In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the placental transfer ratios of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in pregnant ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking "placenta-on-a-chip" using a thin, transparent polymer block with microchannels a millionth of a meter wide and high, separated by a porous membrane. This ...

UK’s research team wants to understand how inflammation and dysregulation in the placenta from prenatal opioid use are linked to negative cognitive consequences in babies. Jorge Castorena, UK College ...

Health care providers know ingesting opioids while pregnant can cause lasting, sometimes irreversible harm to a fetus. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are hoping to pinpoint exactly why, in ...