OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles

Recent articles from OBGYN & Reproduction Week

New findings reported from University of Pennsylvania describe advances in aging.
June 29, 2009... "Reproductive aging of the male is characterized by decreasing fertility; however, factors that protect against reproductive aging in the male are largely unknown. Previous work has demonstrated that both female presence and aging have a dramatic effect on fertility in the male; yet, the...

New apoptosis study findings have been reported by C. Paul and colleagues.
June 29, 2009... According to recent research from Scotland, "Spermatogenesis is a temperature-dependent process, and increases in scrotal temperature can disrupt its progression. We previously showed that heat stress causes DNA damage in germ cells, an increase in germ cell death (as seen on TUNEL staining),...

Research conducted at A. Forand and co-authors has provided new information about apoptosis.
June 29, 2009... "Neonatal gonocytes are the precursors of both spermatogonial stem cells and spermatogonia; thus, any persistant DNA damage in these cells may lead to heritable mutations. We investigated the response of male mouse neonatal germ cells to ionizing radiation," researchers in France report (see...

New breast cancer study findings reported from Mayo Clinic.(Report)
June 29, 2009... According to recent research published in the Menopause - the Journal of the North American Menopause Society, "Various nonestrogenic therapies have been found to be effective in mitigating hot flashes, but it has been unclear whether the efficacy varies by whether women have had breast...

Reports outline breast cancer study findings from University of Washington.(Report)
June 29, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "This study investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in genes within the catechol estrogen metabolism pathway altered the risk of breast cancer alone or in combination, as well as whether menopausal hormone therapy...