The maintenance of gestational well-being requires the proper development of both the
embryo and the placenta. Placental trophoblast cells are the major building blocks of the …

Background The placenta remains one of the least studied organs within the human body.
Yet, placental dysfunction has been associated with various pregnancy complications …

(1) Background: HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome is
a rare and life-threatening complication of preeclampsia. The aim of this study was to …

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) occurs when the fetus does not reach its genetically
programmed intrauterine potential for growth and affects~ 5–10% of pregnancies. This …

(1) Background: Preeclampsia (PE) prediction in the first trimester of pregnancy is a
challenge for clinicians. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the predictive …

Following the publication of the first human genome, OMICs research, including genomics,
transcriptomics, proteomics, and metagenomics, has been on the rise. OMICs studies …

The capability of molecular density functional theory in its lowest, second-order
approximation, equivalent to the hypernetted chain approximation in integral equations, to …

The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated
receptor γ (PPARγ) and retinoid X receptor α (RxRα), a binding heterodimer playing a …

This paper assesses the ability of molecular density functional theory to predict efficiently
and accurately the hydration free energies of molecular solutes and the surrounding …

Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder that affects 2–8% of pregnancies and is one of
the main causes of fetal, neonatal, and maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Although …