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This Is Your Brain on Estrogen
October 4, 2011 — It's no secret that women often gain weight as they get older. The sex hormone estrogen has an important, if underappreciated, role to play in those burgeoning waistlines. Now, researchers have ... > full storyMore: -
Childless Men More at Risk of Death from Cardiovascular Disease
September 26, 2011 — The risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is higher for childless men than for fathers, according to a large ... > full story -
Female Promiscuity Can Rescue Populations from Harmful Effects of Inbreeding, Beetle Study Finds
September 22, 2011 — Females in inbred populations become more promiscuous in order to screen out sperm from genetically incompatible males, according to new study by the University of East Anglia ... > full story -
Long-Term Effectiveness of New Family Planning Method Shown in Study
September 20, 2011 — A new study finds that a simple-to-use, fertility-awareness based method of family planning so effectively meets the needs of users that they continue to rely on it for ... > full story -
Greater Impact of Chemotherapy on Fertility
August 25, 2011 — Current estimates of the impact of chemotherapy on women's reproductive health are too low, according to a new study. The researchers say their analysis of the age-specific, long-term effects of ... > full story -
Increased Celiac Disease Prevalence in Women With Unexplained Infertility
August 18, 2011 — A recent study demonstrated increased rates of celiac disease in women who present with unexplained infertility. The study evaluated 191 female patients presenting with infertility. Each participant ... > full story -
How Sticky Egg Captures Sperm: Discovery Could Help Explain Infertility Causes and Provide New Contraceptive Targets
August 18, 2011 — Researchers have uncovered exactly how a human egg captures an incoming sperm to begin the fertilization process. The research identifies the sugar molecule that makes the outer coat of the egg ... > full story -
Fishing Games Gone Wrong: Trial-and-Error Behind Important Cause of Female Infertility
August 18, 2011 — When an egg cell is being formed, the cellular machinery which separates chromosomes is extremely imprecise at fishing them out of the cell's interior, scientists have discovered. The findings could ... > full story -
Antibody Discovered That May Help Detect Ovarian Cancer in Earliest Stages
August 16, 2011 — Using a new approach to developing biomarkers for the very early detection of ovarian cancer, researchers have identified a molecule in the bloodstream of infertile women that could one day be used ... > full story -
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Sneaky Squid: Why Small Males Have Big Sperm
August 9, 2011 — Male squid employ different reproductive strategies depending on their body size. New research shows that the divergent mating behavior of male squid has resulted in the evolution of different sperm ... > full story
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