Placental blood flow can influence malaria during pregnancy Date: February 1, 2013 Source: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) Summary: Malaria in pregnancy causes a range of adverse effects ...

Malaria in pregnancy causes a range of adverse effects, including abortions and stillbirths. In the latest issue of the journal PLOS Pathogen, researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência ...

Placental insufficiency is linked to blood flow problems. While maternal blood and vascular disorders can trigger it, medications and lifestyle habits are also possible triggers. The most common ...

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A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy.

Carlos Penha-Gonçalves adds: "This is the first study done that shows live how placental blood circulation impacts on the local infection by the malaria parasite.

Carlos Penha-Gonçalves adds: "This is the first study done that shows live how placental blood circulation impacts on the local infection by the malaria parasite.