A mathematical perspective on the placenta
#science #ReproSci #Placenta #ReproMed #Development #Pregnancy
https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/03-07-2025-a-mathematical-perspective-on-the-placenta
A mathematical perspective on the placenta
#science #ReproSci #Placenta #ReproMed #Development #Pregnancy
https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/03-07-2025-a-mathematical-perspective-on-the-placenta
“The enduring myth of the wandering womb reflected broader anxieties about the female body: that it was unpredictable, unruly and in need of control. Today, with the benefit of imaging, dissection and anatomical research, we can replace that myth with a deeper understanding of purposeful mobility.”
#Science #ReproSci #Scicomm
https://theconversation.com/wandering-uteruses-and-far-reaching-tubes-the-surprising-mobility-of-the-female-reproductive-tract-258373
Had to revisit our paper from 2018 for a future project…boy I love the immunofluorescence microscopy we did on the human placenta.
#FluorescenceFriday #Science #Placenta #ReproSci
https://bmcdevbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12861-018-0178-0
“pelvic floor problems aren’t only caused by pregnancy and childbirth. In fact, research shows that intense physical activity, even in women who have never been pregnant or given birth, can contribute to dysfunction.”
#ReproSci #ObGyn #Medicine #WomensHealth
https://theconversation.com/pelvic-floor-dysfunction-what-every-woman-should-know-258427
Sex is complicated.
“Male mouse fetuses can develop female organs in utero if their mother is iron deficient during pregnancy, a study in Nature reports. This is the first-known example of a dietary mineral affecting sex determination”
#ReproSci #Science #Development
Highly recommend the doc (gem link within). Hopefully it will make a lot of people think.
#Scicomm #ReproSci #Science #Pride #Animals #Nature #Biodiversity
https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/nature-is-coming-out-of-the-closet-and-that-s-a-good-thing-for-all-of-us-1.7535772
“Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, but using it as a bandage might”
#Scicomm #Science #ReproSci #Placenta
https://theconversation.com/placenta-bandages-have-far-more-health-benefits-than-risky-placenta-pills-a-bioengineer-explains-256075
And the open access article in Nature
#ReproSci #Placenta #Science #Evolution
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08992-2
“Removing methylation specifically in the placenta allows expression of transposons, so-called 'jumping genes' which help modify when and where host genes are expressed. These modifications may contribute to the placenta being one of the most rapidly evolving organs in mammals"
#ReproSci #Placenta #Science #Evolution #Marsupials
Running on Empty: The Hidden Impact of Iron Deficiency in Perimenopausal Women
#ReproSci #MedMastodon #Menopause #WomensHealth #Health
https://vajenda.substack.com/p/running-on-empty-the-hidden-impact
And the open access in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
#ReproSci #Science #Vaccines #Pregnancy
“There was no association between being vaccinated and having a miscarriage, the researchers found. Furthermore, the number of vaccine doses, type of vaccine (Moderna, Pfizer, etc.), and the timing of the vaccination were not linked to miscarriage.”
#ReproSci #Science #VaccinesWork #Pregnancy
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/covid-19-vaccines-not-linked-to-miscarriage/
And the open access article in Lancet Infectious Diseases
#Science #Pregnancy #ReproSci #Pertussis #Vaccines
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00072-6/fulltext
“The findings demonstrated that vaccinating women with diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine in pregnancy was safe and well tolerated and boosted the quantity and quality of pertussis-specific antibodies in infants in early life.”
#VaccinesWork #ReproSci #Science
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-pertussis-vaccination-pregnancy-quantity-quality.html
And the open access article in Nature Communications
#Science #ReproSci #Placenta #Pregnancy
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58128-3
“The genes of male and female placentas have marked differences in how they are expressed”
#placenta #ReproSci #Science #Development
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-distinct-placental-gene-males-females.html
Stem cells from menstrual blood could yield new therapies and diagnostic tools | Knowable Magazine
#ReproSci #Science #WomensHealth
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/menstrual-blood-stem-cell-research-could-yield-new-therapies
Genes involved in severe morning sickness identified.
“In collaboration with the consumer genetics company 23andMe, she conducted an analysis of people with HG that identified two genes involved: GDF15 and IGFBP7.”
#ReproSci #Science #Scicomm #Pregnancy
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-causes-severe-morning-sickness-and-what-treatments-exist/
And the open access article in Development
#ReproSci #Reproduction #Development #placenta
https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/152/7/dev204619/367678/Placental-cytotrophoblast-microvillar