More than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, according to the World Health Organization. Now scientists report in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering that they have developed an organ ...

More than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, according to the World Health Organization. Now scientists report that they have developed an organ-on-a-chip that could help explain why.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the first placenta-on-a-chip that can fully model the transport of nutrients across the placental barrier. The flash-drive-sized device ...

A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, UTHealth Houston and collaborating institutions reveals that maternal COVID-19 ...

Organoids offer new insight into the effects of Covid-19 infection on pregnant women and their children. In a recent study, Australian researchers led by Dr. Jose Polo from Monash University, develop ...

Find out when the placenta forms, and how the placenta supports your baby during your pregnancy.

AMES, Iowa – Engineers have used microfluidic technology to create a “placenta-on-a-chip” that models how compounds can be passed from a mother to a fetus. “I am interested in microfluidics and I’ve ...

In the human placenta, there are placental villi, and the surface of the villi consists of syncytiotrophoblast, also called barrier cells, that serve as the main barrier against foreign substances.

An intestinal bowel disease that affects up to 10 percent of premature infants at a very vulnerable and developmentally crucial time can lead to serious infection and death. Scientists at the Wake ...