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Gift to UC San Diego Will Establish San Diego’s First Mother’s Milk Bank

…infants benefit most from human milk. The Mothers Milk Bank will help address the current disparity between supply and demand for donated human milk in San Diego. Gift to UC San Diego Will Establish San Diego’s First Mother’s Milk Bank For newborn infants, research consistently shows that human milk provides…

Unraveling the Complexity of Mother’s Milk

…the Complexity of Mother’s Milk $10.5 million gift funds center for human milk research at UC San Diego Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Breast milk is known to provide the best source of nutrition for newborns and infants, and for premature babies, it can be lifesaving. Yet much…

$1 Million Endowment Gift Supports Annual Human Milk Institute Symposium

A new $1 million gift will create an endowment to support the annual Human Milk Symposium symposium, which brings together some of the world’s leading breastfeeding and human milk experts for knowledge exchange and visioning.

University of California Health and UC San Diego Launch Only Accredited Milk Bank in Southwest

…Diego Launch Only Accredited Milk Bank in Southwest First milk bank to open in San Diego will help improve the lives of fragile babies statewide Individuals intent on improving the health of the babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have donated generously to expand and support the milk bank.…

Critical Questions

Researchers study human milk, pregnancy and COVID-19. This story appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of UC San Diego Magazine.

New Partnership Explores Future Treatments Using Breast Milk and Microbiome

Two renowned research centers at University of California San Diego are joining forces to take a deeper look at how components of human milk and the microbiome can change the course of therapeutics for infant and adult diseases.

Is COVID-19 Transmitted Through Breast Milk? Study Suggests Not Likely

A recent study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggests transmission of COVID-19 through breast milk is not likely. The infectious virus was not detected in 64 samples of breast milk tested.

Study Finds Human Milk Components in Amniotic Fluid

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant and unique to human milk. Accumulating evidence indicates that exposure to HMOs in the postnatal period has both immediate and long-term benefits to infant health and development. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report for…

Jumbo Undertaking: Elephant Milk Under the Microscope

Jumbo Undertaking: Elephant Milk Under the Microscope UC San Diego and San Diego Zoo Global collaborate to improve overall health and survival of elephant calves An elephant calf drinks milk from the mother at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Researchers are studying how the components of milk change over…

UC San Diego Human Milk Institute Names its Executive Director

UC San Diego Human Milk Institute names Mitra Hooshmand, PhD, as its Executive Director. Hooshman will lead strategy and operations at the innovative research institute.