News tagged with low sperm count

Preliminary study suggests frequent cycling could affect male fertility

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of men attending fertility clinics has found bicycling for five or more hours a week was associated with low sperm count and poor sperm motility.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Childhood kidney disorder has lasting effects

A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Whales' signals reveal retreat from ill-fated oil rig

A technique that monitors whales through the sounds they emit has answered a key issue raised by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago this month.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sperm can count

The speed at which the calcium concentration in the cell changes controls the swimming behavior of sperm. They can calculate the calcium dynamics and react accordingly.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Paranoia' about rivals alters insect mating behavior

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that male fruitflies experience a type of 'paranoia' in the presence of another male, which doubles the length of time they mate with a female, despite the female of the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists prove new technology to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes

Scientists at Imperial College London and the University of Washington, Seattle, have taken an important step towards developing control measures for mosquitoes that transmit malaria. In today's study, published in Nature, resear ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Surgical technique helps adult male survivors of childhood cancer regain fertility

A new study has shown that a surgical technique called microdissection testicular sperm extraction (TESE) can effectively locate and extract viable sperm in more than one-third of adult male childhood cancer survivors who ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skeleton regulates male fertility

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton acts as a regulator of fertility in male mice through a hormone released by bone, known as osteocalcin.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Antioxidants may improve chances of conceiving in male subfertility

Antioxidant supplements may benefit couples who have difficulty conceiving naturally, according to a new systematic review published today in The Cochrane Library. The review provides evidence from a small number of trials ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sex and space? Houston, we have a problem

Ever dream about a honeymoon in space? You may want to think twice after you hear about Joe Tash's research.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 8

Male reproductive problems may add to falling fertility rates

Reduced male fertility may be making it even harder for couples to conceive and be contributing to low birth rates in many countries, reveals a new European Science Foundation (ESF) report launching today.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effects of low testosterone in young type 2 diabetics to be studied

(PhysOrg.com) -- An endocrinologist in the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a three-year $400,000 Junior Faculty Award from the American Diabetes Society to study the effects ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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