BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — There has been a medical breakthrough at UAB. A new study has discovered a possible root cause to preeclampsia.
According to the National Institutes of Health, preeclampsia is a condition that affects around 8% of pregnancies in the U.S., causing more than 50,000 maternal deaths each year across the globe.
Dr. Paige Porrett with UAB said the research started about four years ago after the first uterine transplant at UAB was done. Such a big discovery was made on a very small level, going all the way down to the molecules that make up certain cells…