Placenta consumption risky for mother and baby, may cause sepsis
The placenta is an organ serving as the connection between mother and developing baby.
Oct 01, 2017, 10:54 AM IST
A new drug that can block Zika virus' journey from mom to fetus!
Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley identify a drug that may be able to block the Zika virus, which infects numerous cell types in the human placenta and amniotic sac.
Jul 20, 2016, 08:59 AM IST
Zika virus infects placenta, claim researchers!
The deadly zika virus can infect and replicate in immune cells from the placenta without even killing them.
May 28, 2016, 17:09 PM IST
Two vector-borne diseases that pass from mother to child
The US researchers have identified two life-threatening vector-borne diseases that can be passed from mother to child through the placenta.
Jan 31, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
