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Why some sperm swim in circles - it's a protein defect
A new study published in the journal PNAS shows that some sperm cannot swim straight because they lack a protein called VSP. This motility defect seriously impacts the rates of...
1 day ago - News Medical
Biologists examine sperm quality on the basis of their metabolism
Every tenth couple worldwide is affected by infertility. The reasons for this are manifold, but mostly well researched. Nevertheless, about fifteen percent of cases remain...
3 days ago - ScienceDaily
Woman, 30, gives birth to 'miracle' son after recovering from cancer that doctors said was terminal
Abi Flynn, 30, of Hove, was told the treatment for her cancer Hodgkin's Lymphoma had left her infertile. Against the odds, she has given birth to son, Leo Sol Wescott-Flynn.
8 days ago - Daily Mail
After entering 'Win a Baby' radio contest, couple welcomes baby boy
Cancer treatment left him infertile, and IVF was out of reach financially. Then they heard a radio station that wanted to "make miracles happen."
10 days ago - NBC News
After entering 'Win a Baby' radio contest, couple welcomes baby boy
Cancer treatment left him infertile, and IVF was out of reach financially. Then they heard a radio station that wanted to "make miracles happen."
12 days ago - NBC News
After entering 'Win a Baby' radio contest, couple welcomes baby boy
Cancer treatment left him infertile, and IVF was out of reach financially. Then they heard a radio station that wanted to "make miracles happen."
13 days ago - NBC News
After entering 'Win a Baby' radio contest, couple welcomes baby boy
Cancer treatment left him infertile, and IVF was out of reach financially. Then they heard a radio station that wanted to "make miracles happen."
14 days ago - NBC News
Apple research app to begin tracking menstrual cycles for women's health studies
Apple recently announced that it will partner with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to create the...
14 days ago - Healio - 4 articles
New Fertilization Discovery Unfolds New Role for the Egg
Novel fertilization discovery could have major implications for couples battling infertility and may lead to a future male contraceptive. This can boost the success rate of...
16 days ago - Medindia Health
A potential new way to diagnose male infertility and pharmaceutical treatment options
New research has discovered infertile men have identifiable patterns of epigenetic molecules or biomarkers attached to their sperm DNA that aren't present in fertile men. The...
20 days ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
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