The development of the mammalian placenta depends upon an unusual twist that separates DNA's classic double helix into a single-stranded form, Yale researchers report July 15 in the journal Nature.
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Scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have shown that a dysfunctional placenta can play a previously unrecognized role during the earliest stages of development in mouse models of Cornelia de Lange syndrome. ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Using the very latest wide-bore magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning equipment at the University of Nottingham experts found differences in blood flow to the placenta in healthy and pre-eclampsia pregnancies, a finding ...
May 28, 2020
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Abnormal formation and growth of the placenta is considered an underlying cause of various pregnancy complications such as miscarriages, preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. Yet, much remains to be learned about molecular ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Using "BPA-free" plastic products could be as harmful to human health—including a developing brain—as those products that contain the controversial chemical, suggest scientists in a new study led by the University of ...
Feb 18, 2020
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RIKEN researchers have determined how a protein that transports essential amino acids across the placenta contributes to normal embryonic development in mammals.
Dec 27, 2019
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Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, rat study finds.
Nov 28, 2019
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A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus.
Sep 17, 2019
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New three-dimensional imaging of the human placenta has been developed to help understand the reasons for fetal growth restriction—a condition which affects thousands in the UK alone.
Apr 17, 2019
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Cambridge researchers have discovered the placenta regulates how much oxygen and nutrients it transports to babies during challenging pregnancies in a study using mice to model conditions in the womb.
Jan 18, 2019
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