Optimum nutrition is the key for growth and neurodevelopment of the vulnerable preterm neonates, yet immaturity of the gut and risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in this subgroup of neonates create hesitancy regarding aggressive feeding. Feeding practices in the preterm babies are heterogeneous across various neonatal intensive care units. Many neonatal units still differ in terms of feeding intervals, volume of feed initiation and slow versus fast advancement of feeds.

Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) through breastfeeding remains a major source of pediatric HIV-1 infection worldwide. To characterize plasma HIV-1 subtype C populations from infected mothers during pregnancy that related to subsequent breast milk transmission, an exploratory study was designed to apply next generation sequencing and a custom bioinformatics pipeline for HIV-1 gp41 extending from heptad repeat region 2 (HR2) through the membrane proximal external region (MPER) and the membrane spanning domain (MSD).

We investigated the function and in vivo role of dopamine receptors (BmDopRs) in the silkworm Bombyx mori. During our studies, we discovered that BmDopRs play a crucial role in regulating feeding behavior in silkworm larvae. Here, we review recent findings [1] on the importance of dopamine (DA) and its receptors, particularly the BmDopR3 subtype, in regulating feeding behavior in Bombyx mori.

We have made an extensive study of the development of picky eating behavior in childhood, and its effects on diet and growth, using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Mothers were recruited during pregnancy in 1991/2 and they and their child have been followed using questionnaires plus measurements at research clinics from infancy onwards. A wealth of information was collected prospectively about feeding the child in their first 1000 days and beyond. Questions were asked at regular intervals about difficulties parents had in feeding their child and how they responded to these difficulties.

Background: Cat allergens are a major contributor to environmental allergens' overall burden, but efforts to reduce cat allergens are often unsuccessful.
Objective: To determine whether feeding cats a diet containing an egg product with anti-Fel d1 IgY would produce clinically relevant reductions in allergy symptoms of human subjects.