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Published online 21 October 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051017-17
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Mother's milk helps to block HIV
Search for chemicals to stop the spread of AIDS latches on to breast milk.
Sugar-containing compounds in breast milk may reduce the transmission of HIV to suckling babies, suggests a lab-based study.
The findings do not mean that it is a good idea for HIV-positive mothers to breastfeed their infants, say the researchers, as the virus can still be transmitted this way.
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