Unlike virtually every other cell in the human body, the syncytiotrophoblast doesn't have a single nucleus. It has roughly 10 ...
Pregnant women undergo all kinds of medical checks. This is to monitor the health of both the mother and child and to detect potential abnormalities as early as possible. Subscribe to our newsletter ...
The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy. But in a new study, Yale researchers shatter the deep-rooted hypothesis—and show that the placenta doesn't produce serotonin ...
Your body undertakes an incredible responsibility during pregnancy: nurturing and growing another human life. At the centre of this process lies the placenta, an organ that many expecting parents are ...
When Mana Parast was a medical resident in 2003, she had an experience that would change the course of her entire career: her first fetal autopsy. The autopsy, which pushed Parast to pursue perinatal ...
Marley Dewey receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, ...
About 10% of American babies are born prematurely. Birth before 37 weeks can lead to a cascade of health risks, both immediate and long-term, making prevention a vital tool for improving public health ...