Companies advertise 'BPA-free' as a safer version of plastic products ranging from water bottles to sippy cups to toys. Yet a new study demonstrates that BPS, a common replacement for BPA, speeds up ...

Genetic conditions often result from inherited mutations passed down from one or both parents. In an inherited genetic disorder, a mutated gene is transmitted from a parent. 3 Recent developments have ...

From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being. Now, research suggests another reason to hold our breath: ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Hormones and Fertility in Men: What’s the Connection? Key Takeaways: From ...

The female reproductive system is the internal and external organs involved in fertility, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth in people assigned female at birth. This group of organs is responsible ...

Previous research, including a study published in 2022 that detected microplastics in menstrual blood, has suggested that plastics and other pollutants might accumulate in the uterus and hinder ...

Pictured is an optical section of planarian testes, showing mRNAs expressed at different stages of spermatogenesis, including early spermatogonia (magenta) and spermatocytes (yellow-to-red). DNA ...

Maternal urinary concentrations of pesticides and their metabolites reveal impacts on hormones in infant girls.

A review of experimental studies in rodent models suggests that taking paracetamol (acetaminophen, or N-acetyl-para-aminophenol [APAP]) during pregnancy may be harmful to the future fertility of ...