Male infertility is a major issue worldwide and its causes remain unclear. Now, an international team of researchers led by Hiroki Shibuya at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in ...

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy of murine male germ cells reveals the fine molecular structures of centrioles (shown in the enlarged image). DNA is stained in blue, and the chromosome axis in red.

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers have found microplastics in every sample of human and dog testicles they tested in a new study. Image credit: Jovana Milanko/Stocksy. Multiple factors contribute to ...

For years, a couple’s reproductive failures were routinely blamed on the woman: If the longed-for child did not arrive, it was her “fault.” Today, evidence shows infertility factors are attributable ...

Nearly one in seven couples struggles with infertility, meaning they haven’t been able to conceive despite having regular, unprotected sex for a year or more. In roughly half of these couples, male ...