Male placentas produce more proinflammatory molecules than female placentas, while pregnant people carrying male fetuses produce fewer antibodies in response to infection. bit.ly/3b1CRIx
Pregnant women have long been excluded from clinical trials, resulting in lack of data and guidance for medical advice, reports @nytimes. nyti.ms/3vwcnrU
As an assistant professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, @Debeblab uses mouse models to look for similarities among tumors that metastasize to the brain. bit.ly/3aNmMpZ
New: A subset of people who contracted COVID-19 still have symptoms months later, leading some researchers to suspect the illness can spark long-lasting disease. bit.ly/2Cd0bW3