Genetics
Cell insight offers clues on biological processes linked to fertility
Congenital disorders such as Down's syndrome could be better understood, following new insights into how healthy cells are formed.
Feb 2, 2016
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News tagged with sperm cells
Genetics
Sperm carries information about dad's weight
Turns out dads are also eating for two. A study published December 3 in Cell Metabolism reveals that a man's weight affects the heritable information contained in sperm. The sperm cells of lean and obese men possess different ...
Dec 3, 2015
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Medical research
Updated version of ROSI technique results in birth of 14 babies
A team of researchers in Japan has developed an updated form of round spermatid injection (ROSI) and has used it to help 12 men considered to be infertile, produce 14 children. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...
Medical research
Scientists identify 'checkpoint' to prevent birth defects and spontaneous miscarriage
Researchers from the University of Southampton have established that eggs have a protective 'checkpoint' that helps to prevent DNA damaged eggs being fertilised.
Nov 2, 2015
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Medical research
Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men
Two drugs that help suppress the immune system in organ transplant patients may have a future as the long-sought birth control "pill" for men, new research suggests.
Oct 2, 2015
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Health
Lower sperm motility in men exposed to common chemical
Men with higher exposure to the substance DEHP, a so-called phthalate, have lower sperm motility and may therefore experience more difficulties conceiving children, according to a Lund University study.
Sep 24, 2015
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Medical research
Scientists create human sperm in lab, but does it work?
French researchers said Thursday they had patented a method to create sperm using stem cells harvested from infertile men—though they do not know if the lab-fabricated seed actually works.
Sep 17, 2015
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Medical research
Genetic test may help spot male fertility problems
A new genetic test for sperm could help determine whether a couple should resort to in vitro fertilization to conceive a child, researchers say.
Jul 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
A key role for CEP63 in brain development and fertility discovered
Today in Nature Communications, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) provide molecular details about Seckel Syndrome, a rare disease that causes microcephaly, or small brain, and growth ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Medical research
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 male contraception and ...
Mar 4, 2015
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