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Placenta - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 7th May, 2016 - 12:56pm
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Placenta 'fools body's defences'
The placenta acts like a parasite to avoid attack by a mother's immune system, researchers discover.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7081298.stm
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Post Date: 7th May, 2016 - 12:56pm / Post ID: #
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First safe way to deliver drugs to the placenta
Scientists provide proof of principle for safe, targeted delivery of drugs to the placenta during pregnancy, for the first time. The discovery could one day help prevent some premature births and treat complications such as preeclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure and sometimes fluid retention. Ref. Source 2f.
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