Acting as a critical interface between mother and foetus, the placenta regulates nutrient and gas exchange, produces key hormones that sustain gestation, and orchestrates immune tolerance to protect ...

Allopregnanolone, a hormone made by the placenta late in pregnancy, is such a potent neurosteroid that disrupting its steady supply to the developing fetus can leave it vulnerable to brain injuries ...

What is the placenta exactly, how does it form… and should you eat it? You may know that the placenta is there to take care of your baby in utero, like a gory ...

Researchers have discovered a direct association between placental function in pregnant women and future metabolic disorders in children and adults, a finding that could lead to earlier intervention ...

Human placental lactogen is a hormone that’s released by the placenta during pregnancy. The placenta is a structure in the uterus that provides nutrients and oxygen to a fetus. As the fetus grows, ...

It is common knowledge that smoking is linked to numerous poor health outcomes. Now, researchers find that this fact extends even before birth. Mariona Bustamante, a molecular epidemiologist at ...

A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new, short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights of human babies and sparing ...

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (October 29, 2024) - In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine on October 29, 2024, Professor Vicki Clifton shares transformative discoveries ...

The placenta plays a crucial role in regulating fetal development and pregnancy health Placental function may influence long-term disease risk through fetal programming Healthy maternal lifestyle ...