Dark-field microscopy of individual sperm at 200 frames per second in media with varying shear rates (Scale bar is 20 micron) Sperm can modulate their energetics by regulating their flagellar waveform ...

Reproductive capacity is essential for species continuity, yet infertility is rising worldwide and has become a critical public health issue with profound social and psychological impacts. 1 Among its ...

Nearly eight to 12 percent of couples all over the world face fertility issues, with male infertility accounting for almost 50 percent of the cases. 1 A common cause of male infertility is errors ...

A new way to measure how fast honey bee sperm moves will help researchers track their reproductive health. The new technique, by South Africa’s University of the Western Cape (UWC) Comparative ...

New study reveals how stress boosts sperm motility through mitochondrial changes and epigenetic shifts. Study: Stress increases sperm respiration and motility in mice and men. Image Credit: Rost9 / ...

Sperm can modulate their energetics by regulating their flagellar waveform—how the sperm oscillate their tails—in order to adapt to varying fluid environments, potentially optimizing their motility ...