Pediatrics
A. Macpherson et al. reviewed studies that looked at the interaction between the gut microbiota and their mammalian hosts, from fetal development to the early postnatal period.
A new study shows that breast milk can be protective against viral infections by reducing the accumulation of potentially harmful human viruses.
A new study (The Lancet Respiratory Medicine) suggests that the decrease in the incidence of childhood asthma is a consequence of reduced antibiotic use.
A study published in Science suggests that a mother's gut microbes shape the metabolism of offspring, conferring resistance to obesity.
A study suggests that the effects of dietary interventions during pregnancy are mediated by different factors, including the infant airway microbiota.
Researchers have identified oral bacterial species that are elevated in children before they develop dental caries.
A study in mice shows that part of maternal milk’s protective effects comes from the bacteria that reside in the mother’s gut.
Gut bacteria could be responsible for a life-threatening disease called necrotizing enterocolitis, which occurs mainly in premature babies.
The composition of the airway microbiota in early life could predispose to the development of asthma later in childhood, according to a new study.
Early-life exposure to defined microbial communities triggers the development of specific immune cells and influences the abundance of these cells in the skin.
