Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: human breast milk http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Breast milk protein complex helps reverse antibiotic resistance A protein complex found in human breast milk can help reverse the antibiotic resistance of bacterial species that cause dangerous pneumonia and staph infections, according to new University at Buffalo research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-breast-protein-complex-reverse-antibiotic.html Medical research Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:08 EST news286645087 Goats' milk with antimicrobial lysozyme speeds recovery from diarrhea Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food products from transgenic animals to one day also benefit human health, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-goats-antimicrobial-lysozyme-recovery-diarrhea.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:00:03 EST news282411039 Breast milk reduces risk of sepsis and intensive care costs in very-low-birth-weight infants Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-breast-sepsis-intensive-very-low-birth-weight-infants.html Health Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:47:59 EST news279391672 In vitro study finds digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells Free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal condition that is often fatal and occurs most commonly in premature infants, according to a study by University of California, San Diego bioengineers. Their report, which was based on in vitro tests comparing the digestion of fresh human breast milk and nine different infant formulas, was published online in the journal Pediatric Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-vitro-digested-formula-breast-toxic.html Pediatrics Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:50:50 EST news274362640 Piglets in mazes provide insights into human cognitive development Events that take place early in life almost certainly have consequences for later cognitive development. Establishing the connections is difficult, however, because human infants cannot be used as laboratory subjects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-piglets-mazes-insights-human-cognitive.html Neuroscience Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:23:42 EST news262437816 New study shows inflammatory food toxins found in high levels in infants Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found high levels of food toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in infants. Excessive food AGEs, through both maternal blood transmission and baby formula, could together significantly increase children's risk for diseases such as diabetes from a very young age. A second study of AGEs in adults found that cutting back on processed, grilled, and fried foods, which are high in AGEs, may improve insulin resistance in people with diabetes. AGEs -- toxic glucose byproducts previously tied to high blood sugar -- are found in most heated foods and, in great excess, in commercial infant formulas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-inflammatory-food-toxins-high-infants.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:16:07 EST news237050159