Neat News 2758 (added 2023-07-20)

Antibodies in breast milk

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New research finds that breast milk contains for each mother a stable set of antibodies across pregnancies. The fact helps to explain why some babies are protected against some diseases, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, and others not.

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News seen at: ScienceDaily - Living Well