Neonates,especially admitted to neonatal intensive care unit,frequently need various medical interventions in their early days.A common procedure is the heel prick for blood sampling.Although necessary for diagnosis,t...
Breastfeeding has a major impact on the health of infants.In a recent study published in Cell,Xu et al.identify and disentangle a novel molecular role of the maternal complement system in mediating resistance to enter...
The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)poses a major threat to global health.The high mortality rate reported during the early stage of the COVID-19 ...
support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research(NOW)funding the Netherlands Proteomics Centre through the X-omics Road Map program(project 184.034.019)and Gravitation Subgrant 00022 from the Institute for Chemical Immunology.AJRH acknowledges support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research(NOW)through the Spinoza Award SPI.2017.028 to AJRH.The COVID MILK studies was funded by Stichting Steun Emma Kinderziekenhuis.KAD acknowledges the Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Institute for funding this work though the AR&D grant(V.000296).
The most abundant immunoglobulin present in the human body is IgA. It has the highest concentrations at the mucosal lining and in biofluids such as milk and is the second most abundant class of antibodies in serum. We...
Supported by Canadian Institutes of Health Research,No.CIA310955.
BACKGROUND Oral intake is dependent on the gastric ability to accommodate the food bolus.Comparatively,neonates have a smaller gastric capacity than adults and this may limit the volume of their milk intake.Yet,we pre...
Background: The amounts of micronutrients in the diets of infants, and the factors that influence them needs to be monitored at the population level in order to avert detrimental developmental defects that impose life...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate oxidative stress, antioxidant power, and antioxidant potential of breastmilk of breast-feeding mothers from the early postpartum period to the first 3 months postpart...