placenta

Vitamin D found to fight placental infection

harminka — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:40:38 -0600

In a paper available at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction, a team of UCLA researchers reports for the first time that vitamin D induces immune responses in placental tissues by stimulating production of the antimicrobial protein cathelicidin.

Redesigned hammer that forged evolution of pregnancy in mammals

harminka — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:43:31 -0500

Yale researchers have shown that the origin and evolution of the placenta and uterus in mammals is associated with evolutionary changes in a single regulatory protein, according to a report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Health risks, benefits come with delayed umbilical cord clamping

harminka — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:24:10 -0500

Waiting just a few minutes to clamp the umbilical cord after a baby is born could boost iron stores in the newborn’s blood, but delayed cord clamping comes with an increased risk of jaundice, according to a new review of studies.

Clues to ancestral origin of placenta emerge in Stanford study

harminka — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:09:08 -0500

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have uncovered the first clues about the ancient origins of a mother's intricate lifeline to her unborn baby, the placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients critical to the baby's health.

Researchers find blood stem cells originate nurtured in placenta

harminka — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:13:48 -0600

Solving a long-standing biological mystery, UCLA stem cell researchers have discovered that blood stem cells, the cells that later differentiate into all the cells in the blood supply, originate and are nurtured in the placenta.

Rare example of Darwinism seen in action

harminka — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:14:07 -0500

A research team, including UC Riverside biologists, has found experimental evidence that supports a controversial theory of genetic conflict in the reproduction of those animals that support their developing offspring through a placenta.

Tumor-suppressor gene is critical for placenta development

harminka — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:09:25 -0600