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Breastfeeding after COVID-19 booster can give babies antibodies
Lactating mothers who get the COVID-19 booster pass along the antibodies to their children via their breast milk – and potentially protect babies too young to receive the vaccine.
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Study in mice uncovers new protective benefit of breast milk
An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a new study.
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Breastfeeding alters infant gut in ways that boost brain development, may improve test scores
A study of the infant ‘fecal metabolome’ suggests that nursing, including part-time while supplementing with formula, yields significant brain-health benefits.
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Proteins in breast milk found to be essential for a baby’s healthy gut
A new study shows variation in the protein composition of breast milk between mothers explains much of the variation in the abundance of key beneficial microbes in the gut of their babies.