A rat study shows nicotine damages sperm by triggering a maladaptive endoplasmic reticulum stress response driven by ...

Substantive improvements in the treatment of pediatric diseases such as leukemia and sarcomas have led to greater numbers of survivors, many of whom have reduced fertility. One means of preserving the ...

A comparative study of mouse germ cell promoters finds the Ldhc promoter drives the strongest and most reliable transgene ...

Torsion of the testis is a condition where the testis spins resulting in twisting of the spermatic cord. It is essential to know in brief about the development and the structure of the testis and ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aveiro and the University of Porto, both in Portugal, and the University of Birmingham in the U.K. has found that for humans, the brain and testis have the ...

A breakthrough study published in PLoS Biology demonstrates that rat testis tissue frozen for over 20 years can be successfully transplanted into infertile mice to regenerate and produce sperms.

Cancer testis antigens are encoded by germ line-associated genes that are present in normal germ cells of testis and ovary but not in differentiated tissues. Their expression in various human cancer ...

When a scrotum is empty this indicates an undescended testis. This occurs when a testis never moved down in to the scrotum as the male developed, or moves back up out of the scrotum and into the ...

A 39-year-old man is diagnosed with pure post-pubertal teratoma of the testis. What are the best steps of management? A 39-year-old man presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. CT scans are ...

My 2013 book, How We Do It, addressed an enduring mystery in mammal reproduction: “It is often claimed that the word ‘testify’ comes from an ancient Roman custom in which a man would clutch his testes ...

The moment I heard that an herbal remedy and syringes had been found at the home of the accused murderer, athlete Oscar Pistorius, I suspected that it might not have been "herbal" but rather a ...