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Real risks of exposure to cannabis during pregnancy have been found.
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ontario [Canada], Jan 18 (ANI): A research study revealed that THC, which is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, has an important effect on placental and fetal growth during pregnancy.
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Human foetal lungs harbour a microbiome signature, find researchers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): In a first time finding, researchers discover that the lungs and placentas of foetuses in the womb as young as 11 weeks after conception already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonise the lungs well before birth.
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'Baby boys born to older mothers likely to develop heart problems later'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 28 (ANI): Women who get pregnant in old age generally suffer changes in the placenta, which in turn, means that baby boy being born to such mothers are more likely to develop heart problems later in life, a new study has found.
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Risk of Autism spectrum disorder linked to decrease in placental steroid
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): In a new study it has been found that allopregnanolone, one of many hormones produced by the placenta during pregnancy, is so essential to normal fetal brain development that the decrease in the supply can cause Autism.
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Here's how mother's immunity transfers to her baby
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): To help the newborn immune system learn to discriminate between friend and foe, mothers transfer antibodies to their infants via the placenta, recent findings suggest.
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Exercising during pregnancy keeps placenta healthy, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 23 (ANI): Do you know that exercising during pregnancy can keep your placenta healthy? A recent study shows that maternal exercise is important for fetal development in obese mothers.
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Placental stem cells can regenerate new heart cells after heart attack, st
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 22 (ANI): In a recent study, the researchers have found that stem cells generated from the placenta known as Cdx2 cells can regenerate healthy heart cells after heart failure as tested on animal models.
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Researchers create embryo stem cells from skin cells
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): Researchers have found a way to turn skin cells into embryonic stem cells, which could lead to the creation of a complete embryo from skin cells.
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Placental function linked to brain injuries associated with autism
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 27 (ANI): Disrupting steady supply of allopregnanolone (ALLO), a hormone made by the placenta late in pregnancy, to the developing fetus can leave it vulnerable to brain injuries associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), revealed a study.
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Penis development requires more than just testosterone
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): A new study now finds that proper development of the foetal penis requires not just testosterone from the testes, but a second hormone produced by other tissues, including the placenta.
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Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infe
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): It turns out that women who have previously been infected with dengue virus may be at greater risk for increased damage to their fetuses and placentas if they should later become infected with the Zika virus.
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Placenta helps keep baby healthy during pregnancy complications: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan 19 (ANI): Placenta regulates how much of oxygen and nutrients need to be transported to babies during challenging pregnancies, and is trained to adapt when to-be mothers have poor diets or low oxygen, a recent study suggests.
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