Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth often arise during the late stage of pregnancy. However, researchers have primarily relied on placental cells from early pregnancy to ...

The discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic development sheds light on the preliminary stages of human placenta formation. A team led by scientists from the University of California San Diego ...

Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, but using it as a bandage might. While some mammals may eat their own placentas due to limited ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Annually, the United States counts about four million newborns, each accompanied by a placenta, a temporary organ ripe with special ...

A Southeast Missouri doctor is taking advantage of stem-cell technology to treat his patients' wounds and getting results faster than any treatment he's used in the past. Last year, Dr. Hugh Protzel ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The placenta is what develops in the ...

During pregnancy, the human placenta plays multiple essential roles, including hormone production and nutrient/waste processing. It also serves as a barrier to protect the developing fetus from ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With some bioengineering, placentas can be recycled for various medical treatments. mikroman6/Moment via Getty Images Eating a ...

Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth often arise during the late stage of pregnancy. However, researchers have primarily relied on placental cells from early pregnancy to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marley Dewey, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) Eating a ...