Newly Identified Lipid in Breast Milk Might Reduce Cerebral Palsy in Infants (IMAGE)
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The lipid molecule enters the brain and binds with stem cells there, encouraging the stem cells to become or produce a type of cell called oligodendrocytes. The oligodendrocytes are like a hub that allow for the production of white matter in the central nervous system.
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