The first months of life are a special time for the health development and protection of
infants. Breastfeeding is the natural and best way of feeding an infant, and positively …

Milk has evolved as a complete food for the mammalian nourishment of its young. However,
research is unveiling an ever-accumulating range of bioactivities associated with milk …

Background It has been hypothesized that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) confer
systemic health benefits to breastfed infants; however, plausible mechanisms for some …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) are almost unique constituents of breast milk and are
not found in appreciable amounts in cow milk. Due to several positive aspects of HMO for …

In addition to a nutritive role, human milk also guides the development of a protective
intestinal microbiota in the infant. Human milk possesses an overabundance of complex …

Milk oligosaccharides (OS s) confer unique health benefits to the neonate. Although human
digestive enzymes cannot degrade these sugars, they support specific commensal microbes …

Human milk contains a large diversity of free glycans beyond lactose, but their functions are
not well understood. To explore their functional recognition, here we describe a shotgun …

Milk has co-evolved with mammals and mankind to nourish their offspring and is a biological
fluid of unique complexity and richness. It contains all necessary nutrients for the growth and …

In order to match the composition of human breast milk more closely, it is now possible to
supplement commercial infant formula (IF) with synthesised oligosaccharides that are …

Adhesion of pathogens is required for colonization and subsequent development of disease,
and when adhered, they are more likely to survive, as their resistance to cleansing …