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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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JAN 14, 2022Neuroscience
Direct exposure of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her unborn child via the placenta may impact brain development. Th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 18, 2021Immunology
Pregnant mothers pass on oxygen and nutrients to their developing babies while shuttling away waste products from the fe ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 08, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study finds that over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancyWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 04, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The use of common painkiller acetaminophen (APAP), also known as paracetamol and often sold as Tylenol, during pregnancy ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 30, 2021Cannabis Sciences
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 05, 2021Microbiology
Our health is closely connected to the community of microbes we carry in our gut. For example, these microbes have a pow ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2021Microbiology
Research has indicated that babies get many benefits from breastmilk, even if they are only fed that way for a very shor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2021Health & Medicine
According to a 2020 study published in Cureus, autoimmune diseases are two times more prevalent in women than men, with ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUL 29, 2021Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Indiana University have found that mice exposed to cannabinoids while in the womb are less responsive to ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 22, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorders at delivery are more likely to ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2021Microbiology
Recent work has shown that SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that are carried by a pregnant woman can cross the placenta and reach t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Health & Medicine
A pregnant woman infected with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 passed the virus on to her unborn child through the placent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from Ohio State University have found that the stress response works in unexpected ways in pregnant mice. Th ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 11, 2021Cancer
Research published yesterday in the journal Nature provides further insight into how the placenta differs from other hum ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 24, 2021Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and it arises in anywhere from two to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Life on earth relies on clean water, something that is becoming more scarce. Researchers have found that if water is con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2020Immunology
Tiny, black particles much like those found in polluted air have been found in the placentas of pregnant women, as repor ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 04, 2020Technology
It is critical for doctors to examine a placenta after the birth of a baby to determine a mothers health risks for any f ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 31, 2020Health & Medicine
The placenta is the lifeline that connects the mother and her baby. It is a multi-functiona organ that is responsible fo ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 25, 2020Cardiology
New mothers face a vast number of choices as they welcome the new child into the world. One such choice is how to feed t ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Preeclampsia usually arises after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women that typically have normal blood pressure. It can be fa ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Direct exposure of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her unborn child via the placenta may impact brain development. Th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 18, 2021
Immunology
Pregnant mothers pass on oxygen and nutrients to their developing babies while shuttling away waste products from the fe
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study finds that over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancy
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of common painkiller acetaminophen (APAP), also known as paracetamol and often sold as Tylenol, during pregnancy
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 05, 2021
Microbiology
Our health is closely connected to the community of microbes we carry in our gut. For example, these microbes have a pow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2021
Microbiology
Research has indicated that babies get many benefits from breastmilk, even if they are only fed that way for a very shor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
According to a 2020 study published in Cureus, autoimmune diseases are two times more prevalent in women than men, with
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUL 29, 2021
Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Indiana University have found that mice exposed to cannabinoids while in the womb are less responsive to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 22, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorders at delivery are more likely to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2021
Microbiology
Recent work has shown that SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that are carried by a pregnant woman can cross the placenta and reach t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Health & Medicine
A pregnant woman infected with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 passed the virus on to her unborn child through the placent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Ohio State University have found that the stress response works in unexpected ways in pregnant mice. Th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 11, 2021
Cancer
Research published yesterday in the journal Nature provides further insight into how the placenta differs from other hum
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 24, 2021
Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and it arises in anywhere from two to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Life on earth relies on clean water, something that is becoming more scarce. Researchers have found that if water is con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2020
Immunology
Tiny, black particles much like those found in polluted air have been found in the placentas of pregnant women, as repor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 04, 2020
Technology
It is critical for doctors to examine a placenta after the birth of a baby to determine a mothers health risks for any f
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 31, 2020
Health & Medicine
The placenta is the lifeline that connects the mother and her baby. It is a multi-functiona organ that is responsible fo
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 25, 2020
Cardiology
New mothers face a vast number of choices as they welcome the new child into the world. One such choice is how to feed t
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Preeclampsia usually arises after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women that typically have normal blood pressure. It can be fa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch