CRITICAL RESEARCH: BREASTMILK AND COVID-19
The University of California San Diego and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation launch critical research into breastmilk and COVID-19.
GHANA ADOPTS INTERGROWTH 21ST PRETERM GROWTH STANDARDS AND FEEDING PROTOCOLS TO COMBAT INFANT MORTALITY
INTERPRACTICE-21st (IP21) is an effort coordinated by the University of Oxford in collaboration with Harvard University, supported by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation. IP21 introduces globally validated resources designed specifically to underpin the health and development of infants born preterm.
INTIAL DATA OFFERS EXCITING IMPLICATIONS FOR EGG ALLERGY PREVENTION
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has published a study conducted by The University of Western Australia and supported in part by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation indicating breastmilk may help shield infants from egg allergies.
JUST PUBLISHED: DETAILS FROM SAMOA’S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BECOMING BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY (BBF) INITIATIVE
The International Breastfeeding Journal has released results from Samoa’s implementation of the evidence-based BBF initiative, developed by the Yale School of Public Health with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, in an open-access article.
RESEARCHERS UNVEIL PROTECTIVE POTENTIAL OF BREASTMILK AGAINST MALARIA
For the first time, study results indicate that mothers may be able to naturally vaccinate their breastfeeding infants against one of the world’s most deadly contagious diseases. The study was conducted by The University of Western Australia with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT IN THE FIELD OF LACTATION, BREASTFEEDING AND BREASTMILK
The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation congratulate 4 new career development scholarship awardees.
FIVE RESEARCH GROUPS WIN 2020 MOMI SEEDS PILOT GRANTS FROM LRF MOMI CORE
The Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence awards a new round of grants totalling USD 250,000 to University of California San Diego researchers.
RESULTS REVEAL PROPHYLAXIS ANTIBIOTICS PROVIDE NO CLINICAL BENEFIT FOR BREASTFED HIV-EXPOSED BUT UNINFECTED (HEU) INFANTS
The Lancet Global Health has just published findings from a randomised controlled trial conducted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, investigating the effect of antibiotics on the morbidity and mortality of breastfed HEU infants in South Africa.
ANTIBIOTICS OR NOT? STUDY RESULTS COMING SOON IN THE LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
Findings from a randomised controlled study conducted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, have the potential to change the current practice of giving fully breastfed HIV-exposed but uninfected infants antibiotics to protect them from childhood infectious illnesses and mortality.
COULD PRE-K12 SCHOOL-BASED BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION INFLUENCE FUTURE BREASTFEEDING RATES?
To find out, researchers surveyed both teachers and students at various schools in Lebanon to help design a suitable educational curriculum. Their findings have been published in 2 open-access articles, supported by the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence at the University of California, San Diego.
PRIMED FOR PANORAMIC INQUIRY INTO NEURODEVELOPMENTAL MECHANISMS INFUNFLUENCING CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The University of Zurich has named Professor Giancarlo Natalucci as inaugural chairholder of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn – endowed by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation and designed to accommodate complex, globally focused research over long-term horizons.
TWO SCIENTISTS WIN 2019 TEP TRAINEE TRAVEL FUNDS
The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML), supported by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, awards Trainee Travel Funds from Trainee Expansion Program (TEP) of up to CHF 10,000 to two young talents to advance their current research into breastmilk.
LACTAMAP GOES LIVE: FREE LACTATION CARE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS NOW AVAILABLE
The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation and The University of Western Australia launch LactaMap – a clinical resource to help medical practitioners caring for breastfeeding mothers and their infants.
FIRST-EVER CENTRE FOR BASIC RESEARCH WITH A GLOBAL FOCUS ON EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HUMAN LACTATION OPENS IN SHANGHAI
Fudan University, Tongji University and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation launch a hub for globally-focused investigations into critical questions surrounding breastfeeding-related physiology and best practices linked to the long-range health of mothers and children – the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Shanghai Breastfeeding Research Center.
AVAILABLE NOW: NEW TOOLKIT TO INCREASE BABIES’ ACCESS TO LIFESAVING MOTHERS’ MILK
Strengthening Human Milk Banking: A Resource Toolkit for Establishing and Integrating Human Milk Banks has just been released by a group of international experts under the leadership of FATH and its parent PATH, and with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, to improve survival for vulnerable infants.
LARSSON-ROSENQUIST FOUNDATION MOTHER-MILK-INFANT CENTER OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ANNOUNCES 2019 MOMI SEEDS AWARDEES
Five researchers secure USD 50,000-seed grants from the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (LRF MOMI CORE), University of California San Diego to launch unique investigations into breastmilk and human lactation.
HOW DOES BREASTMILK INFLUENCE COLONISATION OF NEWBORN GUT FLORA, AND HELP BUILD HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEMS?
Professor W. Allan Walker, Conrad Taff Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, launches an investigation into breastmilk’s protective mechanisms. The aim: to reduce the number of children affected by allergic inflammatory and chronic diseases.
IS BREASTFEEDING AND BREASTMILK RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED ETHICALLY? NO ROOM FOR GUESSWORK
To ensure breastmilk and breastfeeding research is conducted ethically, the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University of Zurich, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, initiates the development of ethical evaluation standards and a compendium of questions to aid scientists and reviewers in their work.
FAMILY LARSSON-ROSENQUIST FOUNDATION AT WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT AND GRAND CHALLENGES ANNUAL MEETING
Dr Katharina Lichtner, Managing Director of Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, speaks on the panel “Growth and Resilience: Changing the Paradigm to Save Mothers and Children” at the 10th World Health Summit, and attends Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2018.
TRAINEE EXPANSION PROGRAM: 2018 AWARDEES AND OPENING OF APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2019
The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation announce 2018 awardees of the Trainee Expansion Program (TEP), and open application process for 2019 TEP scholarships during 19th ISRHML Conference in Kanagawa, Japan.
EXPLORING HORMONES’ ROLE IN BREASTMILK PRODUCTION, FOR EVIDENCE-BASED BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
The University of Oxford initiates research on the endocrinology of human lactation – laying the foundation for a permanent research hub at the Oxford Women’s Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, to be endowed by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.
FAMILY LARSSON-ROSENQUIST FOUNDATION AT UHC CONFERENCE AND ICM UNGA MIDWIFERY CHAMPIONS RECEPTION
The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation attends two important events during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly: UHC Conference and ICM UNGA Midwifery Champions Reception.
NEW EVIDENCE-BASED REFERENCE BOOK PRESENTS HOLISTIC OVERVIEW OF HUMAN LACTATION
Breastfeeding and Breast Milk – from Biochemistry to Impact, just published by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation at Thieme, explores the multifaceted, multidisciplinary and complex world of breastfeeding and breastmilk.
ADDING THE ‘EVIDENCE’ INGREDIENT TO NUTRITIONAL ADVICE FOR BREASTFEEDING MOMS
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, begins a study on the connections between maternal metabolism and dietary composition, and an infant’s metabolome, growth and health outcomes for evidence-based dietary recommendations.
GETTING MORE ‘MOM’ TO MORE INFANTS IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
Rush University Medical Center, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, is removing barriers to mothers’ own milk (MOM) – a vital resource for preterm and other babies hospitalised in neonatal intensive care units.
LACTAPEDIA GOES LIVE: ONLINE GLOSSARY OF LACTATION FOR SCIENCE AND MEDICINE NOW AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE
What is a breastfeed? The definition of a breastfeed varies widely and this affects both our understanding of its function and our medical care for breastfeeding. The University of Western Australia and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation launch LactaPedia to end confusion in the language of lactation, which includes ‘breastfeeding’ and ‘breastmilk’.
