Lactation is critical to infant short-term and long-term health and protects mothers from
breast cancer, ovarian cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The mammary gland is a …

Breastfeeding is associated with long-term wellbeing including low risks of infectious
diseases and non-communicable diseases such as asthma, cancer, autoimmune diseases …

The demand for high-quality milk is increasing worldwide. The efficiency of milk synthesis
can be improved by taking advantage of the accumulated knowledge of the transcriptional …

We reported previously that microRNA (miRNA) are present in whey fractions of human
breast milk, bovine milk, and rat milk. Moreover, we also confirmed that so many mRNA …

Lactation is a dynamic process that has evolved to produce a complex biological fluid that
provides nutritive and nonnutritive factors to the nursing offspring. It has long been assumed …

Human milk is the most complete and ideal form of nutrition for the developing infant. The
composition of human milk consistently changes throughout lactation to meet the changing …

Maternal obesity is associated with significantly lower rates of breastfeeding initiation,
duration and exclusivity. Increasing rates of obesity among reproductive-age women has …

Antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were detected in
serum and milk collected according to local customs from 33 camels in Qatar, April 2014. At …

Background: The timely onset of stage II lactogenesis (OL) is important for successful
breastfeeding and newborn health. Several risk factors for delayed OL are common in …

Background Many women express concern about their ability to produce enough milk, and
insufficient milk is frequently cited as the reason for supplementation and early termination of …