All Microbiome & Pregnancy articles – Page 2
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NewsIn pregnant mice with severe flu, harmful molecules can breach fetal barriers
A new study shows, for the first time, that severe flu infection in pregnant mice leads to a breakdown in placental and brain barriers, leading to the accumulation of potentially harmful molecules in the fetal brain. Fibrinogen can pass into developing fetal brains.
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NewsFood additives in pregnancy: effects on offspring microbiota increase susceptibility to inflammatory diseases
A study conducted in mice reveals that maternal consumption of dietary emulsifiers can have a negative impact on the gut microbiota of their offspring and may increase their risk of developing chronic inflammatory gut disorders and obesity in adulthood.
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NewsDiet rich in vegetable protein and fiber helps maternal and infant health during pregnancy and breastfeeding
A Mediterranean-style diet, rich in fibre, vegetable proteins and healthy fats, benefits maternal health during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It prevents fat accumulation and optimizes the composition of the microbiota in the digestive system.
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NewsMaternal gut microbiome composition may be linked to preterm births
Researchers have found that the presence of certain bacteria in the maternal gut microbiome during early pregnancy is linked to a higher risk of preterm birth. The study reports that one particular species, Clostridium innocuum, contains a gene that can degrade estradiol—an important pregnancy hormone.
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NewsStudy shows how diet and gut microbiota can counter the baby blues
Microbiome diversity and relative abundance of butyrate-producing bacteria were associated with high levels of depressive mood. But a diet rich in fermented foods, soy products, mushrooms, and seaweed may help regulate the gut environment and contribute to preventing depression.
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NewsStudy finds tiny microbes shape brain development
New research finds that microbes play an important role in shaping early brain development, specifically in a key brain region that controls stress, social behavior, and vital body functions.
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NewsGene therapy may block HIV transmission during breastfeeding, study shows
Delivering broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1 to newborns via gene therapy provided them with multi-year protection from HIV/AIDS infection, according to an animal study.
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NewsPioneering research reveals worldwide scale of Hepatitis C among babies and children
A new study has estimated for the first time the number of children born globally with hepatitis C virus. Each year around 74,000 children globally are born with hepatitis C virus (HCV), with around 23,000 of these estimated to still have HCV infection at age five.
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NewsResearch reveals STIs during pregnancy linked to adverse birth complications
Common sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy have been linked to a higher risk of significant birth complications including preterm birth, stillbirth and babies born smaller than expected.
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NewsNew jab protects babies from serious lung infection, study shows
Vaccination of pregnant women has been linked to a drop in newborns being admitted to hospital with a serious lung infection, research suggests.
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NewsStudy suggests some maternal HIV infections may be missed during pregnancy
Newborns exposed to HIV during pregnancy or birth should receive antiretroviral medication immediately after delivery - but a study finds more than half of infants diagnosed with HIV in their first year of life had not received this essential postnatal treatment.
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NewsEarly antibiotics alter immune function in infants- but a gut-derived molecule could help restore it
A new study has found that early-life exposure to antibiotics can impair an infant’s developing immune system, and that a naturally occurring metabolite may hold the key to reversing that damage.
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NewsStudy links influenza A viral infection to microbiome, brain gene expression changes
Infection with influenza A is found to be associated with disruptions in newborn piglets’ nasal and gut microbiomes and with potentially detrimental changes in gene activity in the hippocampus, a brain structure that plays a central role in learning and memory.
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NewsResearchers examine the impact of mycoestrogen exposure on birth outcomes
Exposure to mycotoxins – a broad group of harmful substances produced by mold – during pregnancy may impact placental function, which could result in lower birthweight in humans.
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NewsPregnant women in frontline of measles outbreaks in Canada
Measles is on the rise in Canada and poses serious risks to pregnant women and their newborns, yet discussion about how to protect this vulnerable group is notably lacking. Physicians working directly with measles outbreaks have summarized key points for clinicians.
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NewsBaby’s microbiome may protect against childhood viral infection
A baby’s makeup of gut bacteria — their microbiome — which starts to form as soon as they are born, could help protect against viral infections later in childhood, a new study suggests.
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NewsAntibiotics taken during pregnancy may reduce preterm births
A study of almost 1000 pregnant women in Zimbabwe found that a daily dose of a commonly used, safe and inexpensive antibiotic may have led to fewer babies being born early.
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NewsMum’s obesity linked to child’s heightened hospital admission risk for infection
Children born to mothers who are very obese with a BMI of 35 or higher are at heightened risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection, finds a long term study.
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NewsInterventions could eliminate transmission of hepatitis B from mothers to babies in Africa
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have conducted a large-scale analysis that sheds light on the critical steps needed to combat the vertical transmission of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Africa. Source: Solasly A baby in the womb of its mother being held by its mother and ...
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NewsPediatric investigation study confirms the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy
A new study shows that maternal COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with adverse health outcomes in infants.
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