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Ebola Survivors Can Carry Virus in Their Sperm ‘For Nine Months’
Survivors of Ebola can carry the virus in their sperm and transmit it sexually for up to nine months, a study has found, prompting questions over the potential spread of the disease on west Africa.
Why Science Can’t Say When a Baby’s Life Begins
Modern science offers no clarity. If anything, the past century of scientific advances have only made the answer more complicated. As scientists have peered into wombs with ultrasound and looked directly at sperm entering an egg, they’ve found that all the bright lines they thought existed dissolving.
Scientists Report New Avenue for Study of Male Infertility, Contraception
Japanese scientists have reported a potential breakthrough in the study of male infertility after they identified the role a certain protein plays in the motility of sperm.
Tracking Down Sperm’s Last Push Into Egg…
Patricia Martin-DeLeon, a reproductive biologist at the University of Delaware, and her team have revealed as to what happens just before the sperm’s entry into the egg. The research was conducted in mice using a high-powered, three-dimensional super-resolution microscope.
French start Up claims Development of In-vitro Human Sperm
A French startup working with a top government lab said it has developed in-vitro human sperm, claiming a breakthrough in infertility treatment sought for more than a decade.
Why the UK Sperm Bank is Running Short
Why are so few men willing to donate to sperm banks? Some blame changes in anonymity laws, which now allow children to trace their biological fathers at 18, but as a neuroscientist I think one of the reasons might be old-fashioned performance anxiety.
Fat Men Less Likely to be Dads, says New Research Linking Male Infertility to Obesity
New research shows obese men are more likely to have dud sperm that makes it difficult for them to conceive.
What Happens When Your Sperm Goes to Pot?
Even if you don’t want to be a dad, the fact that marijuana has an adverse effect on the behavior of your sperm is no reason to light up.
Effects of Marijuana: Smoking Pot Burns Out Sperm Count For Men By A Third, Harming Fertility
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, smoking pot more than once a week can lower sperm count by a third, and if combined with other recreational drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, it can fall to more than half.