Tryptophan deficiency in breast milk may explain health challenges in children born to mothers with HIV

Bogdan Hofbauer

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Oct 28 2025 A new UCLA study reveals that breast milk from women living with HIV contains significantly lower levels of tryptophan, an essential amino acid likely important for infant immune function, growth, and brain development. This discovery may help explain why children born to women living with HIV experience higher rates of illness and developmental challenges, even when the children themselves are not infected with the virus. The

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