Today's large-scale farming methods make it nearly impossible to avoid consuming traces of agricultural chemicals, many of which can be harmful to the human body over time. Researchers from George Mas...
Manganese is an essential trace element that occurs in only very small amounts in the human body but is indispensable for numerous biochemical processes. Its role in male and female fertility is parti...
Genetic mutations that can cause disease become increasingly common in sperm as men age. New research suggests that this is because certain DNA changes are actually favored during sperm production. In...
Sperm are affected by diet, and the effects are rapid. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, in which healthy young men were given a high-sugar diet. Published in ...
When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many factors—including a crucial event that occurred while she herself was still growing in her mother's womb. It depends on t...
Over the past 50 years, obesity and type 2 diabetes rates have risen sharply, while sperm quality has declined significantly. These changes may have been caused by the increasing popularity of highly ...
A research team at Kyoto University has discovered STAG3 cohesin, a new mitotic cohesin complex that contributes to the formation of the unique DNA architecture of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), th...
Different types of cells—such as heart, liver, blood, and sperm cells—have properties that help them perform their unique tasks in the body. In general, these properties are hardwired. Without int...