Category Archives: Science News
Fight breast cancer by donating your breast milk!
In case you live under a rock, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Instead of pink-washing, we focus on ways to prevent breast cancer. We already knew that breastfeeding is one such way - but what about breast milk itself? The UMASS Breastmilk Lab is … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/12/2016
FAST FACTS: Miracle Milk™
In the context of thousands of years of human existence, human milk is ordinary like just like blood or eyes are ordinary. It is only when human milk is absent, however, that it dawns on us just how truly extra-ordinary human milk is. … Continue reading
Last revised on 05/06/2014
From Booby Trapped to a Tongue Tie Pioneer: An Interview with Dr. Evelyn Jain
We’re very pleased to share an interview with Dr. Evelyn Jain, a renowned family physician best known for her work on the management of tongue tie for breastfeeding babies. Dr. Jain is a Family Physician, Clinical Assistant Professor in the … Continue reading
Last revised on 01/31/2014
Donate breastmilk for breast cancer research!
If you are interested in donating breastmilk for this research effort, please visit the UMass Breastmilk Lab website to learn about current studies! Could your breastmilk hold clues to the prevention and treatment of breast cancer? It’s a question under … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/16/2013
Breast implants won’t cause sagging after breastfeeding, study shows
We’ve known for a while that when it comes to sagging breasts in mothers, it’s pregnancy, not breastfeeding, that’s the culprit. In fact, one study suggests that skin texture and appearance is actually better (more toned) in breastfeeding women. … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/13/2013
Science You Can Use: Could breastfeeding lower your risk of Alzheimer’s?
Could breastfeeding during your childbearing years mean a lower risk of Alzheimer’s in your sixties and beyond? A provocative new study which has found an association between breastfeeding and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease raises that possibility. This small … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/05/2013
Science You Can Use: Flawed study says early formula use increases exclusive breastfeeding
A new study making headlines this week suggests that “early limited formula” use actually increases the chances that babies will be exclusively breastfeed later on. This small study enrolled 40 full-term newborns between 24-48 hours old who had lost more … Continue reading
Last revised on 05/13/2013
Science You Can Use: Really? Breastfeeding for a year or more = iron deficiency
Have you breastfed a baby past the one year mark? If so, a new study in Pediatrics, which found an association between breastfeeding for a year or more and iron deficiency, might have you a bit alarmed.* We thought it … Continue reading
Last revised on 04/16/2013