by GMFH Editing Team
Scientists have long been debating whether gut colonization by microorganisms starts during pregnancy or at birth. Dr. Hervé Blottière updates us on what current studies say about when bacteria first colonize the body and the impact of that process on infant health.
Maternal psychological distress after birth can affect a child’s gut microbiota development and thus, their overall health, according to a recent study.
Any alteration in gut microbiota composition can have health consequences, with the appearance of conditions such as asthma or allergies.
by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at the UChicago Medicine have found that antibiotics given to mothers just before and after giving birth resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and immune system changes.
Prepare yourself: You are going to take an exciting and rare tour few humans have ever taken before. In fact, it is a grand tour you cannot access through any travel agency—it’s a journey into the human body.
by Kristina Campbell
According to Eldin Jašarević, researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, certain stressors during pregnancy might be no trivial matter, partly because they alter the microorganisms that reside in the gut.
by Cristina Sáez
The placenta is not a hermetic shelter as was once thought. Recent research shows it harbours a unique ecosystem of bacteria coming from the mother.
by GMFH Editing Team
Researcher Omry Koren, from Bar Ilan University, in Israel, studies what happens to microbiota along gestation and whether it can be positively impacted with the use of prebiotics and probiotics in order to prevent any complications.
by Cristina Sáez
A team formed by German and Swiss scientists have discovered that this interaction with the baby’s immune system starts much earlier than previously thought: during pregnancy.
For the study’s principal researcher, Professor Sven Pettersson of the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology at Karolinska Institutet, “Given that the microbiota’s composition and diversity change over time, it is tempting to speculate that the blood brain-barrier’s integrity may also fluctuate depending on the microbiota.”
