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We are still learning about the benefits of breast milk and breast feeding. Uqbar is back/Flickr

Breast milk protects mothers and babies from infection

Foteini Hassiotou, The University of Western Australia

Breastfeeding may be an ancient practice but we are learning new things about it all the time. My colleagues and I, for instance, have recently found that the lactating breast has the amazing ability to…
This study suggests breast milk is much more than nutrition for the baby, it could also play a role in stem cell therapies. various brennemans/flickr

Nothing like mother’s milk: potential treatments from stem cells in breast milk

Foteini Hassiotou, The University of Western Australia

Researchers have identified stem cells in human breast milk, which behave similarly to embryonic stem cells when cultivated in a medium containing nutrients. The finding suggests breast milk could be used…

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