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Newly Discovered Breast Milk Antibodies Help Neutralize HIV
May 22, 2012 — Antibodies that help to stop the HIV virus have been found in breast milk. Researchers have isolated the antibodies from immune cells called B cells in the breast milk of infected mothers in Malawi, ... > full story -
Breastfeeding Benefits: Human Breast Milk Ingredient Adjusts to Optimize for Beneficial Gut Bacteria Over Time
May 14, 2012 — A new study shows that human milk oligosaccharides, or HMO, produce short-chain fatty acids that feed a beneficial microbial population in the infant gut. Not only that, the bacterial composition ... > full story -
Pulling Plug on Pacifiers: New Data Do Not Support Recommendation to Restrict Soothers in Breastfeeding Infants
April 30, 2012 — Binkies, corks, soothers. Whatever you call pacifiers, conventional wisdom holds that giving them to newborns can interfere with breastfeeding. New research, however, challenges that assertion. In ... > full story -
High Levels of TRAIL Protein in Breast Milk Might Contribute to Anticancer Activity
April 23, 2012 — The benefits of breast milk are well known, but why breastfeeding protects against various forms of cancer remains a mystery. A new study found high levels of cancer-fighting TNF-related apoptosis ... > full story -
Jars of Baby Food Very Low in Micro-Nutrients, UK Study Suggests
April 13, 2012 — The micro-nutrient content in commonly used ready-made baby meals contain less than a fifth of the recommended daily supply of calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and other minerals, new research ... > full story -
Feeding Your Baby on Demand 'May Contribute to Higher IQ'
March 20, 2012 — A new study suggests that babies who are breast-fed or bottle-fed to a schedule do not perform academically as well at school as their demand-fed peers. The finding is based on the results of IQ ... > full story -
New Infant Formula Ingredients Boost Babies' Immunity by Feeding Their Gut Bacteria
February 29, 2012 — Adding prebiotic ingredients to infant formula helps colonize the newborn's gut with a stable population of beneficial bacteria, and probiotics enhance immunity in formula-fed infants, two studies ... > full story -
Can Consuming Caffeine While Breastfeeding Harm Your Baby?
February 21, 2012 — Babies are not able to metabolize or excrete caffeine very well, so a breastfeeding mother's consumption of caffeine may lead to caffeine accumulation and symptoms such as wakefulness and ... > full story -
Baby Knows Best: Baby-Led Weaning Promotes Healthy Food Preferences
February 9, 2012 — A new study has shown that babies who are weaned using solid finger food are more likely to develop healthier food preferences and are less likely to become overweight as children than those who are ... > full storyMore: -
Myths and Truths of Obesity and Pregnancy
December 21, 2011 — Ironically, despite excessive caloric intake, many obese women are deficient in vitamins vital to a healthy pregnancy. This and other startling statistics abound when obesity and pregnancy collide. ... > full story
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