Yale School of Medicine: Researchers Identify Sugar Molecule in Breast Milk That Boosts Infant Brain Development
July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 12 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news:
Breast milk is not simply sustenance. It also is rich in micronutrients that are critical for healthy brain development in infants.
Now, researchers have identified a component of breast milk that promotes how neurons form connections in infants' brains. Myo-inositol is a small cyclic sugar molecule in breast milk that also is found in a typical adult diet, including in f . . .
Breast milk is not simply sustenance. It also is rich in micronutrients that are critical for healthy brain development in infants.
Now, researchers have identified a component of breast milk that promotes how neurons form connections in infants' brains. Myo-inositol is a small cyclic sugar molecule in breast milk that also is found in a typical adult diet, including in f . . .