Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that can strike suddenly, endangering both mother and child.

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In 2017, Ashley Moffett, a reproductive immunologist, walked to the pharmacy near her laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK, to buy a pregnancy test. But it wasn’t for Moffett. Her postdoc, ...

Background: Placental dysfunction is often associated with reproductive complications such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), and preterm birth. Currently, the early diagnosis ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics — tiny fragments shed from everyday plastic products — are increasingly found in our food, water, soil and even inside the human body. Their accumulation has been linked ...

Preeclampsia is a placenta-origin pregnancy complication. Although its development has long been divided into 2 stages: abnormal placentation (stage I) and the release of factors from the hypoperfused ...

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

Image showing the signaling cells (in green) of the mouse placenta that are key for remote controlling the metabolism of the mother to support nutrient supply and growth of the fetus. Credit: ...

Approximately one in six couples trying to have a child experiences infertility. Each year, over five percent of children in Finland are born with the help of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), ...