Development of the circadian system in early life: maternal and environmental factors

SD Wong, KP Wright Jr, RL Spencer, C Vetter… - Journal of physiological …, 2022 - Springer
In humans, an adaptable internal biological system generates circadian rhythms that
maintain synchronicity of behavior and physiology with the changing demands of the 24-h …

Human milk composition promotes optimal infant growth, development and health

S Perrella, Z Gridneva, CT Lai, L Stinson… - Seminars in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human milk is a living dynamic fluid that promotes optimal nutrition and development of the
infant and impacts health across the lifespan. This review reports on the diverse range of …

Biological pathways for historical trauma to affect health: A conceptual model focusing on epigenetic modifications

AKS Conching, Z Thayer - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite their unique histories, environments, and lifestyles, historically subjugated
populations consistently show poorer health outcomes compared to the general population …

25 years of research in human lactation: from discovery to translation

DT Geddes, Z Gridneva, SL Perrella, LR Mitoulas… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Researchers have recently called for human lactation research to be conceptualized as a
biological framework where maternal and infant factors impacting human milk, in terms of …

Human milk composition and infant growth

KG Eriksen, SH Christensen, MV Lind… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Available evidence on human milk composition in relation to infant growth is sparse. This
review summarizes recent publications investigating human milk composition; including …

Ecologies, synergies, and biological systems shaping human milk composition—a report from “Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN)” Working Group …

JT Smilowitz, LH Allen, DC Dallas… - The American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human milk is universally recognized as the preferred food for infants during the first 6 mo of
life because it provides not only essential and conditionally essential nutrients in necessary …

Impact of metabolic hormones secreted in human breast milk on nutritional programming in childhood obesity

PA Badillo-Suárez, M Rodríguez-Cruz… - Journal of mammary …, 2017 - Springer
Obesity is the most common metabolic disease whose prevalence is increasing worldwide.
This condition is considered a serious public health problem due to associated …

Human milk as “chrononutrition”: implications for child health and development

J Hahn-Holbrook, D Saxbe, C Bixby, C Steele… - Pediatric …, 2019 - nature.com
Human biology follows recurring daily rhythms that are governed by circadian cues in the
environment. Here we show that human milk is a powerful form of “chrononutrition,” …

Maternal precarity and HPA axis functioning shape infant gut microbiota and HPA axis development in humans

JR Jahnke, J Roach, MA Azcarate-Peril… - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Early life exposure to adverse environments, and maternal stress in particular,
has been shown to increase risk for metabolic diseases and neurobehavioral disorders …

Can breastfeeding affect the rest of our life?

PC Lisboa, RA Miranda, LL Souza, EG Moura - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The breastfeeding period is one of the most important critical windows in our development,
since milk, our first food after birth, contains several compounds, such as macronutrients …