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Mother’s milk and brain development

In this lecture prof. Kaczmarek discusses the role of mother's milk in brain development and health

How does a mother’s milk affect brain development and function?

This video explains why we require mother’s milk as newborns. It shows that many milk-borne factors can affect an adult’s health via the effects on immune, reproductive and neuroendocrine systems. They also influence the appropriate development of particular regions of the brain such as the grey matter, hippocampus or pituitary.

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