New research finds that the gut microbiomes of infants living in non-industrialized societies are more diverse and vastly different from urbanized infants.
Children who grow up with pet dogs are less likely to get Crohn’s disease later in life, according to a new study.
Scientists found a link between viral changes in the gut and the development of a fatal disease known as necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.
Using chlorine to treat drinking water in Dhaka, Bangladesh reduces diarrhea and antibiotic use, without disrupting the normal population of bacteria in the digestive tract of children.
A direct and sex-specific association between the composition of an infant’s microbiome and early childhood behavioral health has been found by scientists at Dartmouth University
New research shows that a healthy gut microbiome actually decreases the feeling of fear in infants.
If the newborn’s excretion, call meconium, is significantly less “rich” than normal, scientists say it may be a sign they may have an overactive immune system.
Children who suffer from celiac disease may not be getting the treatment they need because many have not been diagnosed, say scientists.
New research suggests small proteins called IL-36 cytokines may be a critical target for treating childhood inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
A new study finds that antibiotics kill off a substantial number of good bacteria needed to digest milk and develop immunity.