Breastfeeding confers many benefits to the breast-fed infant which are reflected by better
short-term and long-term outcomes as compared to formula-fed infants. Many components of …

In the critical phase of immunological immaturity of the newborn, particularly for the immune
system of mucous membranes, infants receive large amounts of bioactive components …

Human milk is uniquely optimized for the needs of the developing infant. Its composition is
complex and dynamic, driven primarily by maternal genetics, and to a lesser extent by diet …

The human newborn infant is susceptible to gut inflammatory disorders. In particular, growth-
restricted infants or infants born prematurely may develop a severe form of intestinal …

The milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) has gained a lot of attention recently, due to the
growing interest in its nutritional and technological properties. The whole membrane as well …

Breast milk confers many benefits to the newborn and developing infant. There is substantial
support for better long-term outcomes, such as less obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular …

Research on milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is gaining traction. The interest is two-fold;
on the one hand, it is a unique trilayer structure with specific secretory function. On the other …

Lactoferrin (Lf) is a glycoprotein of the primary innate immune-defense system of mammals
present in milk and other mucosal secretions. This protein of the transferrin family has broad …

Milk fat globules are the natural colloidal assemblies secreted by the mammary epithelial
cells to provide lipids and other bioactive molecules in the gastrointestinal tract of newborns …

Studies have suggested that nanoscale extracellular vesicles (EV) in human and bovine
milk carry immune modulatory properties which could provide beneficial health effects to …