It’s no secret that RFK Jr. loves to not know things, but his latest seemingly accidental admission reveals that not only does he not know anything about science, medicine, statistics, research, or ...

President Donald Trump held one of his televised “cabinet meetings” from the White House on Thursday, which mostly serves as an opportunity for members of the Trump regime to fawn over the president ...

In a Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, Dr. Alex Tsompanidis highlights an exciting new idea that positions the placenta at the center of human neurodevelopment and evolution, ...

The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy. But in a new study, Yale researchers shatter the deep-rooted hypothesis — and show that the placenta doesn’t produce serotonin ...

The human brain is one of the most complex objects in the universe – and that complexity may be due to a surge of hormones released by the placenta during pregnancy. While numerous ideas have been ...

Marley Dewey receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, ...

A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby, to ...

What is placenta accreta? It's a rare condition that affects around 0.2% of pregnancies. Normally, your placenta forms an attachment to the uterine lining, called the endometrium. But if you have ...

Researchers identified genes that could explain why some assisted reproductive technologies, like IVF, carry a higher risk of growth and metabolic issues in offspring. When you purchase through links ...

Physician-scientists argue that with most placentas discarded after birth, placental pathology is underutilized clinically, should be a routine part of obstetric and neonatal care, and also deserves ...