News tagged with human breast milk


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 ...

Pediatrics created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Breast milk kills HIV and blocks its oral transmission in humanized mouse

More than 15 percent of new HIV infections occur in children. Without treatment, only 65 percent of HIV-infected children will live until their first birthday, and fewer than half will make it to the age of ...

HIV & AIDS created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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.

Medical research created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New tumour-killer shows great promise in suppressing cancers

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumour cells.

Cancer created May 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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, ...

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Metabolic engineer synthesizes key breast milk ingredient, makes research possible

A University of Illinois microbial engineer has synthesized a sugar in human milk that is thought to protect babies from pathogens. That's important because 2FL, the shorthand scientists use to describe this human milk oligosaccharide ...

Medical research created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Resistance to last-line antibiotic makes bacteria resistant to immune system

Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microb ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Environmental toxin Bisphenol A can affect newborn brain

Newborn mice that are exposed to Bisphenol A develop changes in their spontaneous behavior and evince poorer adaptation to new environments, as well hyperactivity as young adults. This has been shown by researchers at Uppsala ...

Health created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Differences in pumping affect breast milk's nutritional value

(Medical Xpress) -- While feeding breast milk to a tiny preterm baby can be a serious challenge, new Stanford research shows that it may be well worth the effort: breast milk that is produced by a combination ...

Health created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What's best for very low birth weight babies

While the health benefits of breast feeding baby are well known, a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Pediatrics finds that, for very low birth weight (VLBW) babies, a small amount of fortification can im ...

Pediatrics created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0