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New metagenomic evidence reveals how specific bacterial strains and resistance genes link breast milk to infant gut development, and challenging...
Breast milk is often associated with nutrition, comfort, and immune protection. Less attention is paid to the living microbes it...
Human breast milk regulates a baby's mix of microbes, or microbiome, during the infant's first year of life. This in...
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Host & Microbe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.08.003 A University of Florida researcher has compiled the first-ever study...
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Reduced ear infections? Check. Lower risk for asthma? Yup. Bump in IQ? Seems so! These benefits of breastfeeding, plus a...
