This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Your endocrine system regulates many bodily functions, from ...

Spermatogenesis depends on micronutrients because sperm cells show high sensitivity to oxidative damage caused by their lipid ...

This article was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. Key Takeaways: Zinc is an essential mineral that plays a critical role in many bodily functions, including ...

Learn more about the DNA and RNA that sperm carry and how they may suddenly change during midlife.

Introduction: Cryopreservation is commonly used to preserve fertility and support genetic improvement in livestock. However, it often compromises sperm function and quality due to the excessive ...

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While men may be able to have children much later than women, doing so could come with an increased risk of inherited disease for their children. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute have ...

The risk of older fathers passing on disease-causing mutations to their children is higher than we thought. Genome sequencing has revealed that among men in their early thirties, around 1 in 50 sperm ...

Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favored during sperm production, new research has revealed. In a landmark study published today ...

Are men okay? The answer is a resounding “No.” Case in point: a new sport is taking over Silicon Valley: Sperm Racing. The sport, if you want to call it that, works pretty much how you’d imagine: it’s ...