In a small study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 6-week-old infants with healthy gut microbiomes were less likely to contract malaria in their first year of life. While the study is preliminary, it suggests the possibility ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut microbiomes, a new study has found. In a paper published in Nature Communications, a European research ...
Apr 22, 2026
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Children with the rare but serious allergic disease FPIES have an atypical gut microbiota compared to healthy children. This is shown in a new study from Umeå University, published in the journal the Journal of Allergy and ...
Apr 2, 2026
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Allergies and asthma affect an increasing number of children worldwide, but now an international research group led by DTU has identified a previously unknown mechanism that can reduce the risk of allergies and asthma later ...
Jan 12, 2026
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When babies struggle with poor sleep, parents often suffer right alongside them. Growing evidence shows that a baby's gut health plays a key role in comfort, digestion and overall sleep quality. Supporting a healthy gut microbiome ...
Dec 18, 2025
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Low body weight in young women has been linked to a range of health concerns, including disrupted menstrual cycles, infertility, weakened immune function, and a long-term decline in bone density. Japan has seen a rising trend ...
Oct 31, 2025
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When María Branyas Morera died in 2024 at the age of 117, she left more than memories. She left science a gift: samples of her microbiome.
Oct 1, 2025
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Researchers from The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, document that a special subgroup of naturally occurring bifidobacteria plays a crucial role in reducing antibiotic resistance in infants.
Sep 15, 2025
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Preterm babies with very low birth weight who received a probiotic alongside antibiotics had fewer multidrug resistant bacteria and a more typical gut microbiome, a new study shows.
Aug 15, 2025
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Nearly one in four infants lacks enough healthy gut bacteria essential for training their immune systems, putting them at greater risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as allergies, asthma, and eczema by ...
