When a baby enters the world, their gut transitions from what is essentially a blank canvas to a vibrant community of trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi — a process essential to the newborn’s ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

Exposure to antibiotics during a key developmental window in infancy can stunt growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and may boost risk of diabetes later in life, new research in mice ...