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Placenta holds key to many inexplicable pregnancy losses: Study
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers discovered that placental testing resulted in the accurate pathologic assessment of more than 90 per cent of previously unexplained pregnancy losses, a finding that they suggest may inform future prenatal treatment.
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Despite ban, illicit trading of human placenta continues unabated in China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 18 (ANI): Despite a ban, fresh human placentas continue to be secretly sold in underground markets in China, citing insiders of this illegal industry, Chinese media reported on Monday.
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Human foetal lungs harbour a microbiome signature, find researchers
Updated : 6 years, 4 months 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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Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infe
Updated : 7 years, 3 months 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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Here's how air pollution affects foetal development
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 16 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have found evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, in placentas.
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