Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

Researchers say understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is critical to prevent or control the infection.

Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine (proteinuria), indicating damage to the kidneys or other organ damage, is the ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...

OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital is proud to announce its 100th placenta donation through Lifeline of Ohio’s Placenta Donation ...

But there are non-infectious causes of infertility to consider as well.  In this episode, Dr. Fauna Smith, Assistant ...

In a world first, researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made ...

Suboptimal vascular risk factor screening after pregnancy-related hypertension or diabetes is a missed opportunity for cardiovascular prevention. Multifaceted strategies to improve screening, ...

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and are associated with acute cardiac events in the peripartum period, as well as cardiovascular disease ...

A new nanomedicine drug delivery system improves chemotherapy targeting for choriocarcinoma, shrinking tumors by 95% in mouse models. Researchers engineered polymersomes to enhance methotrexate (MTX) ...

The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta. It's a temporary organ that forms in the uterus, or womb ...