Reproductive

M. Straathof, S. Halmans, P. J. W. Pouwels, E. A. Crone, E. Hoekzema. The effects of a second pregnancy on women’s brain structure and function. Nature Communications. 2026;17(1):1495. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69370-8

Qian Li, Yang Yuan, Wentao Zhao, et al. A 3D in vitro model for studying human implantation and implantation failure. Cell. 2026;189(1):70-86.e20. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.026

Zohreh Izadifar, Anna Stejskalova, Aakanksha Gulati, Ola Gutzeit, Donald E. Ingber. Human Cervix Chip: A Preclinical Model for Studying the Role of the Cervical Mucosa and Microbiome in Female Reproductive Health. BioEssays. 2025;47(7):e70014. doi:10.1002/bies.70014

Madeline M Keenen, Liheng Yang, Huan Liang, et al. Comparative analysis of the syncytiotrophoblast in placenta tissue and trophoblast organoids using snRNA sequencing. Han Zhu, Adèle L Marston, eds. eLife. 2025;13:RP101170. doi:10.7554/eLife.101170

Matteo A. Molè, Sarah Elderkin, Irene Zorzan, et al. Modeling human embryo implantation in vitro. Cell. 2025. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.027

Craig Ulrich, Korrina Siddiqui, Lexa K. Baldwin, et al. A bioprinted model of pregnant human uterine myometrium. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2025;13. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2025.1632320

Emmanuel Amabebe, Lauren S. Richardson, Awanit Kumar, Ramkumar Menon, Brandie D. Taylor. Decidual Cells Induce Release of Free and Exosome-Bound Interferon Epsilon From Vaginal Epithelial Cells. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2025;94(3):e70129. doi:10.1111/aji.70129

Han Xie, Chenrui An, Bing Bai, et al. Modeling early gastrulation in human blastoids with DNA methylation patterns of natural blastocysts. Cell Stem Cell. 2025;32(3):409-425.e8. doi:10.1016/j.stem.2024.12.010

Claire Richards, Hao Chen, Matthew O’Rourke, et al. Matrix directs trophoblast differentiation in a bioprinted organoid model of early placental development. Nature Communications. 2025;16(1):8267. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-62996-0

Camila Servin-Barthet, Magdalena Martínez-García, María Paternina-Die, et al. Pregnancy entails a U-shaped trajectory in human brain structure linked to hormones and maternal attachment. Nature Communications. 2025;16(1):730. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-55830-0