Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...

Researchers have discovered a range of preservatives, plastic-related additives, and pesticide-related compounds in human ...

Human milk is a complex and unique fluid tissue that provides nourishment to neonates. The complicated nature of human breast milk differentiates it from all other mammalian milk and there is much ...

Extremely preterm infants remain a very high-risk category for illness and mortality. Prior research indicates this may be mitigated by feeding preterm infants with human milk fortified with a human ...

What bacterial species in the human milk microbiome are most important? Researchers today believe that the molecular answer may be human milk oligosaccharides. These plentiful sugars found in breast ...