Among other things, environmental factors during the child's early development in the womb are suspected, which lay the foundation for later illnesses. A team of researchers from Empa, ETH Zurich, ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for fetal development — and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Scientifically, it is known that a retained placenta in a cow should be removed between 48 and 72 hours from calving to allow ...

The new study finds higher concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics in the placentas of preterm infants compared to ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol—a necessary hormone for ...