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01/29/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Potential new birth control for men made with a plant extract that African warriors use as a heart-stopping poison for their arrows – what could possibly go wrong?

The birth control options for men have been slim to none. But researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Kansas may soon be changing that. They’ve just suggested a new type of male birth control in the form of an oral contraceptive containing a derivative of ouabain. According to ScienceDaily.com, this compound is […]

12/27/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

The brain’s role in fertility: Landmark study discovers how the pituitary gland sends pulses to the reproductive organs

A group of scientists from the University of Otago in New Zealand determined how the brain controls fertility, through a landmark study that revealed how the pituitary gland controls the activity of the reproductive organs by sending pulses of hormone. In their study, they found a group of around 2000 kisspeptin neurons in the hypothalamus that synchronize their […]

12/08/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Likelihood of caesarean birth found to be inherited: Causes of obstructed labor often get passed on, circumventing natural selection

Women who were born via caesarean section are more likely to also give birth via caesarean section, concluded an international team of scientists including Michaela Pavlicev of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Human Genetics) and evolutionary biologists at the University of Vienna in a study that was published in PNAS. According to the information […]

11/25/2017 / By JD Heyes

New study links air pollution to lower sperm counts, part of 40-year trend that may cause humans to become extinct

A new study by Chinese academics has found a link between higher levels of air pollution and lowered sperm counts, a finding that only adds to concerns about eventual human extinction. The study by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that high levels of air pollution were also associated with poor sperm […]

08/04/2017 / By Russel Davis

Your gut bacteria may be telling you what to eat in order to FEED THEM

Two new studies revealed that bacterial composition in the intestines may greatly affect the dietary choices and reproductive success in animals. The studies were carried out by a team of researchers at the University of Sydney’s multidisciplinary Charles Perkins Centre and School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Macquarie University’s Department of Biological Sciences. The first […]

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