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Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth often arise during the late stage of pregnancy. However, researchers have primarily relied on placental cells from early pregnancy to ...

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough by 3D bioprinting miniature placentas, providing a new way to study complications in pregnancy, with research led by the University of Technology Sydney ...

In 2017, Ashley Moffett, a reproductive immunologist, walked to the pharmacy near her laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK, to buy a pregnancy test. But it wasn’t for Moffett. Her postdoc, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model accurately predicted the presence or absence of placenta accreta spectrum in 88% of cases. It also had ...

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with what it needs to thrive during gestation. The placenta ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new method for detecting the presence of dangerous chemicals from tobacco smoke in human placenta with unprecedented speed and precision. Rice University scientists and ...