The human body is full of checks and balances that ensure correct growth, development, and function of all our different systems. Now, researchers from Japan have reported a newly discovered protein ...

Using Google’s AlphaFold, researchers identified the bundle of three sperm proteins that seem to make sexual reproduction possible. By Elizabeth Preston They’re the original odd couple: One is massive ...

Once a sperm has broken through to an egg cell in order to fertilize it, the two cells need to hold together tightly. This occurs via a type of protein binding that is among the strongest in ...

Scientists in the Netherlands have transformed sperm cells into microscopic robots in a move that could transform the future of fertility. The team from the University of Twente, in the Netherland, ...

Sperm health is crucial for male fertility when you are planning to start a family. You may wonder what factors determine ...

Jaiwen Hsu was an active 11-year-old when he developed pain in his left knee that forced him to sit out a few soccer games. What his parents thought was a sports injury turned out to be osteosarcoma, ...

Julian Koplin receives research funding from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for an unrelated project. Neera Bhatia receives funding from UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council for an unrelated project.

Men’s reproductive health often goes unspoken, leading to myths about fertility. Dr Beena Muktesh clarifies that semen ...