KRCU to Broadcast a New Season of 'Radio Lab' Series

KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air five new programs in the "Radio Lab" series, an experiential investigation that explores themes and ideas through a patchwork of people, sounds ...

First At-home Test For Vasectomized Men Proves To Be Safe And Accurate, Study Finds

Herr, a professor of Cell Biology and director of UVA's Center for Research in Contraceptive and Reproductive Health, discovered and patented the biomarker on which SpermCheck is based.

Sperm banks

Sperm banks are medical facilities that collect and store sperm. The use of cryopreserved , or frozen, donor sperm has emerged as an additional option for those couples who previously would have been unable to ...

Men With Vasectomy Get At-Home Sperm Test

Researchers have confirmed the accuracy and reliability of SpermCheck Vasectomy, an at-home test for detecting low concentrations of sperm.

Men With Vacectomy Get At-Home Sperm Test

Researchers have confirmed the accuracy and reliability of SpermCheck Vasectomy, an at-home test for detecting low concentrations of sperm.

Radical Changes Needed To Increase Number Of Sperm Donors In The UK, Fertility Experts Urge

Mark Hamilton, Chairman of the British Fertility Society, and Allan Pacey, Secretary of the British Fertility Society, say that the UK is struggling to meet the demand for donated sperm and many clinics have ...

Nightingale droppings used in bizarre spa treatments

At Ada Barak's Carnivorous Plant Farm in Talmei Elazar, Israel, slithering snakes are being used to create a therapeutic massage.

Genotoxicity of tobacco smoke and tobacco smoke condensate: a review.

Mutat Res , Vol. 567, No. 2-3. , pp. 447-474. Abstract This report reviews the literature on the genotoxicity of mainstream tobacco smoke and cigarette smoke condensate published since 1985.

UK Faces Sperm Shortage

Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws. "The only countries that seem to have enough sperm are those that pay -- like the U.S. and Spain -- or the countries that retain ...

Quirky USB Drives - Sperm-Shaped Storage

Recently, those that attended the American Society For Reproductive Medicine's 2008 conference were given some swag that they will never forget.