Pediatrics
The interaction between newborns’ epithelia and the microbiota is crucial to the balance of the oral mucosa and it can have long-term health consequences.
The findings suggest that delivery mode, rather than birth canal exposure, has a strong influence on the composition of the infant microbiota.
Individuals with autism are unable to break down some environmental toxins, which could allow the toxins to enter the bloodstream and injure brain cells.
The modulation of the gut microbiota could play an important role in protecting children from asthma in the first year of life.
A new study published in Cell suggests that the gut microbiota of infants born by C-section can be restored by transferring fecal microbiota from their mothers.
Researchers have found that giving preterm babies probiotics can help to improve the gut microbiota and displace harmful bacteria.
A new study evaluates the association of multiple breast milk feeding practices with infant gut microbiota composition during a baby’s first year.
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.
