Oral drug administration has been a popular choice due to patient compliance and limited
clinical resources. Orally delivered drugs must circumvent the harsh gastrointestinal (GI) …

Rapid development of the fetal and neonatal intestine is required to meet the growth
requirements of early life and form a protective barrier against external insults encountered …

Breastfeeding is the most effective strategy for meeting the nutritional demands of infants,
whilst infant formulae are manufactured foods that mimic human milk and can be safely used …

Background Infant formula (IF) requires further optimization as there are still differences in
health consequences between human milk (HM) and IF. Scope and approach The present …

Human milk is the ideal food for newborns until the age of six months. Human milk can be
defined as a dynamic living tissue, containing immunological molecules, such as …

Investigating the neurocircuit and synaptic sites of action of oxytocin (OT) in the brain is
critical to the role of OT in social memory and behavior. To the same degree, it is important to …

Different infant diets have strong effects on child development and may engender variations
in fecal microbiota and metabolites. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of …

Malnutrition is linked to 45% of global childhood mortality, however, the impact of maternal
malnutrition on the child's health remains elusive. Previous studies suggested that maternal …

Proteins and peptides found in human milk have bioactive potential to benefit the newborn
and support healthy development. Research has been carried out on the health benefits of …

With limited clinical evidence available to guide common nutritional decisions, significant
variation exists in approaches to enteral feeding for very preterm infants, specifically when …