Microplastics, the shed microscopic particles of larger plastic goods, are both invisible and everywhere. Because synthetic plastic polymers are used to make thousands of commonly used products, there ...

Pure Mammary Factors is leveraging cellular agriculture to ‘humanize’ the infant nutrition sector. FoodNavigator hears how. Breastfeeding has long been promoted as the most effective way to ensure ...

Researchers have programmed the Nicotiana benthamiana plant, a close relative of tobacco, to produce prebiotic sugars found in human breast milk. Charles Andres via wikimedia commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) ...

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a uniquely abundant group of structurally complex sugars present in human milk that play a central role in shaping neonatal health. Recent studies have ...

For babies who are breastfed, their first source of sustenance is filled with proteins, sugars, hormones, vitamins, and minerals — just the right amount of nutrients for an infant. That milk could ...

Yolo County’s Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is set to host the 14th Annual Human Milk Drive, Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 600 A St. in Davis. This year’s event celebrates ...