Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a uniquely abundant group of structurally complex sugars present in human milk that play a central role in shaping neonatal health. Recent studies have ...

A type of sugar in human milk could help treat a common strain of Streptococcus bacteria, which can complicate pregnancies when it infects the vagina. Human milk remains understudied. “This is the ...

FOR MORE than 100 years scientists and companies have tried to create an artificial version of breast milk. Success has been limited. Early efforts, full of sugar or cheap corn syrup, fell woefully ...

For babies who are breastfed, their first source of sustenance is filled with proteins, sugars, hormones, vitamins, and minerals — just the right amount of nutrients for an infant. That milk could ...

WASHINGTON — RFK wants to make baby milk healthy again. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new MAHA Commission report suggests the government support mothers — including with a more robust supply of donor ...

It is one of the few foods that nearly everyone on the planet has consumed at some point. It’s linked to a host of health benefits, from reducing the risk of asthma and Type 1 diabetes to fighting off ...

A recent study has revealed significant variations in the nutritional composition of donor human milk across different countries. These findings could transform how hospitals support critically ill ...

Breastmilk is the ideal food for infants. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is safe, clean, and contains antibodies which help protect against childhood illnesses. “Breastmilk ...

Years ago, a young patient's mother told Emily McCourt, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of ...