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How Can the Placenta Help Us Understand Cancer?

Like cancer, placental cells multiply rapidly, invade tissues, and evade destruction by the immune system, but maternal biology somehow keeps them in check.

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What Makes Malaria-Infected Cells Stick?

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Mitochondria: The Powerhouse of the Placenta

Hannah Thomasy, PhD | | 2 min read

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Shifting Parturition Perspectives in Perinatology Research

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | | 1 min read

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Viral Immune Responses Suppress a Gestational Hormone

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Placental Gene Expression Hints at Preterm Birth

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Infographic: Early Placenta Development Sets the Stage

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The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta

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The Cellular Intricacies of the Human Placenta

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Claudia Gerri Studies the Mysteries of the Placenta

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Ancient Viral DNA Helps Mouse Brains Fight Infection

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 3 min read

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Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy Alters Placental Function and Fetal Growth

Roni Dengler, PhD | | 2 min read

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Epigenetic Changes to Placenta Correlate with Maternal Depression

Chloe Tenn | | 2 min read

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Sex of Fetus Affects Immune Response to COVID-19 During Pregnancy

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Microbes in Human Fetuses Spur Immune Development

Abby Olena, PhD | | 4 min read

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Blood Biomarkers Predict the Onset of Labor: Study

Abby Olena, PhD | | 3 min read

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COVID-19 Vaccines for Pregnant Moms May Protect Newborns

Catherine Shaffer | | 4 min read

New RNA-Based Tool Could Assess Preeclampsia Risk

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A Trick that Helps Horses and Cattle Avoid Metastatic Cancer

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Circulating Fetal Cells Sequenced for Prenatal Testing Study

Emily Makowski | | 3 min read

Placental Microbiome’s Existence Challenged

Abby Olena, PhD | | 4 min read

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Conservation Biologist and Placenta Expert Kurt Benirschke Dies

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