The first months of life are a special time for the health development and protection of
infants. Breastfeeding is the natural and best way of feeding an infant, and positively …

Evidence is accumulating that demonstrates the importance of the gut microbiota in health
and diseases such as allergy. Recent studies emphasize the importance of the “window of …

To compare gut microbiota of healthy infants that were exclusively breast-fed or formula-fed,
we recruited 91 infants, who were assigned into three different groups and fed by breast milk …

Severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
in infants< 2 years-old. Here we describe that high-fiber diet protects mice from RSV …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third most important solid component in
human milk and act in tandem with other bioactive components. Individual HMO levels and …

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are the main bacterial products of the catabolism of
carbohydrates and proteins in the gut, and their role is essential in host–microbiota …

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is regarded as an autoimmune disease characterized by insulin
deficiency resulting from destruction of pancreatic β-cells. The incidence rates of T1D have …

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common cancer of childhood. Here, we
map emerging evidence suggesting that children with ALL at the time of diagnosis may have …

Background Gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty-acid (SFCA) acetate protects mice
against RSV A2 strain infection by increasing interferon-β production and expression of …

Maternal microbiota forms the first infant gut microbial inoculum, and perinatal factors (diet
and use of antibiotics during pregnancy) and/or neonatal factors, like intra partum antibiotics …