Breastfeeding for six months may spur beneficial gut bacteria linked to lower childhood blood pressure
Nursing for at least six months may spur beneficial gut bacteria connected to better heart health years later. An observational ...
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Cytomegalovirus in breast milk linked to changes in infant growth and gut microbiome
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers investigate the effects of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation on ...
Researchers to investigate the link between breastfeeding and lower breast cancer risk
Researchers will investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now. Breastfeeding has ...
UN agencies warn of critical malnutrition crisis for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan
Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition ...
Engaging partners in the breastfeeding journey
The most important support person for women to succeed in their ambition to breastfeed is the new mother's partner. The ...
Early feeding practices key to shaping lifelong oral microbiome
A recent review published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology explores how the oral microbiome develops in infants, focusing on ...
Did the gut microbiome composition of infants change during the COVID-19 pandemic?
A recent study published in Scientific Reports compared infant gut microbiome composition before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...
Micronutrient in breast milk boosts brain development in newborns
A new study by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University ...
HIV-positive people with undetectable viral load pose ‘almost zero’ risk to sexual partners
People living with HIV who maintain low – but still detectible – levels of the virus and adhere to their ...
Early life gut flora may play a role in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
More than ten years before being diagnosed with child rheumatism, children who developed the disease had a gut flora differing ...