Rapid developments in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering has witnessed an
increasing drive toward clinical translation of breakthrough technologies. However, the …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is one of the main biological systems that regulates
the body's physiology. Autonomic nervous system regulatory capacity begins before birth as …

The prenatal origins of heart disease in offspring have been established. However, research
in species with developmental milestones comparable to humans is lacking, preventing …

Key points Human fetal Doppler ultrasound and invasive blood gas measurements obtained
by cordocentesis or at the time of delivery reveal similarities with sheep (an extensively used …

Mammalian cardiomyocytes undergo major maturational changes in preparation for birth
and postnatal life. Immature cardiomyocytes contribute to cardiac growth via proliferation …

Up until the mid 2000s, the capacity to generate every cell of an organism was exclusive to
embryonic stem cells. In 2006, researchers Takahashi and Yamanaka developed an …

At birth, weight of the neonate is used as a marker of the 9-month journey as a fetus. Those
neonates born less than the 10th centile for their gestational age are at risk of being …

Despite advances in assisted reproductive techniques in the 4 decades since the first
human birth after in vitro fertilisation, 1–2% of couples experience recurrent implantation …

High-altitude hypoxia acclimatization requires whole-body physiological regulation in
highland immigrants, but the underlying genetic mechanism has not been clarified. Here we …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment of fetal blood oxygen saturation (SO2) can
transform the clinical management of high‐risk pregnancies affected by fetal growth …