according to research done in part by the University of Alberta.


University biologist publishes book on bird speciation

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created Sep 25, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A University of Chicago biologist and world-renowned expert on bird speciation has compiled eight years of research and writing into a recently published book, Speciation in Birds.


Males caring for offspring is a good reproductive strategy

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created Mar 28, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caring fathers in the animal world aren’t necessarily at a disadvantage compared with those who abandon their offspring.


Small RNAs can play critical roles in male infertility/contraception

Small RNAs can play critical roles in male infertility/contraception

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Nevada School of Medicine scientists in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology have discovered insight into the reproductive workings of the male sex chromosome that may have significant ...


Obesity significantly cuts odds of successful pregnancy

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to research that earned a Michigan State University professor a national award.


Living with females extends the reproductive life of the male mouse

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created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living with a female mouse can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by as much as 20 percent, according to a study conducted by Ralph Brinster and a team of other researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School ...


Anxiety and depression do not affect pregnancy and treatment cancellation rates

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anxiety and depression before and during fertility treatment does not affect the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant or of her cancelling her treatment, according to a study published in Europe's leading reproductive ...



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