Acting as a critical interface between mother and foetus, the placenta regulates nutrient and gas exchange, produces key hormones that sustain gestation, and orchestrates immune tolerance to protect ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the ...

Researchers have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during pregnancy may mitigate an offspring's risk for ...

PFAS are chemicals that are ubiquitously present in the environment due to their widespread application in various industries and consumer products. Humans are highly exposed to these chemicals ...

During the first weeks of pregnancy, the developing placenta in a mother's womb undergoes a dramatic change. Individual cells merge, forming a continuous barrier that will spend the next nine months ...

A new study has given insights into placental contractions during pregnancy, using MRI imaging to show how placental and uterine contractions can be ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celularity Inc. (Nasdaq: CELU) (“Celularity,” “the Company”), a biotechnology company developing placental-derived allogeneic cell therapies and ...

The placenta contracts independently of the rest of the uterine wall, as seen in around 60% of 36 MRI-scanned healthy ...

Microplastics have been discovered in human placentas, raising concerns about potential risks to fetal development. These ...

Celularity will present benchtop and clinical case studies suggesting the therapeutic potential of its human placental-derived biomaterials at ICBST23, the International Conference on Biomaterials ...