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Breakthrough study identifies novel infant gut bacteria
Breakthrough Study Identifies Novel Infant Gut Bacteria

Breakthrough Study Identifies Novel Infant Gut Bacteria

The scientists discovered a new gut bacteria, a novel strain of Bifidobacterium longum (B. longum), which is prevalent...

Breastfeeding Potentially Lowers Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Events
Breastfeeding Potentially Lowers Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Events

Breastfeeding Potentially Lowers Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Events

Research Highlights: Breastfeeding women are found less likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) events including...

Children more likely to like vegetables
Children more likely to like vegetables if mothers ate more during pregnancy, research claims

Children more likely to like vegetables if mothers ate more during pregnancy, research claims

Every parent knows the struggle of trying to get young children to eat their greens at dinner time. But scientists now...

A Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is associated with lower risk of accelerated growth
A Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is associated with lower risk of accelerated growth

A Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is associated with lower risk of accelerated growth

Economic impact of excess weight now exceeds $1.7 trillion
Economic impact of excess weight now exceeds $1.7 trillion

Economic impact of excess weight now exceeds $1.7 trillion

Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness (news)
Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness

Researchers find gene that makes some infants susceptible to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness

Importance of infant diet in establishing a healthy gut (news)
Importance of infant diet in establishing a healthy gut

Importance of infant diet in establishing a healthy gut

Poor breakfast quality has a negative effect on cardiovascular health in childhood (news)
Poor breakfast quality has a negative effect on cardiovascular health in childhood

Poor breakfast quality has a negative effect on cardiovascular health in childhood

For older adults, does eating enough protein help delay disability? (news)
For older adults, does eating enough protein help delay disability?

For older adults, does eating enough protein help delay disability?

New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk may alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota (news)
New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk may alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota

New research shows Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk may alleviate effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota

Study suggests childhood obesity linked to poor school performance and coping skills (news)
Study suggests childhood obesity linked to poor school performance and coping skills

Study suggests childhood obesity linked to poor school performance and coping skills