The anatomical relationship between the placenta and the uterus holds the key to our understanding of the 'immunological paradox' of pregnancy because this is where direct tissue contact occurs. There ...

Pregnancy is often considered as a miraculous journey that ends in the joyful arrival of a newborn. However, this transformative process is not without its risks. Postpartum haemorrhage(PPH), defined ...

The major egg yolk genes, those that express vitellogenins, appear to have progressively lost their functionality during mammalian evolution, probably due to the emergence of the mammalian-specific ...

What fathers eat before conception could significantly influence fetal growth and placenta development, new research in mice suggests. A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield, found that ...

Platelet cells, which prevent mammals from bleeding non-stop, first evolved around 300 million years ago in an egg-laying animal similar to the modern duck-billed platypus, finds new research.