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 ...

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

You cannot get Lyme disease if you come into contact with someone’s sneeze, cough, or blood. Learn when it is contagious and ...

It is a multi-stage disease with the maldevelopment and/or dysfunction of distinct trophoblast lineages of the placenta at the center of the disease. Villous and extravillous trophoblast (EVT) ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

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

Study finds higher levels of microplastics in preterm placentas, raising concerns about its impact on fetal development and maternal health.

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for fetal development — and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Microplastics, which are less than 5 millimeters, and nanoplastics, which are invisible to the naked eye, are widespread ...