#Placenta

[osterby]

All right, I gotta do this.

Inspiration:

[mindblowingscience]

Researchers have found evidence of a potential link between patterns of changes in a key pregnancy hormone called placental corticotropin-releasing hormone and symptoms of postpartum depression. The findings, published in Psychoneuroendocrinology, add to a growing body of research on physiological risk factors during pregnancy tied to adverse postpartum outcomes. ���One in 5 women report experiencing elevated depressive symptoms within the year after giving birth,” says lead author Isabel F. Almeida, assistant professor of Chicano/Latino studies and director of the Latina Perinatal Health Lab at the University of California, Irvine.

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[bpod-bpod]

Stealth Hazard

Zika virus infection can spread between cells of the developing placenta through tunnelling nanotubes, evading immune recognition – the mechanism is reliant on the virus's NS1 protein

Read the published research article here

Image from work by Rafael T. Michita and colleagues

Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Published in Nature Communications, February 2025

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[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Tallah - Placenta

[dyingroses]

I know the red is supposed to look like souls in agony, and I get that but it also reminds me of a placenta:

[scratchandplaster]

White Elephant

CW: minors involved (Ben is 15), I don't even know how to tag this, it's not classic cannibalism, but come on now, attempted forced cannibalism

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"What is it?" 

The thawing frost on the Tupperware box brought a pleasant cool onto his hands, a relief in these hot summer months. She promised her gift to be oh so special, making his heart flutter with excitement. He hoped for cake. Not to question Shepard's baking abilities, but Ben missed sweet treats that were a bit more daring than apple slices with peanut butter or oat flake crumble or-

"My placenta."

Shepard, making tea for their guests in the camper's kitchen nook, let a spoon clatter into the sink. 

"Oh, is that like paella?"

"Close enough," she laughed, a warmth colored her cheeks she didn't have during their first meeting, "that's the other half of my babies. My afterbirth, like - I don't know if your dad already had the talk with you - it was a part of me, of them. And I want you to have it. It would mean a lot to me if you accept it."

Sallow despite the burning sun, her request left him quite speechless: "Wow, okay."

"We can plant a tree on it if you like," Shepard cued in and stumbled onto the grass.

"Oh no, it's just for him. As a gift for helping us."

"I-I can't really hang this on a wall, right?" Ben chuckled, blinking up to his dad, who eyed the container like a live grenade.

Trapped in an unwavering stare and her hands weighing tons on his shoulders, she still spoke matter-of-factly: "You eat it, silly."

"Uhm... I... I don't know what to say."

"Say thank you." Her smile grew impossibly wide.

"Thank you, Miss."

"So well-behaved," a slender finger booped his nose, "but please call me Birdie."

Behind them, nearly in sync, the babies started their ear-deafening screeching. They couldn't be more than two months old by now, yet Shepard witnessed how a way too tired man tried pushing one infant into Lukas' arms - a luxury he never dared to demand. 

He nodded towards him until Birdie finally jumped up with a sigh and excused herself: "My husband needs my help, but we'll talk soon."

Maybe it had been a mistake to allow the newly extended family this little camping trip on his property, but alas, a few days together and they would be whisked away to where they came from. Shepard's gaze fell on Ben now; close to tears, his shaky fingers held the box like his life depended on it.

Before he got too emotional, his father pulled him into the camper. Of all dangers he had assessed for his boys, this hadn't been on his radar.

"Ben, sweetheart, I know it's very touching of her to offer you-"

"So gross. I don't want to eat that. No!" his boy whined as he swallowed a gag, "Please, Dad, please!"

With two fingers, Shepard fished the box from his hands and dropped it into the sink.

"We'll stick it in the freezer and bury it in the woods somewhere," Shepard muttered and wiped new tears off the boy's cheeks, "If she asks, heaven forbid, tell her what makes you comfortable. Honestly, it's not like Claire didn't consider the toxin-laced steak, but-"

"You want me to lie, Dad?"

The question made him waver for a second. Though he understood Ben's hesitation, maybe it was time for him to learn a different kind of lesson. 

"You'd rather eat that?"

"Heck no."

"That's what I thought."

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Thanks for reading 🤍 [Masterlist]

Prompt: drugging/poisoning/cannibalism

@augusnippets @whumpyourdamnpears

[placentaeater999]

What do you think about sturgeon fish and do you have a favorite species

I think sturgeons are fucking incredible. Coming in around the late cretaceous and still being here relatively unchanged is fuckin awesome. Evolutionarily speaking theyre fuckin crazy i love them. They have similar anatomy to sharks despite being something completely different, and instead of getting rid of their big bony scutes in flavor of more flexible scales like most fishes nowadays, they are out here like ehehe armor.

2000000/10 fish

Favorite species is probably Acipenser stellatus (Starry Sturgeon)

They just look so cool 👍

[picturesofhistology]

Ever wondered what the vessels in a placenta look like?

[rumade]

Do you think it's crossing a line to try and take an ink print of my placenta? Like roll ink all over it and put it on a piece of paper before it goes in the medical waste pile?

