Premature birth alters key brain connections
New research from King’s College London sheds light on why premature birth is linked to a greater risk of neurodevelopmental…
Software scans family photos to diagnose rare disorders
Software that scans and analyzes family snapshots could help doctors diagnose which rare genetic disorder a child is suffering from,…
Chlamydia infection? Your gut may be to blame
For many sufferers, the standard treatment regime for chlamydia fails to eradicate the disease, and researchers think the culprit may…
Testosterone fails as menopausal magic bullet
A new study involving women with early onset menopause found no detrimental effects from testosterone supplementation, but there were no…
Poor diet shown to have dramatic effects on sperm and future health of offspring
A startling new study from McGill University suggests that a father’s diet before conception plays a major role in fetus…
Penicillin – not The Pill – behind the sexual revolution, suggests new analysis
The rise in casual sex that marked the swinging ’60s actually began a decade earlier, according to a new analysis…
Dramatic changes in bacteria following male circumcision could explain HIV protective effect
Removing the foreskin causes significant changes in the bacterial community of the penis, according to a study that also suggests…
TV watching a predictor of sperm count
Healthy young men who watch television for more than 20 hours a week have around half the sperm count of…
Sexual arousal neutralizes disgust response
Dutch researchers have found that natural responses to disgusting stimuli were lessened significantly when female subjects were sexually aroused. The…
Infant formula found to compromise immune system
Duke University scientists have discovered how breast milk, but not infant formula, fosters colonies of microbiotic flora in a newborn’s…
Semen found to induce ovulation
Previously thought to have no physiological effects, the prostatic fluid component of semen contains a protein that can trigger ovulation…
Precise sexual orientation revealed in pupil dilation study
For the first time, researchers have used a specialized camera to measure pupillary changes in people watching erotic videos, the…
Sperm quality unaffected by lifestyle choices
Medical advice given to sub-fertile men about smoking, alcohol, drugs and obesity is of little value, say UK medicos who…
Exposure to plastic chemical leads to shorter reproductive life
Mice exposed to high doses of a common plasticizing chemical in utero exhibit significant reproductive alterations and precancerous lesions as…
Analysis shows circumcision link to prostate cancer
Observational data from a new study published in the journal Cancer reveal that men who had been circumcised before their…
Funding for artificial testicle project will get ball rolling
A joint venture between two US companies to develop an artificial testicle has been awarded funding from the National Institute…
Protein discovered in semen “attracts HIV like a magnet”
The scientists at the Gladstone Institutes who discovered new protein fragments in semen that enhance the ability of HIV to…
Unusual physiological changes observed after adolescent sex
Working with adolescent male and mature female hamsters, researchers have found that sex during adolescence can have effects on the…
Birth control shots linked to memory loss
Depo Provera, the hormonal birth control injection, supposedly offers a convenient alternative for women who don’t want to remember to…
Compelling evidence for autism-antidepressant link
Rodents exposed to a common serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant just before and after birth exhibited brain abnormalities and behaviors…
MRI scans reveal diverse female sexual sensory palette
The notion that the clitoris is the major source of female genital sensation has been directly challenged after MRI brain…
Study confirms Pill’s memory altering effects
Women who use hormonal contraceptives such as the Pill experience memory changes where their ability to remember the detail surrounding…
The harder they (don’t) cum
Findings from the largest-ever study of orgasmic and ejaculatory dysfunction suggest that orgasmic dysfunction could be as prevalent among men…
Antioxidants key to solving reproductive woes, say pharmacologists
A meta-study appearing in the journal Pharmacological Research suggests that antioxidants may be the key to overcoming a number of…
Is Mills and Boon derailing women’s health?
Writing in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, pop-psychologist and agony aunt Susan Quilliam argues that idealized…
Ovulation puts gaydar into overdrive
Women can more accurately identify a man’s sexual orientation when they are closest to their time of peak ovulation, say…
No link between age and testosterone levels
A new study from Australia adds weight to earlier European research that found no correlation between men’s ages and their…
Twin-study findings conflict with sex ed dogma
Current sex education curricula recommend abstinence as a way of reducing sexual risk-taking, but a new study appearing inPsychological Science…
Obesity and infertility linked across generations
The hormonal changes which are triggered by obesity can “program” the reproductive systems of the female offspring of obese women…
Low birth weight infants “programmed” for obesity
When mothers have poor or inadequate nutrition, their newborns are “programmed” to eat more because they develop less neurons in…