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Breast Milk May Provide a Personalized Screen of Breast Cancer Risk
April 4, 2011 — Breast cancer risk can be assessed by examining the epithelial cells found in breast milk, according to preliminary study ... > full story -
Prevention of Mother-Child Transmission Programs Work but Infants Need Checking for Drug Resistance, Study Suggests
March 29, 2011 — Genetic mutations that lead to antiretroviral (the drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS) resistance in HIV-infected infants may develop as a result of exposure to low doses of maternal antiretroviral drugs ... > full story -
Russian Women Have More Pollutants in Their Breast Milk Than Norwegian Women
March 22, 2011 — Russian women living in Northwest Russia are more exposed to environmental toxins than Norwegian women. In spite of this, the researcher who did the study urges Russian women to breastfeed their ... > full story -
Breastfed Children Do Better at School, Study Suggests
March 17, 2011 — Researchers have shown that breastfeeding causes children to do better at school. The study found that as little as four weeks of breastfeeding for a newborn baby has a significant effect on brain ... > full story -
Six-Month Drug Regimen Cuts HIV Risk for Breastfeeding Infants, Study Finds
March 2, 2011 — Giving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of HIV transmission to the infants at age 6 months compared with ... > full story -
Environmental Contaminants in Breast Milk Decrease Over Lactation Time
January 21, 2011 — The levels of environmental contaminants in a mother's body decrease during breast-feeding. After a year of lactation, the levels of a number of environmental contaminants in breast milk drop by ... > full story -
Is 'Breast Only' for First Six Months Best?
January 13, 2011 — Current guidance advising mothers in the UK to exclusively breast feed for the first six months of their baby's life is being questioned by child health ... > full story -
Baby-Led Weaning Is Feasible but Could Cause Nutritional Problems for Minority of Infants
January 12, 2011 — Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study of 602 children from north-east England. But baby-led weaning -- babies feeding themselves solid foods, ... > full story -
Mother’s Milk Improves Physical Condition of Future Adolescents, Study Finds
January 5, 2011 — Breast feeding new born babies has lots of advantages in the short and in the long-term for babies. A study has confirmed the recently discovered benefits, which had not been researched until now. ... > full story -
Not All Infant Formulas Are Alike: Differential Effects on Weight Gain
December 27, 2010 — New findings reveal that weight gain of formula-fed infants is influenced by the type of formula the infant is consuming. The findings highlight the need to understand the long-term influences of ... > full story
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