A woman’s supply of eggs is finite, so it is crucial that the quality of their genetic material is ensured. New work from Carnegie’s Marla Tharp, Safia Malki, and Alex Bortvin elucidates a mechanism by which, even before birth, the body tries to eliminate egg cells of the poorest quality. Their findings describing this mechanism… Read More »
Poor quality HIV services for diagnosis, linkage to care and monitoring, as well as pervasive stigma, continue to exist, according to a survey focused on barriers to quality HIV treatment among 2777 people living with HIV in 14 low- and middle-income countries, presented by the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition at the 20th International Conference on… Read More »
AIR quality in the Central Tablelands is currently the worst in the state, with the rating at hazardous levels. At 7am on Wednesday the numerical air quality rating for the region was 1011 which ranks as ‘hazardous’ on the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) website. The level was far above any other… Read More »
AIR quality across the region plummeted again on Thursday, prompting medical professionals to urge asthmatics and those with other respiratory conditions to remain in doors. A thick blanket of smoke rolled into Bathurst on Wednesday night and while some cleared overnight, the air quality index in the city at 9am on Thursday still remained hazardous,… Read More »
Well that’s new. A new study has found that healthy men who eat two tablespoons of concentrated tomato puree a day have better quality sperm. According to researchers, lycopene – a nutrient found in tomatoes – might just boost sperm quality. The study, conducted by the University of Sheffield in the UK, found that taking… Read More »