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Logan University Announces Sixth Annual Symposium on Women’s Health
In partnership with the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Council on Women’s Health and the ACA Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics, Logan University will hold the sixth annual Symposium on Women’s Health, Sept. 28-29, 2024 on Logan’s campus at 1851 Schoettler Rd., Chesterfield, MO 63017. This year’s symposium will focus on “The Fourth Trimester: Post-Partum and Neonatal Health,” and will feature dynamic speakers presenting ...
B12 Vitamins Increase the Presence of the Micronutrient in Mothers’ Breast Milk
Babies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B12 from their mothers and can have low levels of B12 if their mothers had low vitamin levels during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The vitamin B12 levels of infants strongly depend on maternal levels. Adequacy of vitamin ...
New Study Suggests That Breastfeeding May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline
A new study led by researchers at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Health has found that women over the age of 50 who had breastfed their babies performed better on cognitive tests compared to women who had never breastfed. The findings, published in Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, suggest that breastfeeding may have a positive ...
Breastfeeding May Lead to Fewer Human Viruses in Infants
Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, according to researchers who examined hundreds of babies in a study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings expand upon prior research that suggests ...
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