Health
How often do people have sex?
Australians report having sex once or twice a week, on average. For Brits, it's less than once a week, while Americans report having sex two to three times a week.
Feb 25, 2019
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News tagged with reproductive success
Health
Study suggests father's environmental exposure affects sperm epigenetics
Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that phthalate levels in expectant fathers have an effect on couples' reproductive ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Genetics
Does dad matter? New study looks at his environmental exposure in reproductive success
A new three-year, $440,000 study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is now underway to investigate whether phthalate levels in expectant fathers have an effect ...
Jun 11, 2014
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Genetics
Genetics show significance in pregnancy success
A group of WA researchers say the reason for early reproductive losses in Merino lambs is not a matter of the mother's age or liveweight, but their genetics.
Jun 6, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A woman's face drives relationship length: study
Men looking for a quick fling prefer women with more "feminine" facial features, said a study Friday that delved into the evolutionary determinants of the mating game.
Jun 21, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women trying to have babies face different clock problem
A new Northwestern University study shows that the biological clock is not the only clock women trying to conceive should consider. The circadian clock needs attention, too.
May 23, 2012
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Health
Inflammation may link obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes
A number of different immunological mechanisms ensure the successful establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. Imbalance in these mechanisms is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In a review published in Advances ...
Jan 10, 2012
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Health
Interethnic marriage between African- and Native-Americans produced many children
American Indians with African ancestry outdid 'full bloods' in reproductive terms in the early 1900s, despite the odds being against them, according to a new study by Michael Logan from the University of Tennessee in the ...
Nov 30, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sperm analysis parameters as an indication for ICSI instead of IVF: Benefit still unclear
Since suitable studies are lacking, it remains unclear in which sperm analysis parameters assisted reproduction using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) can be superior to in vitro fertilization (IVF). This is the conclusion ...
Nov 7, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
How can evolutionary biology explain why we get cancer?
Over 500 billion cells in our bodies will be replaced daily, yet natural selection has enabled us to develop defenses against the cellular mutations which could cause cancer. It is this relationship between evolution and ...
Jan 22, 2013
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