Fertility :: Male voice pitch predicts reproductive success in hunter-gatherers

Deeper voice pitch predicts reproductive success in male hunter-gatherers, according to a new study from researchers with Harvard University, McMaster University and Florida State University. This is the first study to examine the correlation between voice pitch and child bearing success, and the results point to the role of voice pitch in Darwinian fitness in humans.

Pregnancy :: Weight gain between first and second pregnancies associated with increased odds of male second child

A slightly greater number of males than females are born worldwide every year. In recent decades, although there are still more baby boys born than girls, there has been an apparent decline in the ratio of male to female newborns in several industrialized countries, including Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Japan and the United States.

Fertility :: OHSU is part of national effort to preserve, restore fertility in women with cancer

The Oregon National Primate Research Center and the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine have been named to a national team of institutions hoping to preserve or restore fertility in women battling cancer.

Lead :: No need to worry about lead poisoning – Cases of lead poisoning in Canada are rare

A number of concerned parents have called the Emergency Department of the Montreal Children?s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre worried their child may be at risk of lead poisoning due to the lead content in paint used on many recalled Mattel Inc. toys.