Pregnancy can be physically demanding, as it requires managing multiple biological functions simultaneously. Your baby carries genetic material from your partner that may seem like a threat to your ...

An antibody in maternal milk limits an allergy-promoting bacterium in the infant gut microbiome, informing the development of better formula milk. Meghan Koch, a maternal-offspring immunologist at the ...

T cells, which target infection and disease, can become more effective after a meal. The finding might help improve ...

There are vaccines you can get to prevent illness and medicine you can take to treat it. But in between, eating foods that boost immunity can help keep your immune system strong and functioning ...

It's widely known that breastfeeding impacts the health of both mother and child, but the underlying biology that leads to these effects has been understudied. In a review article publishing in the ...