Immune system can detect disease during pregnancy: Study

Dec 30, 2021

New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): Pregnancy is a challenge for the mother's immune system from the outset. Half of the genes in the foetus are foreign to her body. The immune system has to strike a balance between tolerating the foetus and protecting the mother and foetus from infections. Throughout the pregnancy, an immunological balance takes place between mother and child. At the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Centre for Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), a research group is engaged in studying inflammation in pregnancy. The group has made findings that shed light on...