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Soy foods are associated with lower sperm concentrations

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Men who eat an average of half a serving of soy food a day have lower concentrations of sperm than men who do not eat soy foods, according to research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Re ...





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Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men’s sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society ...


Taiwan scientists develop sperm 'efficiency' kit

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists in Taiwan said Thursday they have invented a male fertility home test kit that breaks new ground by measuring the efficiency of sperm cells -- a key factor in determining men's ability to father children.


French woman asks court for dead husband's sperm

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A 39-year-old widow asked a French court Wednesday to allow her to retrieve her late husband's frozen sperm so that she can be inseminated and have his child.


First at-home test for vasectomized men proves to be safe, accurate

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created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a report now available online and scheduled to be the cover story of the December 2008 issue of the Journal of Urology, University of Virginia Health System researcher John C. Herr, PhD and his colleagues have confirmed the ac ...


Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV

Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sperm, and not just the fluid it bathes in, can transmit HIV to macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells (DCs), report a team led by Ana Ceballos at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. By infecting ...


Possible genetic factor for male infertility identified

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene involved with the production of sperm that may contribute to male infertility and lead to new approaches to male contraception.


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Study Positively Identifies Giant Squid Presence in Gulf of Mexico

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- During a recent research cruise, a rare giant squid was captured in the Gulf of Mexico.


Sperm donor passed on sudden death heart defect

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.


Mother knows best: Females control sperm storage to pick the best father

Mother knows best: Females control sperm storage to pick the best father

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have found new evidence to explain how female insects can influence the father of their offspring, even after mating with up to ten males. A team from the University of Exeter has ...


Putting the squeeze on sperm DNA

Putting the squeeze on sperm DNA

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the quest for speed, olympic swimmers shave themselves or squeeze into high-tech super-suits. In the body, sperm are the only cells that swim and, as speed is crucial to fertility, have ...



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