Microscopy image of a PGA at day 8 showing the early tissues supporting the embryo, including the amniotic sac and the yolk sac-like structures, surrounded by (extra-embryonic) mesoderm tissue.

Pregnancy is a time full of wonder, excitement, and sometimes a bit of worry. The amniotic sac is one of the most fascinating parts of this journey. It is a thin but strong membrane that naturally ...

A newly created cell model of the amniotic sac could reveal new insights into early pregnancy, as well as generate helpful products for medical use. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Researchers have coaxed stem cells to grow into amniotic sacs filled with fluid 1. The model sacs, which grew to roughly the same size as a four-week-old sac surrounding a developing embryo, could be ...

A group of scientists has now demonstrated the presence of precursors of the placenta and the amniotic sac in synthetic embryos they created from mouse stem cells. In their effort to understand the ...

It may contain inaccuracies due to the limitations of machine translation. The growth scale of the amniotic sac model created by the research team at 30, 60, and 90 days. Credit: Cell. Like humans, ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. Stem cells from the amniotic sac that surrounds a fetus may someday be used to repair damage caused by a heart ...

Monochorionic monoamniotic (mo/mo) twins are two identical babies from one fertilized egg, who develop with the same placenta and in the same amniotic sac. Most people have heard of or know a set of ...

Birth is a pretty amazing experience — leaving some to even label it a “miracle.” Well, if childbirth is a miracle, then an en caul birth — which happens once in a rare while — is downright ...

Amniotic fluid is a liquid that surrounds and protects your baby in the womb. When there’s too much amniotic fluid in your womb, though, that condition is called polyhydramnios. It can cause ...