The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that babies be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, since breastfeeding plays an important role in public health. Nevertheless, many mothers struggle with ...
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been classified as a possible human carcinogen through inhalation since 2006. This nanomaterial was used as a food coloring and opacifying agent (E171) until it was banned for use in food as a ...
Jul 24, 2025
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Researchers from the Monash Milk Team have published a new study demonstrating the power of human milk as a highly effective vehicle for administering certain medicines to infants.
Feb 12, 2025
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An article published in Gastro Hep Advances by a team of Yale researchers and led by Lauren Smith, MD, hospital resident, finds parental milk and donor human milk support intestinal health and epithelial growth and differentiation, ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Every year, 15 million infants are born prematurely. One million of them end up dying. In the early life of these small infants, proper nutrition is crucial. It is essential for the infants' survival and for the development ...
Jul 14, 2023
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It has been a longstanding assumption that birth mode and associated exposure of newborns to their mothers' vaginal microbiome during delivery greatly affects the development of babies' gut microbiome.
Mar 30, 2023
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A University of Massachusetts Amherst nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition ...
Mar 28, 2023
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A monthly vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine—an HIV prevention method that has been approved in several African countries and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) –appears to be safe ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Children who were born preterm are at heightened risk of lower academic achievement in math, reading and other skills and are also at greater risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But a new study suggests ...
Jul 13, 2022
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