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fertility

Adult male mice that have two fathers and went on to have offspring of their own

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Mice with two fathers have their own offspring for the first time

We're a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting two sperm cells in an empty egg

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What a medical professional sees when they oversee the procedure via a livestream

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World's first baby born by IVF done almost entirely by a machine

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Father's gut microbiome may affect infant health

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Relatives of men with fertility issues may be at higher risk of cancer

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Blasting sluggish sperm with ultrasound waves gets them moving

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Illustration of sperm cells swimming. There is a worldwide decline in sperm counts, but we now have a better idea about how to fix the problem

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Sperm counts are down worldwide and researchers are discovering why

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Scientists studied bull sperm, which have similar structures and swimming patterns to human sperm

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Sperm sense what they are swimming through and adapt their behaviour

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Most mammals go through the menopause - if they live long enough

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Morning-after pill is more effective when taken with anti-inflammatory

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Amyloid plaques in the brain of someone with Alzheimer's disease. The condition has also been linked to too much cholesterol in brain cells, slowing brain signalling

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Gene variant that raises Alzheimer's risk may boost fertility in women

The genetic variant APOE4 substantially raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but it has also been linked to women having more children in an Indigenous group in Bolivia

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One-off injection may provide lifetime contraception for female cats

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Test showing if sperm can puncture an egg may guide fertility therapy

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Naked mole rats reveal biological secrets of lifelong fertility

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Sperm-sorting device aims to find healthy samples to boost IVF success

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