From a press release about the Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition 
(SPIN) at the UC San Diego Medical Center:

"Breast is best" is a mantra every new mom hears with when it comes 
to feeding her newborn. Human milk is known to boost brain 
development, prevent life-threatening infections, decrease allergies, 
and promote stronger bones and a higher IQ. But what's a mother to do 
when her premature infant weighs only ounces and is not able to 
swallow the milk?

To answer this question, researchers at UC San Diego Medical Center 
have launched a comprehensive program to study how breast milk can be 
fed to premature infants and to identify the ingredients that give 
human milk its life-boosting qualities. Called Supporting Premature 
Infant Nutrition (SPIN), the new program is focused on the provision, 
analysis, and research of human milk to improve nutritional and 
neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm babies. The program is 
believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.

<http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543402/?sc=dwhr;xy=5001245>

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Science Writer & Editor in the Life Sciences
Madison, Wisconsin
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