Topic: Johns Hopkins Children'S Center

New Research on the Benefits of Breast Milk

Research led by investigators from Johns Hopkins Children's Center suggests breast milk protects girls from severe respiratory infections to a greater degree than boys, challenging previous assumptions that the immune system chemicals present in breast milk exert a universal protective effect. If ...

Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys

6/2/2008 Print E-mail Breast milk's protection against respiratory infections is stronger in girls than in boys, says a U.S. study that challenges the long-held belief that immune system chemicals passed from mothers to newborns during breast-feeding offer babies equal protection from disease. ...