early infancy
Supporting maternal gut health and optimizing breast milk composition could help shape healthy infant gut development.
The findings may inform strategies to improve early-life gut health as well as infant nutrition and disease prevention.
Changes in gut bacteria raise a child’s chances of developing IBD later in life, offering clues to why the conditions sometimes runs in families.
Immunology
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Three infant-derived strains isolated and developed by Coree srl that are potentially interesting for immune support.
Akari Hiraku, researcher at Innovative Research Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., presented clinical data on Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis M-63, a probiotic strain with a remarkable capacity to utilize HMOs.
Dietary fiber during early life protects fertility by supporting healthy gut microbes and preventing ovarian damage caused by high-fat diets.
Pediatrics, Industry
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Bifidobacterium breve 2TA, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus L13B, and Lactobacillus gasseri L6 are not just bacteria: they are witnesses to the intimate, ancestral dialogue between mothers, infants, and microbes.
Antibodies in breast milk “teach” a newborn’s gut immune system to respond appropriately to microbes and maintain intestinal balance without causing unnecessary inflammation.
For Alessio Fasano, pediatric gastroenterologist and researcher at Harvard Medical School, the message is clear: how we feed and protect our microbiome determines the clinical outcome.
Maternal oral microbiota plays a key role in influencing infant gut health and disease risk.
