Tag Archive for 'Breastfeeding'

Neanderthal family. Image credit: Field Museum.

New Research Sheds Light on Early Life of Neanderthals

Nov 3, 2020 by News Staff

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the modern human nursing strategy, with onset of weaning at 5...

Australopithecus africanus, a mother with an infant. Image credit: Jose Garcia & Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Southern Cross University.

Australopithecus Mothers Breastfed Their Infants for Year after Birth

Jul 17, 2019 by News Staff

A high-resolution trace-element analysis of 2.6-2.1-million-year-old teeth from an extinct hominin called Australopithecus africanus has revealed that...

This illustration depicts a 3D computer-generated image of a group of clindamycin-resistant GBS bacteria, which were arranged in chains. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron microscopic (SEM) imagery. If you look carefully, you’ll be able to see a number of these organisms undergoing the process of cell division along the long axis of their respective chains. Image credit: James Archer / CDC.

Study: Breast Milk Oligosaccharides Kill Group B-Streptococcus, Block Biofilm Formation

Aug 21, 2017 by News Staff

Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B-Streptococcus, or GBS) is a type of bacteria that can cause invasive infections in people of all ages. A research team...

Mugwanya et al studied women and infants in Kenya and Uganda. Image credit: UW Center for Global Health of Women, Adolescents and Children / Paul Brown, Global WACh.

Antiretroviral Drugs Pose Low Risk to Breastfeeding Mothers, Infants

Sep 30, 2016 by News Staff

A new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine has found that breastfeeding mothers taking the antiretroviral drugs tenofovir and emtricitabine have...