A study found that complete blood counts may be used to diagnose placental abruption, a risk factor for HDFN with no ...

Brazilian researchers discovered unborn dolphin calves already carry toxic metals absorbed from their mothers before birth.

The virus triggers a cytokine storm in the mother - an excessive, uncontrolled release of mediators of strong inflammatory immune responses. The cytokines circulating in the maternal blood reach the ...

The stress responses promote cell proliferation in the placenta that reinforces the barrier between the fetus and maternal blood circulation. Comparing placental stress responses in COVID-19 and ...

“Its rarity stems from the specific conditions required: a breakdown in the placental barrier must allow fetal material to mix with maternal blood, which is uncommon,” Dr. Barnes shared with Us.

Infection with Zika virus (ZIKV) in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities, and fetal death. Until now it’s not been clear how the virus manages to cross the placenta ...

BACKGROUND: The physiopathology of life-threatening cerebrovascular complications in preeclampsia is unknown. We investigated whether disruption of the blood-brain barrier, generated using circulating ...

Researchers revealed that moms can pass cancer-causing forever chemicals to their fetus or unborn child. These toxic ...

The placenta-on-a-chip, as it’s refined in the coming years, could be used to answer research questions and determine the impact of drugs and toxins during pregnancy, these investigators say.

"We already know that the placental barrier retains many nanoparticles or at least delays their transport to the embryo," says Bürki. However, damage to the fetal tissue occurs, even if no ...

Inhibition of ABCA1 or silencing of ABCG1 decreased cholesterol efflux to apoA-I (−70%) and HDL 3 (−57%), respectively. Immunohistochemistry localized both transporters predominantly to the apical ...