Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Florida have discovered a treatment for placentas ...

The placenta is an amazing structure in design and function. This section deals with the placenta in a broad, generalized form and is not by any means all inclusive. Placental pathology is an ...

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The placenta is a tissue that connects you and your baby, acting as a bridge. It provides your growing baby with blood, oxygen, and nutrients and removes waste products. Normally, the tissue ...

Paul Laskey, who hails from the English town of Newcastle, was squirted in the left eye with battery acid when a man tried to ...

The risk for allergies in children has been found to be impacted by different factors during pregnancy, including omega-3 ...

fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing fetus and forms a strong barrier against microbes and chemicals that ...

Researchers say understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is critical to prevent or control the infection.