Optical analysis of human milk advances breastfeeding research

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that babies be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, since ...
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Human milk-based synbiotic safely modulates damaged adult gut microbiomes; new research published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe

BOSTON, Mass., August 31, 2023 – Demonstrating a commitment to Advancing the Science of Human Milk®, Prolacta Bioscience® announced today that the peer-reviewed journal Cell Host & Microbe has ...
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Groundbreaking study finds variations in the donor human milk critical for many preterm infants worldwide

GREENSBORO, NC (10/1/2025) - A landmark international study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and led by Dr. Maryanne Perrin at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) has revealed significant ...
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The Biochemistry of Human Milk

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 ...
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Lab-grown ‘human milk’ may be just three years away

The idea first came to co-founder and chief science officer Leila Strickland in 2013, after she heard about the world’s first lab-grown burger. A cell biologist by training, Strickland wondered if ...
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Human vs. cow's milk fortifier in preterm infants: No significant outcome difference, study finds

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 ...