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Scientists Reveal How Breastfeeding Transfers Immunity to Babies
medindia 8870 Posts A molecule that is key to mothers' ability to pass along immunity to intestinal infections to their babies through breast milk has been identified by a research team at BYU-Harvard-Stanford. The study has shed light on an amazing change ...Read More
Posted on : Friday, October 24, 2008 12:00 AM

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Instead of making a vaccine - we should be supporting breastfeeding friendly births, lots of early contact with mom and baby and no formula supplements. Supporting breastfeeding is better than making a vaccine for something our body does naturally!

Replied on Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:00 AM

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The point isn't really to make a vaccine to do the same thing as breastfeeding. The point of the study was to understand how these cells migrate, and pregnancy is a great model to study. The implications of our study for vaccine development really are for mucosal diseases (like intestinal bugs), not a replacement for breastfeeding.

Replied on Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:00 AM

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