Neurodevelopmental milestones and associated behaviours are similar among healthy children across diverse geographical locations

by INTERGROWTH-21st

The latest findings from the international INTERGROWTH-21st Project, that has monitored healthy, urban children from educated families across four continents from early pregnancy to 2 years of age, show that human neurodevelopment is not influenced by the colour of an individual’s skin.

12th February 2019 • comment

Optimising Sample Collection for Placental Research

by Global Pregnancy CoLab

Biobanks provide an important repository of samples for research purposes. However, for those samples to reflect the in vivo state, and for experimental reliability and reproducibility, careful attention to collection, processing and storage is essential. 

2nd March 2016 • comment