According to a new study, the placenta, once thought sterile, actually harbors a world of bacteria that may influence the course of pregnancy and help shape an infant’s health and the bacterial makeup of its gut. During pregnancy, the authors of the new study suspect, the wrong mix of bacteria in the placenta may contribute to premature births. Via The New York Times. Posted July 8, 2014.–Alanna McCatty
Recently we’ve had to familiarize ourselves with yet another virus, monkeypox. As of July 25,…
