News tagged with reproductive endocrinology

Laptops Linked to Male Infertility

While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behavior patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessive laptop use tops this list of liabilities, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (14) | comments 2




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Researchers discover cellular system for detecting and responding to poisons and pathogens

Two Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research teams, along with a group from the University of California at San Diego, have discovered that animals have a previously unknown system for detecting and responding ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diet may be affecting rhino reproduction

Southern white rhinoceros populations, once thriving in zoos, have been showing severely reduced reproductivity among the captive-born population. San Diego Zoo Global researchers have a possible lead into why the southern ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mother's obesity may lead to infertility in the next generation

Levels of the hormone ghrelin are low in obese women and a recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports that mice whose mothers had low ghrelin levels were less f ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists call for 'swifter and sounder' testing of chemicals

Scientific societies representing 40,000 researchers and clinicians are asking that federal regulators tap a broader range of expertise when evaluating the risks of chemicals to which Americans are being increasingly exposed.

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Ageless' animals give scientists clues on how to overcome the aging process

Ornithologist Ian Nisbet loves to share two photos of himself with his beloved terns.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Maternal fructose intake impacts female and male fetuses differently

A recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports for the first time that maternal fructose intake during pregnancy results in sex-specific changes in fetal and neonat ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may be more vulnerable to BPA

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), found higher Bisphenol A (BPA) levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared to c ...

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created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laptops can affect men's chances of having children

If you are a man who is thinking about having children sometime in the future, you might want to reconsider how you use your laptop. Having a frequent habit of placing your laptop on your lap may affect your chances of having ...

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created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young women with menopause-like condition at risk for depression

Young women with the menopause-like condition, primary ovarian insufficiency, are much more likely than other women to experience depression at some point during their lives, according to a study from the National Institutes ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery opens new window on development, and maybe potential, of human egg cells

Fertility procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) require a couple and the doctor to place the risky bet that the multiple eggs they choose to fertilize will produce an embryo that will thrive in the uterus. Researchers ...

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created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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