How breast milk protects against severe intestinal disease in preemies

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

The immune-boosting properties of breast milk have long been known. Now a team of scientists says experiments in mice reveal how breast milk works to ward off the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating intestinal disorder.

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