SAVING LIVES OF BABIES LIVING THROUGH CONFLICT VIA BETTER BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
New research aims to save the lives of babies living through conflict and in refugee situations by helping their mothers continue breastfeeding. The study, financed by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, is being conducted by the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and the Hospital for Sick Children in Canada.
HOW TO ACHIEVE BETTER BRESTFEEDING OUTCOMES AFTER C-SECTIONS – CLINICAL STUDY UNDERWAY
The University Children’s Hospital Basel, in close cooperation with the University Hospital of Zurich and with support from the University Hospital Basel, Cantonal Hospital Baden, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, investigates whether the mild induction of labour before caesarean sections helps infant primary adaptation, bonding and lactation, resulting in improved neonatal and maternal outcomes.
WORLD’S FIRST CENTRE FOR BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS OF BREASTFEEDING ENDOWED IN SWITZERLAND
What empowers women to breastfeed? What obstacles to successful breastfeeding do women, families or even entire communities encounter? What are the causal effects of breastfeeding on child development and family dynamics? Researchers will tackle these and other consequential questions at the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Economics of Breastfeeding (LRF CEB), established by the University of Zurich and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.
BUILDING BREASTFEEDING-FRIENDLY COUNTRIES
Eight countries and counting have implemented Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF): A Guide to Global Scale-Up, to increase breastfeeding rates around the world. Developed by the Yale School of Public Health, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.
RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT LINK BETWEEN BREASTFEEDING AND ALLERGY PREVENTION
The aha! Swiss Allergy Centre, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, expands education measures for healthcare professionals and the general public about breastfeeding’s leading role in allergy prevention.
CAN COLOSTRUM HELP PREVENT ALLERGIES AND METABOLIC DISEASES?
The University of Western Australia, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, launches a study to discover how colostrum, the first fluid produced by the mammary gland, impacts a newborn’s gut immune system development and health in adulthood.
TRACKING HOW THE LIFE SCIENCES HAVE CHANGED THE ‘IDEAS’ ABOUT MILK OVER 300 YEARS
The University of Basel, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, delves into the perception of milk over the 17th-19th centuries.
THERAPUETIC OR TOXIC? INVESTIGATING FOUR COMMON HERBS TAKEN TO BOOST BREASTMILK PRODUCTION
Helpful or harmful? These are the questions the Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, is asking about four herbal galactagogues commonly used by breastfeeding mothers: goat’s rue, fenugreek, thistle and moringa.
ARE CURRENT ANTIBIOTIC GUIDELINES ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED HIV-EXPOSED BUT UNINFECTED (HEU) BABIES?
The University of KwaZulu-Natal, with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, launches a study to determine whether fully breastfed HEU infants need antibiotics to protect them from childhood infectious illnesses and mortality.
HOW CAN BREASTMILK HELP PREVENT AND TREAT THE WORLD’S MOST COMMON – YET DEADLY – DISEASES?
The University of California San Diego and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation have established the first-ever interdisciplinary research hub looking toward breastmilk for answers to these questions and more: the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research.
ADOPTION OF INTERGROWTH-21st PRETERM GROWTH STANDARDS AND BREASTFEEDING-BASED PROTOCOLS CAN IMPROVE PRETERM INFANT OUTCOMES WORLDWIDE
INTERGROWTH-21st Preterm Postnatal Growth Standards, coordinated by the University of Oxford with support from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, produces an expanding suite of resources – all aimed at improving preterm infant health outcomes globally.
NEW COLLABORATION CULTIVATES NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCH TALENT IN FIELD OF BREASTFEEDING AND BREASTMILK
The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation join forces for the Trainee Expansion Program – an international career development campaign offering scholarships to young researchers interested in launching or advancing their careers.
ENDOWED DOWN UNDER: WORLD’S FIRST CHAIR IN HUMAN LACTOLOGY, IN BIOCHEMISTRY
The University of Western Australia is home to a new chair dedicated to human lactation, breastfeeding and breastmilk, following an endowment from the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.