Category: Sexual Health
A New Cause of Male Infertility Found: Spermatozoa Swimming in Circles
A Franco-German research team has succeeded in identifying a new factor in male infertility. Instead of being torpedoed in a straight line, some spermatozoa swim in circles. The findings …
University of Missouri Researchers Used Salmonella to Turbocharge Treatment of Prostate Cancer
A strain of salmonella that has been stored at room temperature for 50 years is able to recognize cancer cells that the immune system cannot detect. This discovery bodes …
UCLA: MRI Not a Reliable Method for Tumor Size Estimation in Prostate Cancer
What is Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and is the second leading cause of death in men in the United States. …
STIs: Gonorrhea Is Increasingly Resistant to Antibiotics According to the WHO
Cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea are increasingly being reported in the West. According to experts at the World Health Organization, this may be due to the overuse of antibiotics associated …
Researchers Have Succeeded in Removing Proviral DNA of SIV the HIV Equivalent From Monkey Cells
Using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique, researchers were able to remove the Proviral DNA of SIV, the equivalent of HIV in monkeys, from infected cells. They see this proof of concept …
Do Adenovirus-Based COVID-19 Vaccines Increase the Risk of HIV Infection?
Coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered strain of Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) which has resulted in a global pandemic. Different Types of …
HIV Transmission: Can Mosquitoes Transmit the AIDS Virus to Humans?
A recurring theme that creeps into our collective consciousness to fuel our irrational fears: Is HIV transmitted by mosquito bites? It is impossible to become infected with the Human …
Prader-Willi Syndrome Latest Facts: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatments and Prognosis
What is Prader-Willi Syndrome? Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by a defect of genes in the proximal arm of chromosome-15 which leads to life-threatening childhood obesity. …AIDS: French Start-up Diaccurate Makes a Major Breakthrough in HIV Treatment
In order to combat disease effectively, it is necessary to understand its mechanism of action. Researchers at the French start-up Diaccurate have just discovered how HIV can disrupt the …