Malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children under age 5, causing about 500,000 deaths per year in low- and middle-income countries. Short courses of antibiotics paired with a therapeutic ...

Emerging evidence implicates the gut microbiome in cognitive outcomes and neurodevelopmental disorders, but the influence of gut microbial metabolism on typical neurodevelopment has not been explored ...

Rob Knight, Ph.D. has been appointed as the Wolfe Family Endowed Chair in Microbiome Research at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. As chair, Knight will continue his extensive microbiome research ...

When it comes to microbiome health, many people focus on the foods that will help the trillions of good bacteria in their guts thrive. But less is known about how other factors like stress and trauma ...

Every day, nearly 5 million children in the U.S. wake up not knowing whether they’ll make it through the school day, soccer practice or a sleepover with friends without suffering from debilitating ...

Scientists have discovered distinct gut bacteria in children with autism, offering clues to potential treatments. However, they emphasize the need for more personalized and cautious probiotic ...

The skin is the symptom, not the source Eczema, clinically called atopic dermatitis, affects roughly 10 to 30 percent of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supplementation with inulin altered the fecal and mucosal microbiome in children with IBD as early as week 4.

Some 33 million Americans have severe food allergies. Now, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital may have found a ...