Sialic acids are cytoprotectors, mainly localized on the surface of cell membranes with
multiple and outstanding cell biological functions. The history of their structural analysis …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a family of structurally diverse unconjugated
glycans that are highly abundant in and unique to human milk. Originally, HMOs were …

The assembly of the newborn's gut microbiota during the first months of life is an
orchestrated process resulting in specialized microbial ecosystems in the different gut …

When most people think of human development, they tend to consider only human cells and
organs. Yet there is another facet that involves human-associated microbial communities. A …

The first commercial infant formula, invented in 1867, contained lipids mainly from cow's
milk. We now know that human milk fat differs from the milk fat of other mammals and even …

As an essential trace element, selenium participates in numerous important life processes
and plays a significant role for human beings. Owning to its unique physical, chemical and …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) play an important role in the health of an infant as
substrate for beneficial gut bacteria. Little is known about the effects of HMO composition …

Human milk contains more than a hundred structurally distinct oligosaccharides. In this
review, we provide examples of how the structural characteristics of these human milk …

Sialylation, or the covalent addition of sialic acid to the terminal end of glycoproteins, is a
biologically important modification that is involved in embryonic development …

The objective of this narrative review was to synthesize the literature on human milk
oligosaccharides (HMOs) and neurodevelopmental outcomes in human milk-fed infants. We …