Polystyrene nanoplastics may threaten reproductive health and offspring development
Plastic pollution is increasingly being recognized as more than an environmental problem. Tiny plastic particles can enter living…
Lifestyle factors aggravate genetic causes of male infertility, study finds
Lifestyle factors can worsen the effects of genetic causes of male infertility, finds new research that could help explain…
Paternal sperm epigenetics may help explain early pregnancy loss
When a pregnancy ends early and unexplained, the search for answers usually begins with the mother. Lacey Luense,…
Cooperative sperm may improve fertilization success across diverse arthropods
Fertilization is often imagined as a frantic race, with millions of sperm competing for a single prize. But…
Queensland’s first koala egg and sperm bank created to preserve genetic diversity
Queensland’s first koala egg and sperm bank is being established at a regional university campus in an effort…
Scientists Describe ‘Incredible’ Movements of Fruit Fly Sperm
Tiny fruit flies are packing some seriously big sperm—roughly 40 times larger than human sperm, each one…
Father’s alcohol use before conception impacts offspring development
A growing body of research suggests that a father’s health before conception may play a larger role in…
Fathers’ health may shape children’s future obesity ris
As obesity rates rise across the U.S., new research from Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public…
Scientists Discover Sperm Seem To Bypass a Fundamental Law of Physics
Human sperm cells may swim by exploiting unusual “odd elasticity” within their flagella, helping them move through highly…
Study links fathers’ preconception stress to altered offspring development
Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz suggests that stress experienced by a father before conception may influence…
Selfish chromosomes hijack Overdrive gene to eliminate rival sperm
A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how “selfish chromosomes” cheat…
Too many antioxidants may negatively affect future offspring
Antioxidants have been marketed as miracle supplements, touted for preventing chronic diseases and cancers; treating COPD and dementia;…