Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare genetic disorder causing progressive muscle weakness, now in focus after Jesy Nelson shared her twins' diagnosis.

RRS1, a ribosome-biogenesis factor previously linked to tumor growth, is now shown to be indispensable for normal human ...

Courtesy Getty Images In some rare cases, chorionic villus sampling can cause the mother to come into contact with the infant's blood, leading to alloimmunization. In pregnancies at risk of developing ...

aAssisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China bDepartment of Gynecology, Center for ...

Angiotensin II (Ang II) and apelin have opposing actions in the regulation of blood pressure, vascular tone and angiogenesis, factors known to be important in pregnancy. Chorionic villi (CV) are ...

This important study uses single-cell transcriptomics to analyze syncytiotrophoblasts in two trophoblast organoid models compared to primary placental tissue, providing compelling insights into ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a disease that most often strikes babies and young children, making it hard for them to move their muscles. SMA is passed down in families from parents to their children. It ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...

Cedars-Sinai and UCLA investigators have studied first trimester placental tissue and found that for some genes, the process that turns their information into a biological function may depend on the ...