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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Diseases spread through saliva include mononucleosis, strep throat, rotavirus, and even tooth decay. Many diseases can be spread through saliva alone, including viral and bacterial infections. Our ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders that cause prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract. It can include ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease.

Retained placenta is most often associated with nutrition, in particular, low levels of Vitamin A or the mineral Selenium. Stress, obesity and genetics can play a role. Infectious diseases like ...

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

The current human tissue-based study provides convincing evidence correlating hippocampal expressions of RNA guanine-rich G-quadruplexes with aging and with Alzheimer's Disease presence and severity.

In California alone, the disease struck 2,000 people between January and October last year. More than 60 infants younger than 4 months were hospitalized in the state. One died. Whooping cough ...