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 Reproductive Health
13 August 2008
Contraceptive Pill Threatening Genetic Diversity?
British researchers have found that the contraceptive pill appears to disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves...
25 July 2008
Meditation Shown To Slow Progression Of HIV
Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles report that the practice of mindfulness meditation can halt the decline of CD4-T cells (the "brains" of the immune system) in HIV-positive patients...
15 July 2008
Watermelon: The Fruit Of Lerve
Scientists have been taking a closer look at citrulline, one of the phyto-nutrients in watermelon, and have discovered that one of its effects on the body is to relax blood vessels, much like Viagra does...
10 July 2008
Obesity Linked To Abnormal Sperm
Obese men should consider losing weight if they want to have children, British researchers say, after finding that men with a higher body mass index had lower volumes of seminal fluid and a higher proportion of abnormal sperm...
27 May 2008
Drink-Up For Superior Sperm
Men who drink alcohol regularly are more likely to have better semen quality while men in certain occupations are more likely to have poor semen quality, says a new wide-ranging fertility study carried out by scientists in the UK...
12 May 2008
HIV Prevention Message Failing In Africa
The most common HIV prevention strategies - condoms, HIV testing, treatment of other sexually transmitted infections and abstinence - are having a limited impact on the predominantly heterosexual epidemics occurring in Africa...
31 January 2008
Plastic Bottles And Hot Liquids A Bad Combo
Bisphenol A, an environmental estrogen that is thought to cause reproductive disorders, is released 55 times more rapidly from polycarbonate plastic bottles when they are exposed to hot water...
18 December 2007
Menopause Exclusively Human
Human females are rare or even unique among primates in experiencing a lengthy post-reproductive lifespan...
26 September 2007
Huntington's Disease Sufferers Get Reproductive Boost
People with Huntington's disease have more children than the general population because they are healthier during their peak reproductive years...
13 September 2007
Newly Identified Protein Offers Clue To Immune Infertility
A previously unknown protein could be to blame for immune infertility disorder, which affects both men and women. The disorder causes their immune systems to "declare war" on sperm, which effectively renders them infertile...
21 June 2007
New Study Slams Male Circumcision As HIV Preventative
Male circumcision, which had previously been found to lessen the risk of contracting HIV, is largely irrelevant, suggests new research. Rather, it is the number of prostitutes in a country that is the determinant of new HIV infections...
1 June 2007
Small Penis Syndrome A Big Problem?
A review of 60 years worth of research into penile size found that nearly half of the men in the studies were affected by small penis syndrome, although most were average in size...
15 May 2007
Pesticide Contamination Ubiquitous In Pregnant Women
A Spanish study into the environmental contaminants that cause malformations in the genito-urinary system found organochlorine pesticides in all the pregnant women that were assessed...
10 May 2007
HPV Now Implicated In Throat Cancers
As well as cervical cancer, HPV has now been linked to throat cancer; with researchers claiming that oral HPV infection is the strongest risk factor for HPV-linked cancer - regardless of tobacco and alcohol use...
3 May 2007
Diabetes Damages Sperm DNA
Diabetic men have greater levels of DNA damage to their sperm, a finding that could have far-reaching impacts given the rapidly growing incidence of obesity-related diabetes...
23 February 2007
African Trial Shows Circumcision "Can Save A Lot Of Lives"
After years of controversy, it seems that the evidence is now irrefutable that circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV infection...
3 January 2007
Menstrual Suppression OK, Say Doctors
Birth control pills cycle through three weeks of active contraception followed by one week of placebo, but many gynecologists now believe the week break - when a faux period occurs - isn't necessary...
12 December 2006
Modestly Endowed Indian Men Causing Condom Failures
A new study suggests that the high rate of condom failure in India could be attributed to condom manufacturers overestimating the size of the average Indian penis...
21 September 2006
HIV Prefers Smokers
Smoking tobacco appears to trigger changes in the immune system, which can place smokers at a greater risk of HIV infection...
31 July 2006
Intestines Act As HIV Reservoir
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue accounts for 70 percent of the body's immune system and should be a priority target for HIV treatments, say researchers...
23 June 2006
Up, Up And Away For Athletes Taking Viagra
Scientists conducting tests on athletes at high altitude have found that cyclists perform nearly 50 percent better (at cycling!) after taking the erectile dysfunction drug...
4 May 2006
Race On To Grow Sperm In Lab
Two European laboratories report intriguing results in coaxing testicle stem cells to grow into sperm outside the human body...
28 April 2006
 Sexual Success And The Schizoid Factor
Ever wondered why scruffy rock chicks are pursued by legions of doting male fans? Or why women threw themselves at Pablo Picasso? Well, a new study suggests that creativity may confer an evolutionary advantage in finding a mate. But creativity often comes with traits predictive of schizophrenia - a condition not normally associated with evolutionary fitness. Is there enough evidence to support the idea that artistic creativity is an evolutionarily beneficial effect of schizoid tendencies?
19 August 2005
Canadian Men An Endangered Species
A community in Ontario, Canada has seen a massive decline in male births. Could it have anything to do with the adjacent petrochemical, polymer, and industrial chemical plants?
27 April 2005
Environmental Factors Damaging Men's Reproductive Health
New European studies seem to indicate that environmental pollutants are affecting men's reproductive systems and the sex chromosomes in their sperm...
20 April 2005
Bacteria May Protect Against HIV
Lactobacillus, bacteria commonly found in the oral and vaginal cavities of humans, targets HIV because the virus is coated with the sugar mannose, which the bacteria use as a food source...
10 December 2004
Fertility Risk From Laptop Computers
Fertility experts in the U.S. have warned teenage boys and young men to consider limiting the time that they use laptop computers positioned on their laps, as long-term use may affect the health of their sperm...
22 October 2004
Male Scientists Not So Manly
A survey of academics suggests that male scientists are good at research because they have the hormone levels of women...
6 August 2004
Big Rise In Younger Men Using Viagra
A new study shows younger men are the fastest growing group of Viagra users, suggesting increased use of the treatment as a recreational drug...
2 June 2004
Oral Bacteria Can Block HIV Infection
Oral biology researchers have found that certain strains of bacteria that occur naturally in the mouth can snare the HIV virus and the cells it has infected...
26 March 2004
Reproductive Problems Linked To High Plasticiser Levels
Suspected of causing low sperm counts and genital deformities, Phthalates - used as plasticisers - are present in humans at higher than expected levels...
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