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Today’s working women are more informed about reproductive health conditions that can impact fertility. Disorders such as ...

Tickling may be evolutionarily ancient and recognized across cultures, but science has only scratched the surface of this ...

A silent, microscopic infiltration is reconfiguring the fundamental biology of the human species, as evidenced by a ...

Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep ...

A mega-study of 117 mammal species reveals that limiting reproduction increases life expectancy by up to 10 percent.

Men have nipples, mammary glands and the hormones required, but the ability for male lactation rarely turns on. Here’s why ...

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggests that a genetic preference for immediate rewards is ...

Geroscience examines the underlying biology of aging to delay chronic diseases and extend the healthy years of human life.

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When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males ...