Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Semen harbors wide range of viruses
(HealthDay)—Human semen provides a potential hiding place and breeding ground for a host of dangerous viruses, a new evidence review reports.
Sep 13, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Repeated semen exposure promotes host resistance to infection in preclinical HIV model
Contrary to the long-held view that semen can only act as a way to transmit HIV-1 from men to women, scientists at The Wistar Institute and the University of Puerto Rico found that frequent and sustained semen exposure can ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Genetics
Higher number of mitochondrial DNA-molecules can compensate for negative effects of mutations
Male infertility can be caused by mutations in the DNA of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells. By increasing the total DNA amount in mitochondria, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne ...
Aug 4, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
False confessions may lead to more errors in evidence, a study shows
A man with a low IQ confesses to a gruesome crime. Confession in hand, the police send his blood to a lab to confirm that his blood type matches the semen found at the scene. It does not. The forensic examiner testifies later ...
Nov 16, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sperm can carry Ebola for 82 days: WHO
Sperm can carry the Ebola virus for at least 82 days, the World Health Organization said Friday, urging men recovering from the disease to use condoms for three months after the onset of symptoms.
Nov 28, 2014
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Medical research
Using a smartphone to screen for male infertility
More than 45 million couples worldwide grapple with infertility, but current standard methods for diagnosing male infertility can be expensive, labor-intensive and require testing in a clinical setting. Cultural and social ...
Mar 22, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists identify human proteins that may fuel HIV/AIDS transmission
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered new protein fragments in semen that enhance the ability of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to infect new cells -- a discovery that one day could help curb the global ...
Dec 14, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus found in patients' semen in small Chinese study
The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in semen, Chinese researchers report in a small study that doesn't address whether sexual transmission is possible.
May 7, 2020
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Health
Better nutrition makes for better sperm
(Medical Xpress) -- A pair of studies presented today at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) show a link between dietary patterns and semen parameters in men: in short, better ...
Oct 18, 2011
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Health
Disturbing trends in men's reproductive health demand urgent action
Urgent action is needed to investigate disturbing trends in men's reproductive health, argues an expert in The BMJ today.
Oct 10, 2017
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