[vveedwart]

Hortus Spirits, Dead and Alive

I use gods/Greater Spirits interchangeably, no need to think too hard about it, just some titles people call them.

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Ferryman Leviathan:

Ruler of Death and the Ocean.

A grouchy recluse living in the depths of the oceans where the spirits of the dead reside. Takes his responsibility extremely seriously, he has an army of undead soldiers made of the sea who correct manipulations of death on the land.

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Buffalo-Bear:

Ruler of Life and the Land.

Buffalo-Bear does not engage with many people, she migrates across the land raising mountains and digging canyons with her claws and hooves. The land she tramples on her journey grows back stronger. Sometimes finding the aid of other spirits to replenish the land.

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Great Rain-Walker:

Ruler or Rain, faeries, and magic

The estranged child of Buffalo-Bear and the Ferryman Leviathan. Union of land and sea, she brings rain, lakes, and rivers to the land she walks on. Her abundance of magic was given to those deep within the forests, creating the faeries. Rain-Walker is one of the more intense and unpredictable spirits, a trait often seen in the fae.

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The Belate:

Ruler of Fire and natural progression; keeper of Time

The smallest of the greater Spirits, The Belate brings fire to the land and ensures cycles continue as they should. Thought recently she has taken up timekeeping. The Belate is in a romantic entanglement with Northern Echo 🤭 her neck guard and gauntlets were gifts from Northern Echo.

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Northern Echo:

Ruler of Wind, Cold, and the North

A spirit who has taken an intense interest in human culture, specifically music and punk cultures. She spends most of her time caring for the inhabitable North, but when it's time to bring winter she takes a small detour to engage in Shinar culture. Her outer shell is a metal with many engravings in it added by the Belate.

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Abbadon Fathomage:

Ruler of Night/Darkness; Spirit of imp beliefs

Abbadon Fathomage retuned to the depths of the earth as the war began. Only being found by imps daring to venture that far. Thought many think she simply disappeared. She helped to found Shinar and gifts her magic to the imps.

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Saklas:

Ruler of Day/light and Language and war; Spirit of Angel beliefs

[Deceased, killed by Yaldabaoth]

An intense but but curious spirit. Would often spend her days traveling the great plains, following the sun and sharing language with founding communities. She gifted her magic to angels, and had 6 children of her own. The Archangels were born from her many tails and tasked to support humanity. Her love for war and conflict definitely didn't give her kids issues, I'm sure of it...

Following her has fallen out of fashion, her followers are only really seen in cults.

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Yaldabaoth:

Ruler of lineage, fertility, and the mind; Spirit of Human beliefs

[Deceased, killed by Archangel Micheal]

Spirit followed by Humans, she did not gift them a magic. Not thinking of them worthy, thinking that their knowledge that she could teach them is more than they'd ever be deserving of. She looked down on the other spirits for gifting magic for that reason. Jealousy grew as she saw how kindly imps and Angels treated their respective spirits, she refused to change how she treated others. It ate away at her until insanity.

Following her has fallen out of fashion, her followers are only really seen in cults.

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Thank you for reading if you did, feel free to ask questions if you want I'm happy to answer!!

[bpod-bpod]

Boosting Placental Function

If a foetus doesn't receive enough oxygen and nutrients from mum – placental insufficiency – its growth will be restricted, it may be born prematurely, and there may be life-long complications. A variety of maternal factors can increase the risk of placental insufficiency, such as smoking, high blood pressure, advanced age, and problems with the placenta’s attachment and development. If scientists could find a way to improve placental function within the womb – perhaps delivering factors to promote placental growth – it might enable risky pregnancies to reach full term and improve the health outcomes of the child. The image represents an important step towards that clinical goal. It shows the successful delivery, via ultrasound-directed injections, of therapeutic nanoparticles (yellow) containing growth factor genes to placental cells of a macaque. With the monkeys and their foetuses being unharmed by the procedure, the results now pave the way for more extensive safety testing.

Written by Ruth Williams

Image by Helen Jones/University of Florida

Department of Physiology and Aging, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Image originally published with no restrictions – Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Research published in Molecular Human Reproduction, November 2024

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[lauralot89]

I'm sorry in advance but I thought about it and now everyone must suffer with me

you think Hannibal ever got hold of a placenta whether through murder or other means and used it to make lasagna

or whatever you make with placenta, does Hannibal make lasagna or is that too pedestrian

[bruesselbach]

Mammal (Mezozoic 3)

2023, oil on canvas, 30x40in. Paleofacture

[captainpirateface]

Having babies is beautiful.

I'm sorry.

[cartacei]

Tempo addietro son stato avvolto in una diversa placenta. Realizzata utilizzando alcune delle vicissitudine credute di crescita personale, generale e puramente vitale. Come tutte le placente che ci nutrono, proteggono e sostengono, però, anche la medesima era prontamente destinata a terminare esaurita la sua funzione. La fuoriuscita è tutt’oggi in corso e dispersiva come uno sgorgo sovrabbondante di parole e gesti, come se iniziassi a comunicare e muovermi nuovamente da nuovo essere, una nuova vita che ha tutto e non ha più nulla.