Researchers find a way to deliver drugs to the placenta to support healthier pregnancies
Discovery provides proof of principle for safe, targeted delivery of drugs to the placenta to improve pregnancy outcomesNearly 10 percent of babies born in the United States are born premature, according to the March of Dimes. The underlying cause of many complications during pregnancy is often a poorly functioning placenta, the organ that nourishes and maintains the fetus. A new study by an international team of researchers, including Erkki Ruoslahti, Ph.D. , distinguished professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery