Paulo Navarro-Costa

Trends in Semen Quality: A Contrasting Perspective From a Single‐Centre Review in Ireland Introduction Male factor contributes up to half of infertility cases and reports of a global decline in semen quality raise concern for the future of male reproductive health. However, fertility tre...

"Contrary to concerning reports of a global decline in semen quality, we observed a significant increase in sperm concentration over a 16-year period, with stable rates of oligospermia and azoospermia." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Finding it hard to maintain the 'online' version of myself when the offline world is so fucted up. Grateful to Mike and the lads for giving a voice to the all the things I haven't had the strength to say over the last few months. youtu.be/sU6s6VEJxrU?...

Nvidia CEO admits he works 7 days a week, including holidays, in a constant 'state of anxiety' out of fear of going bankrupt | Fortune Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says fear of failure is still what drives him—so he runs the business like it's going to go bankrupt in 33 days

This is what "success" looks like in 2025 for @fortune.com. Reassess your goals. Life is fragile and fleeting.
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Saúde mental para as redes sociais, precariedade para os docentes As universidades e politécnicos celebram a saúde mental com discursos, mas esquecem a realidade dos seus docentes, muitos presos a vínculos precários que minam o bem-estar que dizem promover.

"Como podem as instituições de ensino superior afirmar que cuidam das pessoas, quando mantêm centenas de docentes num limbo contratual, sem estabilidade, sem progressão e sem reconhecimento formal do seu mérito académico?"
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John Gurdon, yr beloved @germcells.bsky.social first and foremost scientific reference has passed away. Here's to a person who was told he couldn't make it and decided to make it on his own terms 🥂 Rest in power, John!

#goals

Great work from Aurora's lab! 👌

Super cool! Congrats to the team! 🙌

Semester's off to a promising start. Histology student in a Clash T-shirt asks what's my favorite Descendents record 🙌

Ou 1001, neste país onde a noite começou a cair a um ritmo assustador.

Cem matemáticos escrevem carta aberta ao ministro da Ciência A fusão das entidades para a ciência fundamental e a inovação preocupa-nos, pois torna o caso português isolado e contracorrente face às práticas dos países cientificamente evoluídos.

👏👏👏 www.publico.pt/2025/09/26/c...

👏👏👏 Truly well-deserved @needhibhalla.bsky.social 🏆

Notes on method by Hayao Miyazaki.

Mais um dia normal na #Fertagus. Homem com duas crianças tem ataque de pânico em carruagem com lotação máxima excedida e ativa abertura de porta de emergência (com comboio prestes a iniciar marcha). Vai ser preciso morrer alguém para este serviço funcionar com um pingo de humanidade?

Leaving Academia: Insights from Evolutionary Biologists on Their Career Transitions and Job Satisfaction Many who have obtained PhDs in evolutionary biology will ultimately pursue careers that fall outside a narrow definition of an academic career. At the same time, PhD students and supervisors of PhD st...

'Overall, the message from this survey is positive– evolutionary biologists are readily employable outside of academia, generally well-prepared for those jobs, and report high levels of satisfaction in their non-academic careers.'
#Preprint
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Reitor do Porto denuncia “pressões” para aceitar entradas ilegais em Medicina. Ministro nega Reitor revelou ao Expresso ter sido pressionado por pessoas “influentes e com acesso ao poder”. Ministro da Educação intercedeu por alunos, mas nega pressões. Parecer deu razão ao reitor.

Neste novo paradigma da educação, ciência e inovação, dar e devolver são conceitos fundamentais.
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Só deixar isto aqui...

Fertagus, here looking at you, MFs 👆

Back in the 90s every so often I would ride this tram to go to punk rock shows in a dive bar on top of the hill. Lisbon (or whatever's left of that once fabled city) is coming apart. Peace to those who have fallen and to their loved ones 💔

Last week to submit your abstract! Don’t miss the chance to share your work with us at the next #POHaD GdR Symposium

@gdr-reproduction.bsky.social @juliecocquet.bsky.social #epigenetics #sperm #andrology #offspringhealth #dohad

Mas afinal é para devolvermos à sociedade ou à economia?

Monoclonal antibodies revolutionized biomedical science and health care The story of the discovery of these molecules 50 years ago shows how the free exchange of ideas can lead to life-changing treatments.

"This story shows that it is possible to establish a multibillion-dollar industry purely by letting scientists communicate their research, exchange information and share materials."

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Peepz, it's #Tbt of that mytical #GRC on fertilization in NH. Here's the #Drosophila dream team: Yukiko Yamashita (r) and Benjamin Loppin (c), with yr beloved water boy @germcells.bsky.social on the left 😅

Exclusive: Harvard University lays off fly database team The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

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À atenção do Governo de Portugal.

Agosto na #Fertagus é sem ar condicionado e connosco, o proletariado, a bombar (que remédio) ♨️

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"Sutanjang was a line of division on the road that separated the incarcerated from their children. The patients were allowed to see their children once a month from a distance at this line, because of fear of infection."
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