How might microorganisms move from one part of the body to another? Let's begin with the womb, where the concept of fetal colonization has rapidly gained acceptance, indicated by meconium and placental microbe studies.
In this study, researchers characterized the gut microbiota of breastfeeding mothers after collecting fecal samples from 2 days to 6 months postpartum. They found that the women's gut bacterial communities were similar to those found in other adults; the gut
What does the gut virome reveal in children at risk for malnutrition?
13 Oct 2015by Kristina Campbell
Reyes, et al., from Gordon’s team, aimed to characterize microbial community development in healthy and malnourished children aged zero to three. They studied Malawian twin pairs: those concordant for healthy growth, and those in which one developed severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and the other did not -- that is, discordant pairs.
Gut Microbiota for Health Summit 2015: Key findings for paediatricians
7 Oct 2015by GMFH Editing Team
In this online & interactive document, "Paediatric Learnings from Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit", we share the newest gut microbiota research relevant to paediatricians.
In this study, Texas researchers investigated the structure, function, and variation of the gut microbiota in healthy children, aged 7-12 years (n = 37).
One of the probiotic strains was recovered in the stool of the children at 10 days and 3 months of age, but there were no differences between the gut microbiota of the children in the control group and those in the probiotic group at 1 and 2 years of age.
Reduced incidence of atopic dermatitis in children whose mothers consumed probiotics
1 Sep 2015by Paul Enck
If a healthy mother consumes probiotics in the perinatal period, does it affect allergy-related diseases in her child at six years of age?
Chinese research shows diet can alter gut microbiota to treat obesity
13 Aug 2015by Kristina Campbell
A recent study lent insight into the role of the microbiota in both diet-related and genetic obesity in humans.
Bifidobacteria is a key marker of a healthy gut flora in infants. A Brazilian study of 49 newborns -- 24 full-term and 25 pre-term (31.2 weeks) -- explored the prevalence and concentration of bifidobacteria in stools of one-month-old newborns using qPCR.
Previous research has shown that adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who adopt a low FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) diet show an improvement in symptoms within 2 days. Would the low FODMAP diet have the same effect in childhood IBS? Does the gut microbiota predict the success of the diet in children who respond to this dietary intervention?