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 ...

She hopes that these tools can one day help reveal how defects emerging early in development set the stage for placental diseases like preeclampsia. The uterine wall is home to glands, vessels, ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Lyme disease is spread through a tick bite. Lyme disease is not contagious or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy disorder characterized by maternal hypertension, liver injury, placental hypoxia and fetal growth restriction. No drugs are available to treat disease progression.

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute have uncovered a new critical role for the immune ...

A computational model of the basic functional unit of the placenta enables researchers to simulate placenta blood flow, ...