Many components contribute to a potent innate immune system of neonatal ... development. The ontogeny of a complex dynamic microflora may also be intimately linked to changes during ontogeny of ...

“This is a well done study [providing a strong correlation] between the early microbiome, both bacterial and fungal, and T cell development,” said microbiologist Brett Finlay of the University of ...

However, when Zeng and her team profiled the metabolites in the gut of neonatal mice, they found that the neonatal ... which may be important in preventing the development of allergies. “There might ...

"We know that the early neonatal period is critical for immune system development," says Ohno, "and our results emphasize ...

The United Kingdom Baby Biome Study (BBS) discovered that maternal transfer of primary gut colonizers is altered in cesarean ...

New research shows antibiotics given at birth disrupt the infant microbiome, reducing key immune cells and increasing ...

Prebiotics are foods that ‘fertilise’ our existing gut bacteria and encourage the development of a diverse community of microbes. These foods are complex carbohydrates, such as vegetables and ...