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5/11/2016

Zika virus damages placenta, kills fetal mice

Zika virus infects and crosses the placentas of pregnant mice and causes severe damage or death in fetal mice, report scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health.

12/15/2015

The Promise of the Human Placenta Project

In a guest blog post for The Scientific Parent, NICHD’s Dr. David Weinberg talks about the goals of the Human Placenta Project and shares his personal connection to the research initiative.

9/28/2015

NIH invests $46 million in technologies to monitor placental health

The National Institutes of Health has announced $46 million in research awards for the Human Placenta Project, an initiative to revolutionize understanding of the placenta. The awards will fund technology development and testing to assess placental function throughout pregnancy, with the ultimate goal of improving pregnancy outcomes and lifelong health.

7/24/2015

NICHD Supports Wide Range of Research on the Placenta

The placenta plays a crucial role in human development. Researchers are working to learn more about this poorly-understood organ and its role in pregnancy and lifelong health.

6/26/2015

Eating the placenta after birth carries no health benefits, new study finds

It may be trendy, but a new study has concluded there are no benefits to eating the placenta. In this NICHD podcast, the study author explains the rationale behind this controversial practice and describes what the science has found.

6/18/2015

Researchers design placenta-on-a-chip to better understand pregnancy

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers and their colleagues have developed a “placenta-on-a-chip” to study the inner workings of the human placenta and its role in pregnancy.

3/9/2015

Q&A; with Human Placenta Project Coordinator David Weinberg

Dr. Weinberg answers questions about a new initiative that aims to revolutionize our understanding of the placenta.

2/26/2015

NIH announces $41.5 million in funding for the Human Placenta Project

The National Institutes of Health has dedicated $41.5 million for an initiative to understand and monitor the development of the human placenta during pregnancy. The funding will support the development of new technologies to assess the health of the placenta as it grows and matures, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of mothers and children.

8/5/2014

NIH Institutes Commit $2 Million to Small Businesses to Promote Placental Research

This month the NICHD and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) reissued two funding announcements, inviting grant applications for the development of methods to assess placental development and function. The Institutes intend to commit an estimated total of $2 million to small businesses in 2015 to support this research.

8/20/2013

NICHD grantees discover how placenta protects itself from virus infection

In this Research Conversation, NICHD’s Dr. John Ilekis interviewed NICHD grantees Yoel Sadovsky and Dr. Carolyn coin about their discovery that cells of the placenta secrete tiny, balloon like structures called vesicles.

12/13/2011

Placental, Pregnancy Conditions Account for Most Stillbirths

Half of all stillbirths result from pregnancy disorders and conditions affecting the placenta, according to results reported by a National Institutes of Health network established to find the causes of stillbirth as well as ways to prevent or reduce its occurrence.

4/30/1997

NICHD-Funded Researchers Find Possible Mechanism of Preeclampsia Disorder of Pregnancy Attributed to Placenta Irregularity

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