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Beyond Birth: Doctor Explains How The Placenta Can Still Be Medically Valuable After Delivery
Modern medicine has begun to recognize that the placenta can have significant medical and scientific value even after childbirth.
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DJ Calvin Harris Sparks Backlash After Posting Newborn's Placenta Pics Online, Fans Call It "TMI"
Calvin Harris leaves the internet divided by sharing pictures of his newborn's placenta
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Scientists Find Microplastics In Every Human Placenta Tested For New Study
Scientists at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences have used a new tool to measure how much of these microplastics are in human placentas.
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British Doctors Save Baby's Life In 'World-First' Repairing Of Heart Using Placenta Stem Cells
To treat baby Finley's heart abnormality, Professor Massimo Caputo of the Bristol Heart Institute used cutting-edge stem cell injections.
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Black Carbon Found In Placentas Of Women Exposed To Air Pollution: Study
Black carbon particles typically emitted by vehicle exhaust and coal-fired power plants have been detected on the foetus-facing side of placentas, researchers said Tuesday.
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Scientists Create 'Mini Human Placenta' Organoids In A Lab Dish
Scientists in Britain have succeeded in creating mini human placenta organoids which they say will transform scientific understanding of reproductive disorders such as pre-eclampsia and miscarriage.
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Her Newborn Kept Getting Sick Because She Was Ingesting Placenta, CDC Says
The baby was born healthy and without complication in September, but then its health began to deteriorate rapidly.
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Researchers Identify How Zika Virus Infects Placenta
A team of researchers led by Indian-origin scientists have discovered that the deadly Zika virus can infect and replicate in immune cells from the placenta, without killing them.
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Protein That Could Improve Recurrent Miscarriages Treatments
The findings suggest that not all viral infections are necessarily as disastrous as the Zika virus infection that can have devastating effects on fetal development.
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Placenta Size May Predict Offspring's Bone Strength: Study
A larger placenta during pregnancy could lead to larger bones in children, new research has found.
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Study Suggests Zika Can Cross Placenta, Adds To Microcephaly Link
In what experts describe as another piece of evidence linking Zika with the risk of birth defects, researchers on Wednesday reported finding the virus in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose foetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Part of Team Which Created Placenta-on-a-Chip
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a "placenta-on-a-chip" to study the inner workings of the human placenta and its role in pregnancy.
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Eating Placentas? US Moms Swear by Health Benefits
Health trends come and go, but one post-birth fad is gaining a foothold in the United States among some new mothers who extol the benefits of eating their own placentas.
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Bacteria Live Even in Healthy Placentas: Study
Surprising new research shows a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women, overturning the belief that fetuses grow in a pretty sterile environment.
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Depression tied to preterm delivery
Women who suffer from depression early in pregnancy are at an increased risk of delivering prematurely.
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Beyond Birth: Doctor Explains How The Placenta Can Still Be Medically Valuable After Delivery
Modern medicine has begun to recognize that the placenta can have significant medical and scientific value even after childbirth.
-
DJ Calvin Harris Sparks Backlash After Posting Newborn's Placenta Pics Online, Fans Call It "TMI"
Calvin Harris leaves the internet divided by sharing pictures of his newborn's placenta
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Scientists Find Microplastics In Every Human Placenta Tested For New Study
Scientists at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences have used a new tool to measure how much of these microplastics are in human placentas.
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British Doctors Save Baby's Life In 'World-First' Repairing Of Heart Using Placenta Stem Cells
To treat baby Finley's heart abnormality, Professor Massimo Caputo of the Bristol Heart Institute used cutting-edge stem cell injections.
-
Black Carbon Found In Placentas Of Women Exposed To Air Pollution: Study
Black carbon particles typically emitted by vehicle exhaust and coal-fired power plants have been detected on the foetus-facing side of placentas, researchers said Tuesday.
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Scientists Create 'Mini Human Placenta' Organoids In A Lab Dish
Scientists in Britain have succeeded in creating mini human placenta organoids which they say will transform scientific understanding of reproductive disorders such as pre-eclampsia and miscarriage.
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Her Newborn Kept Getting Sick Because She Was Ingesting Placenta, CDC Says
The baby was born healthy and without complication in September, but then its health began to deteriorate rapidly.
-
Researchers Identify How Zika Virus Infects Placenta
A team of researchers led by Indian-origin scientists have discovered that the deadly Zika virus can infect and replicate in immune cells from the placenta, without killing them.
-
Protein That Could Improve Recurrent Miscarriages Treatments
The findings suggest that not all viral infections are necessarily as disastrous as the Zika virus infection that can have devastating effects on fetal development.
-
Placenta Size May Predict Offspring's Bone Strength: Study
A larger placenta during pregnancy could lead to larger bones in children, new research has found.
-
Study Suggests Zika Can Cross Placenta, Adds To Microcephaly Link
In what experts describe as another piece of evidence linking Zika with the risk of birth defects, researchers on Wednesday reported finding the virus in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose foetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Part of Team Which Created Placenta-on-a-Chip
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a "placenta-on-a-chip" to study the inner workings of the human placenta and its role in pregnancy.
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Eating Placentas? US Moms Swear by Health Benefits
Health trends come and go, but one post-birth fad is gaining a foothold in the United States among some new mothers who extol the benefits of eating their own placentas.
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Bacteria Live Even in Healthy Placentas: Study
Surprising new research shows a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women, overturning the belief that fetuses grow in a pretty sterile environment.
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Depression tied to preterm delivery
Women who suffer from depression early in pregnancy are at an increased risk of delivering prematurely.
