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Breast milk may block HIV transmission
By Alex Crees
Published June 15, 2012
FoxNews.com
While breastfeeding is attributed to a significant number of HIV infections that occur in infants, the majority of infants who are breastfed by HIV-infected mothers do not get infected themselves, despite repeated exposure to the virus. This apparent conundrum has left researchers to question: Does breast milk transmit HIV or protect against it?
New research indicates that breastfeeding may in fact destroy HIV and prevent its oral transmission from mother to infant, according to scientists from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The findings give rise to the possibility that certain compounds in breast milk could be isolated and utilized to combat the virus responsible for AIDS...
Breast milk may block HIV transmission
By Alex Crees
Published June 15, 2012
FoxNews.com
While breastfeeding is attributed to a significant number of HIV infections that occur in infants, the majority of infants who are breastfed by HIV-infected mothers do not get infected themselves, despite repeated exposure to the virus. This apparent conundrum has left researchers to question: Does breast milk transmit HIV or protect against it?
New research indicates that breastfeeding may in fact destroy HIV and prevent its oral transmission from mother to infant, according to scientists from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The findings give rise to the possibility that certain compounds in breast milk could be isolated and utilized to combat the virus responsible for AIDS...