HMOs

A mother breastfeeds her baby to represent effects studied between breastmilk and infant formula, which is often supplemented with synthetic HMOs like 2-fucosyllactose (2’FL).

Diverse HMOs in Breast Milk Help Gut Microbiota Flourish

An illustration showing the process of creating bioengineered plants that can produce more than 12 types of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in a single leaf.

Engineered Plants Can Produce More Than 12 Human Milk Sugars

respiratory health, asthma risk, breastmilk, infant, health

Some Human Milk Oligosaccharides May Temper Asthma Risk

An image of bacteria. A study suggests that fucose-bearing HMOs affects the infant immune response, gut microbiome, and their gut development.

HMOs Might Boost Immune Response via Gut Microbes in Mice