Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth

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Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth

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Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the ******** microbiome affects pregnancy

By Grace Wade

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A section of the cervix

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Scientists have coaxed human cells to form a miniature replica of the cervix during pregnancy. This so-called cervix-on-a-chip reveals how inflammation and the ******** microbiome can contribute to premature birth – and identifies a possible treatment to prevent it.

Premature birth – when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy – affects more than 13 million infants each year and is the second leading cause of childhood mortality and disability. Yet there are no effective…

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