Women’s Placentas Contain Potentially Toxic Microplastics, Mostly From Plastic Bags and Bottles [Study]

Medicine & Technology Feb 22, 2024

Microplastics could impact all mammalian life. Continue reading to know the full story.

Genetic Imprinting: Unborn Babies Use Gene From Dad To Trick Mom’s Body, Divert Nutrients to Fetus

Jul 17, 2023

Unborn babies use a gene inherited from their dads to convince pregnant moms' bodies to deliver more nutrients to growing fetuses. Continue reading to learn more.

World's First Placenta Stem Cell Operation Saves a Little Boy With Congenital Heart Defect

Dec 21, 2022

A 2-year-old boy born with a congenital heart defect was injected with placenta stem cells to correct his heart. Check out the results of this world's first operation in this article.

Nanoparticles Mothers Inhaled During Pregnancy Can Cross the Placenta That Protects the Fetus

Apr 20, 2022

Nanoparticles inhaled by mothers can travel from the lungs to the placenta which protects the fetus. Find out how these particles could affect births.

Do Mothers, Fetuses Benefit from Placenta? How It Plays a Vital Role in Delivering Vitamin D During Pregnancy

Mar 09, 2022

Placenta plays a vital role during pregnancy in both the mother and her fetus. Find out how this organ effectively delivers vitamin D for effective development.

COVID-19 Vaccine Can Make Women Infertile? Scientists Debunk Its Link to Infertility

May 15, 2021

Scientists recently debunked the link between the COVID-19 vaccine to infertility. "It's a myth," they said adding, there is no evidence that this vaccine results in loss of fertility.

Artificial Human Embryo from Human Skin Cells: A Pair of Studies Spoils Common Belief About Life's Beginning

Mar 24, 2021

Last week, two studies published in Nature spoiled the common belief of the beginning of life, specifically the stages of a developing human embryo.

Metformin Linked To Prolonged Gestation in Women Experiencing Preterm Preeclampsia

Feb 02, 2021

Study findings recently showed Metformin prolonged gestation by almost one week in women experiencing preterm preeclampsia and were associated, too, with a shorter "neonatal hospital stay."

Did Doctors Just Found Microplastics Inside the Placenta?

Dec 24, 2020

In a shocking revelation, scientists published a study that claims they found microplastics inside the placenta. Although they said that with the type of food humans eat nowadays it might not be shocking at all.

CONFIRMED: Pregnant Women Can Transmit Coronavirus in The Womb Via the Placenta

Jul 13, 2020

Medical experts have substantial evidence that coronavirus transmission can occur in utero where the mother's placenta is infected. This explains why there are rare cases of newborns testing positive for COVID-19.

Is Coronavirus Transmitted via Placenta? A Number of Babies Born With Antibodies

Jun 22, 2020

Mothers pass the life-threatening disease to their unborn children in the womb, and one of the UK's top doctors revealed today that some babies are born with antibodies against COVID-19 already.

Menstrual Cycle In A Chip: First Laboratory Reproductive Cycle Recreation

May 26, 2017

A bioengineering advancement is made of the "menstrual Cycle on a Chip" depicting the female menstruation process that send signals to the network of reproductive organs involved in the system.