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Johns Hopkins: Study In Mice Uncovers New Protective Benefit of Breast Milk
January 25, 2024
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:

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Immune system proteins in breast milk protect offspring by shaping gut microbiota

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An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a study led by . . .

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