Male infertility is a major issue worldwide and its causes remain unclear. Now, an international team of researchers led by ...

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy revealed that defective centrioles hinder sperm motility by impeding flagellum formation ...

Researchers have identified a novel Heat Shock Factor (HSF), designated as HSF5, which plays a crucial role in the completion of meiosis and the activation of genes essential for sperm formation. This ...

Researchers have found that germ cells, which develop into eggs and sperm, drive sex-dependent differences in lifespan in vertebrates. Female and male germ cells increase and reduce lifespan, ...

A functional sperm tail is essential for successful reproduction. Defects in its development often lead to infertility. This ...

Chemotherapy can significantly affect your fertility. But there are steps you can take to help preserve your sperm health in case you want to have a child later in life after chemotherapy.

Women with a type of ovarian cancer known as germ cell tumors have a worse prognosis than men with similar tumors, i.e. testicular cancer. After five years with the disease, 98 percent of men were ...

Male infertility is a major issue worldwide and its causes remain unclear. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems ...