Researchers warn of potential long-term health effects, raising concerns about environmental microplastics and their impact ...

Experts also understand that these pollutants can cross the placental barrier and deposit in fetal tissues. What's been ...

Changes in the placenta may increase the risk of children developing asthma and allergies, as shown in new research from ö.

Researchers at Rutgers Health discovered that micro- and nanoplastic particles can remain in the tissues of newborn rats, having crossed the placental barrier during pregnancy. The study raises ...

That means that since the amniotic membrane serves as a barrier between the foetus and mother, doctors can use the grafts as ...

A Cell study published last week showed the antibodies created by RNA vaccines for HIV and Zika virus can cross the placental barrier and inoculate baby rabbits. The authors noted a major route for ...

The same qualities that make placentas so valuable during pregnancy make them profoundly useful for healing burns and wounds, ...

Grieving couple allege in lawsuit they received a cremated placenta rather than the remains of the daughter they lost due to ...

which can lead to interruptions in gas exchange across the placental barrier. Occlusion of one or more of the vessels in the umbilical cord can impede circulation to and from the fetus.

Changes in the placenta may increase the risk of children developing asthma and allergies, as shown in new research from ...