The human gut microbiota is engaged in multiple interactions affecting host health during
the host's entire life span. Microbes colonize the neonatal gut immediately following birth …

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic, immune-mediated disease characterised by the destruction of
insulin-producing cells. Standardised registry data show that type 1 diabetes incidence has …

After more than a century of active research, the notion that the human fetal environment is
sterile and that the neonate's microbiome is acquired during and after birth was an accepted …

In contrast to the decreasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in older populations, the
incidence has nearly doubled in younger adults since the early 1990s. Approximately 1 in …

Early life gut microbiota have been increasingly recognized as major contributors to short
and/or long-term human health and diseases. Numerous studies have demonstrated that …

Early childhood is a critical stage for the foundation and development of both the
microbiome and host. Early-life antibiotic exposures, cesarean section, and formula feeding …

Neonates are born with an immature immune system and rely on the transfer of immunity
from their mothers. Maternal antibodies are transferred via the placenta and breast milk …

The incidence of autoimmune diseases has been steadily rising. Concomitantly, the
incidence of most infectious diseases has declined. This observation gave rise to the …

Background The human gut is the habitat for diverse and dynamic microbial ecosystem. The
human microbiota plays a critical role in functions that sustain health and is a positive asset …

Food allergies manifest in a variety of clinical conditions within the gastrointestinal tract, skin
and lungs, with the most dramatic and sometimes fatal manifestation being anaphylactic …