Human breast milk is considered the optimum feeding regime for newborn infants due to its
ability to provide complete nutrition and many bioactive health factors. Breast feeding is …

Perturbations to the infant gut microbiome during the first weeks to months of life affect
growth, development and health. In particular, assembly of an altered intestinal microbiota …

The association of the human microbiome with health outcomes has attracted much interest
toward its therapeutic manipulation. The likelihood of modulating the human microbiome in …

The infant gut microbiota undergoes dramatic changes during the first 2 years of life. The
acquisition and development of this population can be influenced by numerous factors, and …

Human milk contains a diverse array of bioactives and is also a source of bacteria for the
developing infant gut. The aim of this study was to characterize the bacterial communities in …

Perinatal factors impact gut microbiota development in early life, however, little is known on
the effects of these factors on microbes in later life. Here we sequence DNA from faecal …

Introduction: Many practitioners routinely treat infants whose mean arterial blood pressure in
mm Hg is less than their gestational age in weeks (GA). Objective: To assess the …

Background Despite the availability of continuous conventional electroencephalography
(cEEG), accurate diagnosis of neonatal seizures is challenging in clinical practice …

The human appendix has historically been considered a vestige of evolutionary
development with an unknown function. While limited data are available on the microbial …

Background To examine the blood glucose profile and the relationship between blood
glucose levels and neurodevelopmental outcome in term infants with hypoxic-ischaemic …