Looks like this did not go through the first time! I have a question for all you Lactnetters. Do any of you know the status of the research project being done in Boulder, Colorado on a new formula? I have a copy of a sheet requesting volunteers that appeared in health clinics and WIC offices in Boulder. Only mothers who have been exclusively breastfeeding their infants but plan to switch their baby to a formula before 6 months are eligible for the study. The 4 week study lists the following benefits to mothers: free study formula, 8 cases of formula upon completion of the study, free breast pumps, free medical monitoring of baby's transition from breastfeeding to formula feeding. There were no benefits listed for the experimental babies. The purpose of the study was to compare the tolerability of a new formula with a commercially prepared one. Does anyone know what they are looking at specifically in the experimental formula? I know there has been much research published on lowering the amounts of protein and iron in formulas. However, one of the biggest interests is in the fats and fatty acid composition of formulas. There were a couple of previous posts regarding the fatty acids DHA and AA. These are the predominant structural fatty acids in the brain and retina and the ones that are thought to be responsible for the higher IQs and better visual functioning in breastfed babies. A US company is now marketing a product conatining DHA and AA made from microalgae that is being put into European formulas. Watch what the marketing will look like for these when they hit the US! Any information on the above study would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC