Improved hygiene leading to reduced exposure to microorganisms has been implicated as
one possible cause for the recent “epidemic” of chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs) in …

Despite growing literature characterizing the fecal microbiome and its association with
health and disease, few studies have analyzed the microbiome of the small intestine. Here …

The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

We read with interest the recent work by Uhde et al, 1 which demonstrated that physically
asymptomatic non-coeliac gluten/wheat sensitivity involves compromised intestinal …

Beside digesting nutrients and absorbing solutes and electrolytes, the intestinal epithelium
with its barrier function is in charge of a tightly controlled antigen trafficking from the …

The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

Background Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is commonly defined as an acquired
subclinical disorder of the small intestine, characterized by villous atrophy and crypt …

Microbiota-directed complementary food (MDCF) formulations have been designed to repair
the gut communities of malnourished children. A randomized controlled trial demonstrated …

Campylobacter-associated enteric disease is estimated to be responsible for more than 160
million cases of gastroenteritis each year and is linked to growth stunting of infants living …

Background In developing countries, children under the age of five years who live in slums
are highly vulnerable to diarrhea. However, there is a paucity of information on the …