Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough ...

Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough ...

Now, a group of scientists from the University of New Mexico has published a study stating they found microplastics in human placentas, raising concerns about the health of babies and pregnant people.

The placentas from these high-risk pregnancies were compared with placentas from 100 women who had no heightened risk of having a baby with autism. It turned out there was a marked difference in ...

Encapsulating placentas is simple, requiring only a few common kitchen appliances and ingredients, she said. For the most part, Selander washes the placenta, steams it, slices it, and places it ...

Photo by Stephen Jackson. You might not know it, but there’s a cottage industry in Los Angeles that supports women interested in eating their placentas in the early days of motherhood for the reputed ...

Bay Area researchers have found that human placentas - typically tossed as medical waste after birth - are full of the kind of stem cells that can treat leukemia and dozens of other diseases of ...

How placentas evolved in mammals Research delves into the origins of pregnancy, pointing to an invasive placenta in the last common ancestor of eutherian mammals Date: July 1, 2022 Source: ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones, teeth and turtle shells. But how to study the history of soft tissues and organs, ...

The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts, like bones, teeth and turtle shells. But how to study the history of soft tissues and organs, which can decay ...