"The placenta functions the same, providing nutrients and oxygen to your baby, no matter where it's located," says Shannon ...

Not only is a goat placenta very different from a human or horse placenta but how it functions is also different, as well as how it should be managed after birth. In this episode, we are talking ...

“The placenta, although transient and typically discarded after pregnancy, is an organ that is so critical to ensuring ...

To work toward earlier detection, Nadkarni studies the placenta. The organ grows in ... “If we can better understand how the immune system functions in that state, then we can ask why it doesn ...

Researchers investigate the effectiveness of placental nano-based insulin-like 1 growth factor gene therapy to correct fetal ...

According to Dr Odongo, the placenta functions to keep pregnancy intact before nine months elapses, at which point a baby is born. “It produces a range of hormones to keep the pregnancy stable.

The life of billions of people inhabiting Earth is owed to a temporary organ that supported and nourished them in a mother's ...

Discover a groundbreaking gene therapy that could reverse placental failure, potentially preventing premature births and ...

OHSU study shows supplement improves blood flow from placenta to fetus in pregnant smokers, bringing it closer to the levels ...