The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy. But in a new study, Yale researchers shatter the ...

"The placenta has an amazing skill in changing how it forms and how it functions," said Dr Sferruzzi-Perri.

Now scientists have discovered the sex of a fetus can affect how well the placenta actually functions along with factors such as diet-induced maternal obesity and stress, after studying ...

Epigenetic Controls Behind Placenta Function Revealed Researchers have discovered that the development of blood vessels in the mouse placenta is controlled epigenetically.

Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth often arise during the late stage of pregnancy. However, ...

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor ...

These embryos died about 15 days after fertilization, a time at which placenta function becomes critical for survival (the gestation period for mice is 19 days).

During pregnancy, the placenta is the lifeline between mother and baby. It supplies the foetus with oxygen and nutrients, removes waste products and acts as a partial shield against harmful ...

The placenta is one of the least studied organs, but it is the cause of problems in one in ten pregnancies. A virtual placenta is helping researchers to pick up at-risk pregnancies sooner.

“That’s not to say that plastics are known to cause any of that, but if they affect how the placenta functions if they affect how the placenta grows.