Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol—a necessary hormone for ...

Fetuses with CHD show reduced placental blood flow, malperfusion defects, and impaired growth, affecting clinical outcomes.

The ex vivo perfusion model of human placenta provides an important tool in exploring medicines for therapies of immunologic diseases. Existing antibodies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases ...

Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be triggered by problems with the placenta, the organ that provides oxygen and nutrients to the developing embryo. Now, researchers at ...

Preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and other "great obstetrical syndromes" have been linked to disordered ...

For children and adults who are otherwise healthy, the disease is usually mild. But for people with a weakened immune system, ...

While rare in most cowherds, retained placentas jeopardize reproductive efficiency and can rob operations of profit potential ...

A Hospital Readmission That’s Linked to Ischemic Placental Disease In the largest study of its kind, researchers have revealed that women who experienced ischemic placental disease during ...

Here’s how it works. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), may affect the epigenetics of the placenta, slightly raising the risk of certain health ...