Allergies - immunity

A new University of Alberta study shows that the family risk for asthma - typically passed from moms to babies-may not be a result of genetics alone: it may also involve the microbes found in a baby's digestive tract.

First detailed analysis of milk host defense proteins, important in understanding their function in the development of the immune system.

Immune cells that are ready to take action against invaders like bacteria have been found in women's breast milk, researchers say.