A large proportion of a baby’s developing microbiota comes from their peers at nursery, even after just one month of ...

The microbiome of infants is shaped by social relationships from an early age and not only by family sources, finds a recent ...

Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...

A recent study published in Cell Host and Microbe provides a detailed look at how skin bacteria are shared—and not shared—among family members, challenging long-held assumptions about the dynamics of ...

Early-life bifidobacteria producing aromatic lactates were linked to lower allergy risk in children. Learn how early ...

New research shows that direct breastfeeding strengthens the transfer of beneficial microbes from mother’s milk to very-low-birth-weight infants, even in the face of antibiotic use, helping shape the ...

Social interaction among babies in their first year of life influences and enriches the diversity of their gut microbial ...