Indian researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking "placenta-on-chip" technology, a lab-grown model replicating crucial functions of the human placenta. This innovative platform, developed by ...

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose ...

ICMR and IIT Bombay researchers develop a platform that mimics key functions of the placenta and could help researchers understand how medicines, pollutants and infections reach the foetus without ...

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition characterized by poor glucose ...

Preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and other "great obstetrical syndromes" have been linked to disordered placenta development, so understanding the structure and function of this ...

Indian scientists from ICMR-NIRWoH and IIT Bombay have developed an indigenous placenta-on-chip platform that mimics key placental functions to study pregnancy, medicine transfer and pregnancy-related ...

The placenta delivers oxygen and nutrients, removes waste products, protects the developing fetus and produces hormones essential for sustaining pregnancy ...

New Delhi: Before a baby's first breath, life depends on an extraordinary organ that most people rarely think about - the placenta. Acting as the baby's first life-support system, the placenta ...