Pediatrics
Breastfeeding by moms who've had COVID may help protect newborn
Moms who had COVID-19 when they gave birth may help stimulate their infant's burgeoning immunity against the virus by breastfeeding, a small study hints.
Nov 4, 2021
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News tagged with maternal antibodies
Immunology
Breaking the code: How is a mother's immunity transferred to her baby?
One of the most successful interventions in reducing infectious disease worldwide, vaccination still has limited effectiveness in protecting one group of patients—newborn infants. Now a study based at the Ragon Institute ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Immunology
Protective antibodies also found in premature babies
Even premature babies carry anti-viral antibodies transferred from the mother, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in a paper on maternal antibodies in newborns, published in the journal Nature Medicine. ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Gut microbiota induces the secretion of maternal antibodies in breastmilk
A research group has discovered an interorgan network between the mammary glands and the small intestine that plays an essential role in transferring antibodies via breastfeeding.
Sep 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research reveals compromised transfer of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies through placenta
Recent analyses indicate that pregnant women and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital ...
Dec 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
T cell-inducing dengue vaccines may better protect children of vaccinated mothers
For a long time, a dengue vaccine was the holy grail in dengue research. Now that a dengue vaccine is finally on the market (Sanofi's Dengvaxia), other issues have arisen, such as what happens in the babies of vaccinated ...
Dec 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mothers with history of herpes can protect their offspring from neurological infection
Pregnant women with a previous history of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection maintain active antibodies against the virus, and researchers have found that this protection can pass to the nervous systems of their ...
Jul 5, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study links mothers with rheumatoid arthritis and kids with epilepsy
A new study shows a link between mothers with rheumatoid arthritis and children with epilepsy. The study is published in the November 16, 2016, online issue of Neurology, a medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...
Nov 16, 2016
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Pediatrics
Maternal vaccination again influenza associated with protection for infants
How long does the protection from a mother's immunization against influenza during pregnancy last for infants after they are born?
Jul 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How immunity to RSV develops in childhood but deteriorates in adults
The leading infectious cause of severe respiratory disease in infants, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is also a major cause of respiratory illness in the elderly. Approved vaccines do not yet exist, and despite the development ...
Apr 21, 2016
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