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Placenta
Placenta: is an organ that develops in your uterus during pregnancy. This structure provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby and removes waste products from your baby's blood. The placenta attaches to the wall of your uterus, and your baby's umbilical cord arises from it.
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MAR 23, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
In pregnancy, the placenta is the link between mother and child, and this prenatal environment can have huge influences
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preeclampsia is a complication that arises in 5-8% of pregnancies. It causes high blood pressure (hypertension) and may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A study assessing maternal cannabis use effects on placental function used biological sampling to determine the associat
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 07, 2024
Neuroscience
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is linked to modest language delays in infants. The corresponding study was published
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Morning sickness during pregnancy is very common; as many as seven in ten pregnancies women go through the nausea and vo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome affects our health and well-being, and the microbiomes of expectant mothers has been shown to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus indicated that cannabidiol (CBD) has potent
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 12, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Labroots recently reported the growing trend of cannabis use to combat pregnancy symptoms like nausea and vomi
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
JUN 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In an organism, different kinds of cells carry out various specialized functions. Scientists can grow and study a variet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At this year's International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting, it was announced that scientists engineered synthet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affects a person's perception of reality, and may impact many aspects of their li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
How much of an impact can cannabis exposure have on newborn babies? This is what a recent study published in the British
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 27, 2022
Neuroscience
Antidepressant use and infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 25, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes can easily share genes. And it seems they can do so even when they are part of different microbial communities
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2022
Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2022
Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been able to create stem cells that can mimic the early stages of mouse development. The researchers use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability estimated to affect one in 44 children in the Uni
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Prenatal care is centered on pregnant women, and concerns are usually focused on the mother's behavior during pregna
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2022
Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes