Oncology & Cancer
Male fertility after chemotherapy: New questions raised
A pilot study conducted by INRS researchers highlights the effect of chemotherapy on male fertility before and after puberty.
Jan 22, 2020
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News tagged with reproductive effects
Health
'Safe' herbicide in Australian water affects male fertility
The last 50 years has seen a rapid decline in male reproductive health. Decreased sperm counts, increased rates of testicular cancer and a range of malformations in male genitalia have been reported in industrialised countries ...
Jan 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New report calls for health monitoring and research program on Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans
To help determine if the descendants of Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans are at risk for health effects resulting from the service members' exposure to toxicants during deployment, a new report from the National Academies ...
Nov 28, 2018
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Health
Women more resilient to extreme physical activity than previously reported
Women that underwent extreme physical training and completed a transantarctic expedition did not show any more negative health effects than would be expected in men, according to a study presented at the Society for Endocrinology ...
Nov 19, 2018
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Estrogens in cows' milk are unlikely to pose a threat to adult health
Oestrogens found naturally in cows' milk are likely to be safe for human consumption in adults, according to a new review published in the European Journal of Endocrinology. The review brings together scientific evidence ...
Oct 27, 2018
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Plastic manufacturing chemical BPS harms egg cells, study suggests
Bisphenol S, a chemical used to manufacture polycarbonate water bottles and many other products such as epoxy glues and cash receipts, is an increasingly common replacement for bisphenol A, the of which was discontinued because ...
Aug 9, 2016
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Health
Endocrine disrupters accelerate reproductive aging in rats
Female rats exposed to endocrine disrupters during early development end up with fewer eggs in their ovaries and are at risk of losing their ability to reproduce at an earlier age. These are some of the findings from a study ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Health
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can adversely affect reproduction of future generations of fish
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers. Often, aquatic environments such as rivers ...
Mar 24, 2015
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Medical research
Role reversal: Linking a reproductive pathway to obesity
People and mice with mutations in a specific signaling pathway, known as kisspeptin, suffer reproductive effects such as delayed puberty and infertility. Research of this pathway has focused on its role in reproduction, but ...
Jun 17, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover a molecular 'switch' in cancers of the testis and ovary
Cambridge scientists have identified an 'on/off' switch in a type of cancer which typically occurs in the testes and ovaries called 'malignant germ cell tumours'. The research was published today, 01 August, in the journal ...
Aug 1, 2013
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