The effect of genetic changes on the placenta has not been systematically studied to date. Of 103 gene mutations that lead to the death of a developing fetus in mice, 68% caused defects in the ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered that placental malperfusion (PMP), a condition that ...

Yale researchers have shown that developmental abnormalities, including those that lead to pregnancy loss and autism, are controlled by the genetics of the fetus and placenta -- and not the mother's ...

SINCE statements of neither the day of conception nor the date of the last menstruation are usually reliable, most physicians consider an infant weighing less than 2.5 kg. (5/2 pounds) to be premature ...

As far as organs go, the placenta isn't exactly the most popular kid in the cafeteria. It's usually thrown away after the baby is born, a rather inauspicious ending for an organ that's toiled for nine ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, researchers performed a prospective case–control study in pregnant women with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). They ...

A new study has found that placenta abnormalities could be the reason for miscarriages. In the United States, there are approximately 5 million pregnancies per year with 1 million ending in a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A small study of pregnant women who were ...

Significant advances are occurring in placental MRI – particularly the development of texture analysis, machine learning and radiomic approaches – and the time is now ripe for systematic and detailed ...

The role of the placenta in fetal development is being seriously under-appreciated according to scientists. A team studied 103 mutations linked to prenatal death in mice and showed that almost 70 ...