CTCF is a ubiquitously expressed chromatin-binding factor that contains 11 zinc fingers (ZFs) and is conserved from Drosophila to human 1,2. CTCF regulates transcription through promoter binding 3,4 ...

PRDX4, a member of peroxiredoxin family, is largely concentrated in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and plays a pivotal role in the redox relay during oxidative protein folding as well as in peroxidase ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aveiro and the University of Porto, both in Portugal, and the University of Birmingham in the U.K. has found that for humans, the brain and testis have the ...

Substantive improvements in the treatment of pediatric diseases such as leukemia and sarcomas have led to greater numbers of survivors, many of whom have reduced fertility. One means of preserving the ...

Torsion of the testis is a condition where the testis spins resulting in twisting of the spermatic cord. It is essential to know in brief about the development and the structure of the testis and ...

Child and male reproductive health experts have urged parents not to ignore scrotal swelling or pain in their male children, warning that such symptoms could signal serious underlying conditions ...

A breakthrough study published in PLoS Biology demonstrates that rat testis tissue frozen for over 20 years can be successfully transplanted into infertile mice to regenerate and produce sperms.

Undescended testis, which is a risk factor for testicular cancer, is usually treated surgically, but whether the age at treatment has any effect on the risk is unclear. We studied the relation between ...

Actor and former wrestler Dwayne Johnson recently talked about a health scare involving a lump in his testicles that raised ...

The moment I heard that an herbal remedy and syringes had been found at the home of the accused murderer, athlete Oscar Pistorius, I suspected that it might not have been "herbal" but rather a ...