The Secrets of Machu Picchu and the Impact of Breastfeeding on Infant Mortality Rates

Today, you’ll learn about a toxic fish that could help save lives, new secrets about the people who once lived in Machu Picchu, and a study that looked at the benefits of breastfeeding. 

Korean Rockfish Power

• “This fish delivers a nasty sting. Could it also save lives?” by Phie Jacobs. 2023. 
• https://www.science.org/content/article/fish-delivers-nasty-sting-could-it-also-save-lives
• “Rockfish.” Monterey Bay Aquarium. N.d.
• https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/rockfish
• “What Is Cystic Fibrosis?” NIH. 2022. 
• https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/cystic-fibrosis

Machu Picchu DNA

• “Machu Picchu’s servants hailed from distant lands conquered by the Incas, genetic study finds.” by Kristina Killgrove. 2023.
• https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/machu-picchus-servants-hailed-from-distant-lands-conquered-by-the-incas-genetic-study-finds
• “The discovery of Machu Picchu.” by Richard Cavendish. 2011. 
• https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/discovery-machu-picchu
• “Machu Picchu History and Discovery.” Discover Peru. n.d. 
• http://www.discover-peru.org/machu-picchu-history/

Breastfed Benefits 

• “Breastfeeding is associated with a 33% reduction in first-year post-perinatal infant mortality.” EurekAlert! 2023. 
• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/996448
• “How Reliable Are the Birth Certificate Variables for Mothers with Medicaid Coverage?” by Embry M. Howell, et al. 2021. 
• https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/104257/how-reliable-are-birth-certificate-variables-for-mothers-with-medicaid_1.pdf
• “What do we know about infant mortality in the U.S. and comparable countries?” by Rabah Kamal, et al. 2019. 
• https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/infant-mortality-u-s-compare-countries/#Infant%20death%20rate%20per%201,000%20live%20births,%202007-2017
• “Infant Mortality.” CDC. 2022. 

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm

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