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Rachel Wong - Research Associate, University of Toronto
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Aug 30, 20232 min read
Congratulations to Dr. Megan Beggs who was awarded the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Megan Beggs, a post-doctoral fellow and member of the MaxiMoM study awarded prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship! Optimizing...
Alison Mildon, PhD RD
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Parkdale Infant Nutrition Security Targeted Evaluation Project (PINSTEP)
Parkdale Infant Nutrition Security Targeted Evaluation Project (PINSTEP)
Michelle Asbury, PhD
Nov 30, 20223 min read
Fortifiers shape the gut bacteria of very low birth weight infants
The “gut microbiome” is the collection of bacteria and other micro-organisms (e.g., fungi, viruses, yeast) that lives in our gut. Over...
Deborah O'Connor PhD RD
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Listen to Dr. Deborah O'Connor's Presentation at the ISRHML Conference!
Mothers Milk intake by Very Low Birth Weight Infants and its association with epigenetic variations that may influence neurodevelopment
Dr. Megan Beggs
Aug 12, 20223 min read
Fortifying human milk for infants born preterm: What's the evidence?
Exploring evidence from clinical trials looking at multi-nutrient fortification practices of human milk and outcomes for preterm infants.
Michael Pitino
May 24, 20223 min read
Exploring New Pasteurization Techniques to Optimize Processing of Donor Human Milk
Our research is exploring a novel technique to process human milk without heating known as high-pressure processing. Read more here!
Rachel Wong
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Human milk banking: Can machine learning predict the macronutrient content of incoming donations?
We explored whether machine learning using mother and infant information could predict the protein and fat content of milk bank donations.
Dr. Lauren LeMay-Nedjelski
Nov 9, 20212 min read
What’s in human milk?: Exploring the role of oligosaccharides
Many microorganisms are found in human milk, like beneficial bacteria. These bacteria make up the human milk microbiota. Human milk is also
Dr. Kathryn Hopperton
Sep 30, 20212 min read
What's in human milk?: Exploring Fatty Acid Concentrations in Human Milk Fed to VLBW Infants
We know that human milk is the best source of nutrition for all infants. Interestingly, the composition of human milk, the amounts of...
Dr. Alison Mildon
Aug 27, 20213 min read
How much breastmilk are babies receiving? Exploring the nuances of breastmilk feeding practices
How much breastmilk are babies receiving? The World Health Organization and Health Canada recommend that babies receive only breastmilk...
MaxiMoM
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Antibiotics affect milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants
Our newest research led by PhD Candidate, Michelle Asbury, has found that mothers of preterm babies have highly individual breast milk...
MaxiMoM
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Holder pasteurization of donated human milk is effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2
Mothers' milk can be lifesaving for the smallest and sickest babies in our neonatal intensive care units. It is the optimal source of...
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