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Sugars in mother's milk help shape baby's microbiome and ward off infection

  • Written by Steven Townsend, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
Sugar mama? Researchers are teasing out the benefits of various molecules in human milk.Stefan Malmesjö, CC BY

While living in a mother’s womb, cushioned by amniotic fluid and protected from the outside world, babies have only minimal exposure to microorganisms like bacteria and viruses. Shortly after birth, a newborn’s collection...

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