There is a growing realisation that the gut–brain axis and its regulation by the microbiota
may play a key role in the biological and physiological basis of neurodevelopmental, age …

The microbial population residing within the human gut represents one of the most densely
populated microbial niche in the human body with growing evidence showing it playing a …

Allergic asthma is associated with airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness.
Macrophage polarization has been shown to have a profound impact on asthma …

In recent years, the bidirectional communication between the gut microbiome and the brain
has emerged as a factor that influences immunity, metabolism, neurodevelopment and …

The important roles played by human milk oligosaccharides (HMOS), the third major
component of human milk, in the health of breast-fed infants have been increasingly …

Background Maternal obesity is a risk factor for childhood obesity; this is a major public
health concern given that∼ 40% of pregnant women are either overweight or obese …

Recent investigations suggest that gut microbiota affects the brain activity through the
microbiota-gut-brain axis under both physiological and pathological disease conditions like …

The field of microbiome research is arguably one of the fastest growing in biology. Bacteria
feature prominently in studies on animal health, but fungi appear to be the more prominent …

In the past century, noncommunicable diseases have surpassed infectious diseases as the
principal cause of sickness and death, worldwide. Trillions of commensal microbes live in …

There is increasing evidence that the gut microbiota plays a major role in host health and
disease. In this study, we examined whether perturbation of the maternal gut microbiota …