Maternal psychological distress after birth can affect a child’s gut microbiota development and thus, their overall health, according to a recent study.
Aging-related changes also occur within our digestive tract. Diet and host genetics are critical determinants of gut microbial composition and function, whose origins go back to the moment of birth.
Breast milk and maternal gut microbiota affect antibiotic resistant bacteria in the infant gut
4 Sep 2019by Cristina Sáez
A new study, published in Nature Communications, determines that the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in babies may come from their mothers, not only through childbirth but also through breastfeeding.
From the moment we are conceived until we are 1000 days old, nutrition and gut microbiota play an essential role in laying the foundations of our health later in life.
A new cohort study reveals variations in milk and infant fecal microbiota within and between populations
30 Apr 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Commensal bacteria in mother’s breast milk may shape the infant’s fecal microbiota. A new cohort study has found associations between both samples, with mother’s milk and infant fecal microbiome composition being more similar within than across cohorts from different geographic locations.
Forgotten fungi: yeasts and other fungi inhabit breast milk alongside bacteria and are shaped by both geographic location and mode of delivery
18 Mar 2019by Andreu Prados
Until now, scientists have focused on the milk’s bacterial fraction without exploring the contribution of other microorganisms such as colonizing fungi. New data support the potential role of breast milk in the initial seeding of fungal species when colonizing the infant gut.
A new study sheds light on maternal and infant factors that shape breast milk microbiome
25 Feb 2019by GMFH Editing Team
A wide range of factors may shape milk microbiota composition. Meghan B. Azad and colleagues have recently shown that the method of breastfeeding is the most consistent factor related to milk microbiota composition.
A new article published in Nature reveals new information about the link between gut microbiota and infant development, evolution and the transition from infancy to childhood.
During TEDxHa’pennyBridge in Dublin, Principal Investigator at the APC Microbiome Institute in Cork, John Cryan, gave a talk about the connection between the gut, brain and microbiome, and its impact on psychiatric and immune disorders.
The source of antibiotic resistance genes in the infant gut may rely on the mother’s gut and breast milk microbiota
18 Oct 2018by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that maternal gut and breast milk microbiomes may contribute to infant acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements.