Stress, anxiety, depression in pregnant women: placental inflammation to blame?
An expert shares findings about the placenta's unexpected influence on a mother's mental health, which could revolutionize the understanding of ...
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Asthma, allergy: changes in the placenta would increase the risks
Atopic disorders, such as asthma and allergies, may be caused by changes in the placenta, according to a new study. ...
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Microplastics discovered in all human placentas
A US study highlights the alarming presence of microplastics in human placental tissues, raising major concerns about the impact on ...
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Hypertension: cells in the placenta can lower blood pressure
The cells present in the temporary organ, which develops in the uterus during pregnancy, are believed to have therapeutic effects ...
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Why the placenta is crucial in fetal brain development
How does the placenta transmit to the fetal brain the biological information necessary for its development during pregnancy? THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Unexplained miscarriage: what if the answer was in the placenta?
Placenta analyzes help understand 90% of unexplained miscarriages, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL Miscarriages are sometimes unexplained, which ...
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Schizophrenia: certain genes of the placenta would be involved in its development
An American study recently found an association between the health of the placenta and the risk of developing schizophrenia. THE ...
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Certain Placenta Genes Predict Schizophrenia Risk
© Getty ImagesResearchers at the Johns Hopkins Institute and the University of North Carolina, USA have long hypothesized that schizophrenia ...
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Pregnancy: how air pollution attacks the placenta
Exposure to atmospheric pollutants would cause an immune reaction specific to pregnant women that is harmful to their health, that ...
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How to prevent a scar from becoming “hypertrophic”?
Hypertrophic scars are characterized by greater intensity and duration of healing. There are ways to prevent or cure them. THE ...
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Covid-19 and placenta: yes, pregnant women can transfer antibodies to their babies
Some of these antibodies manage to pass from the placenta of the mother into the blood of the baby, who ...
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E171: titanium dioxide nanoparticles can cross the placenta
Still authorized in France in cosmetics and drugs under the mention E171, titanium dioxide would cross the placental barrier and ...
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The placenta retains the memory of exposure to tobacco before pregnancy
Teams from Inserm, CNRS and Grenoble Alpes University have published a study according to which the placenta retains traces of ...
Read moreCertain Placenta Genes Predict Schizophrenia Risk
© Getty ImagesResearchers at the Johns Hopkins Institute and the University of North Carolina, USA have long hypothesized that schizophrenia ...
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Water births are as safe as traditional births
Women who opt for water births have as many complications as those who give birth on dry land. Giving birth ...
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Late pregnancies affect boys’ heart and blood health
The fetal growth of boys is less well supported by the placenta of the mother when she becomes pregnant beyond ...
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Pollution: fine particles reach the placenta of pregnant women
Fine particles in the air can reach the placenta of pregnant women. This is the result of a study conducted ...
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The impact of air pollution on the placenta
© Getty ImagesResearchers from Inserm, CNRS and Université Grenoble Alpes have analyzed the consequences of exposure to air pollution during ...
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Pregnancy: what is the placenta accreta?
Placenta accreta refers to a rare pathology, where the placenta is incorrectly inserted into the uterus. With the increase in ...
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Black spots on the placenta: it’s proven, air pollution diffuses into the uterus
A new study shows that soot particles are able to reach the placenta through the bloodstream, further evidence that air ...
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Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, a risk to the fetus
According to a new study conducted by French researchers, exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can lead to epigenetic changes ...
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Zika: study in mice shows alteration of the placenta
© FotoliaWhat do we know about Zika virus? Still little, if not its apparent involvement in cases of fetal microcephaly, ...
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Eating your placenta: no proven benefit
The placenta can contain viruses, bacteria, or heavy metals. Consuming it puts both mother and fetus at risk.Placentophagy is popular ...
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Eating the placenta: a fad that presents risks
Scientists are fighting against preconceived ideas and claiming that, no, eating the placenta after childbirth is not beneficial for your ...
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Pollution particles found in the placenta
© Getty ImagesPrevious studies have shown that air pollution is responsible for a low weight babies at birth and greatly ...
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Eating your placenta: the American authorities advise against this practice
© iStock PhotoTo fight against postpartum depression and to increase the production of breast milk, a fashion to say the ...
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Bacteria in the placenta responsible for premature births
© ZffotoAccording to a team of researchers from the College of Medicine at the University of Houston, Texas, the placenta, ...
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Placenta: “daughter” fetuses do better
© iStockLevel placenta, girls are more "effective" than boys, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide, Australia. This organ ...
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Eating your placenta: the false good idea of women who have just given birth
© iStockYes, you read that right. Placentophagy, or tasting your placenta after childbirth is a practice that is on the ...
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Detect autism in … the placenta
American doctors have developed a method to screen for autism in newborns, based on the observation of the mother's placenta. ...
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