Immune activation in a pregnant woman can have negative effects on the development of fetal brain microglia—or macrophage ...

A better understanding of the placenta may help curb maternal and fetal mortality rates, but progress is slow.

Examining the interplay between the gut microbiome, the brain, and the immune system throughout life and the role of ...

A dog walker who stumbled across a placenta by a muddy Sydney riverbank, triggering a desperate search for a baby and its ...

Little is yet known about the health effects of nanoparticles on pregnancy. An interdisciplinary team is currently analyzing the risks for babies in the womb. Using a lab model, the researchers were ...

A man found the placenta and an umbilical cord yesterday afternoon while he was out walking in Earlwood. Authorities are now ...

Police in Sydney have said a search of “extreme urgency” for a new mother is underway after an umbilical cord and a placenta ...

Mosquitoes are moving into the mountains of Papua New Guinea and other highland areas. That could be a death sentence for ...

During early-stage development, the fetus relies heavily on the placental barrier for protection. The mechanisms infections use to cross the placenta are poorly understood due to limitations in the ...

A new site of interest in the search for a missing baby and mother in suburban Sydney has been declared a false alarm. It has ...

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We’re not done, she remembers her teacher telling her, go find the placenta. The placenta, a temporary organ that appears during pregnancy to help support a growing fetus, didn’t look as it ...