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

(Reuters) -Human skin cells may one day be used to create functional human eggs in a step toward helping women have their own genetic children when their natural eggs are dysfunctional, according to ...

Researchers found a rare, strictly binary brain feature in mice that is permanently active in females but completely dormant ...

The biological factory that produces reproductive cells has a robust quality control system to identify and eliminate eggs with chromosomal abnormalities. For years, cell biologists have sought to ...

The ability to create egg cells from human skin represents one of the most extraordinary frontiers in reproductive science. Researchers are exploring how to reprogramme ordinary body cells into viable ...

A team of scientists at the University of Seville has identified an essential process that protects DNA integrity in reproductive cells, providing new clues about how organisms avoid genetic defects ...

Explore the intricate relationship between ovarian reserve, egg quality, and reproductive aging. Discover how mitochondrial ...

Human male reproductive cells are officially breaking Newton’s Third Law of Motion by swimming through biological fluids ...

It’s not just about chromosomes. Or reproductive cells. Or any other binary metric. Many genetic, environmental and developmental variations can produce what are thought of as masculine and feminine ...

A gene that is typically active only in reproductive cells may hold the key to new treatments for triple negative breast ...