In May 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP)
convened a panel of nutritionists, physiologists and microbiologists to review the definition and …

Background: The gut microbiota is essential to human health throughout life, yet the acquisition
and development of this microbial community during infancy remains poorly understood. …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been identified as signaling molecules in various
pathways regulating both cell survival and cell death. Autophagy, a self-digestion process that …

Objective Dysbiosis of the infant gut microbiota may have long‐term health consequences.
This study aimed to determine the impact of maternal intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis ( IAP ) …

Background The gut microbiota is established during infancy and plays a fundamental role
in shaping host immunity. Colonization patterns may influence the development of atopic …

… 17 and Meghan B. Azad2… We identified Bifidobacterium bifidum and B. animalis, as well
as two unclassified Bifidobacterium spp., in the milk microbiota Figure 5. The most prevalent …

BACKGROUND Nonnutritive sweeteners, such as aspartame, sucralose and stevioside, are
widely consumed, yet their long-term health impact is uncertain. We synthesized evidence …

Hypoxia (lack of oxygen) is a physiological stress often associated with solid tumors.
Hypoxia correlates with poor prognosis since hypoxic regions within tumors are considered …

Previous studies on the differences in gut microbiota between exclusively breastfed (EBF)
and non-EBF infants have provided highly variable results. Here we perform a meta-analysis …

Background Multiple studies have demonstrated that early-life exposure to pets or siblings
affords protection against allergic disease; these associations are commonly attributed to the “…