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Good discussion of the gut microbiome.  Age effects the gut bacteria balance.  The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio increases from young, to young adult, to the elderly in this study.  Is this simply a reflection of aging or is the a biomarker that can be changed through diet and targeted probiotics?

physical contact with infants effects changes in genetic expression--epigenetics.  In this study, methylation patters were altered in the evaluation of 4 genes by "maternal contact" with infants 4-5 years later indicating a lasting and possible life-long effect of genetic expression from a mother's hug.

Cesarean delivery and lack of breast feeding significantly alter gut flora.  This has potential significant metabolic consequences--diabetes, asthma, obesity...The urge to deliver at convenient times may lay the foundation for our metabolic crisis in the US.

Very disturbing trend.  Study finds that opioid addicted infants are on a dramatic risk in the US.  This study looked at Neionatal abstinence syndrome from 2000 to 2009.  This follows the significant increase in maternal opioid prescription use.  We physicians must do better.  Patients must demand better.  This study just focused on hospital costs directly associated with the Neonatal period.  No cost estimates are evaluated for long-term care.

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DHA supplementation in mother increased DHA phosopholipid levels in infant; though no change in neurodevelopment was noted

Only abstract available here, but disease begins with altered infant gut microbiome

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This article discusses the many potential causes of the increasing autism epidemic. One listed is the toxic pregnant/infant environment and the immunoexcitotoxic impact.

Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in autism.  Though this may seem logical, through NF-KappaB inhibition, the mode of protection may be more in pregnancy.  I believe that the in-utero environment is setting up our children for increased ASD rates.  Then add in the manner in which we treat our children as infants with massive vaccinations.

animal study finds that Testosterone therapy is cardioprotective in a preventative mode and with myocardial injury.  Normalization of Testosterone in these animals with low T reduced infant injury size and improved heart function.  

Nice discussion of how diet, induces gut bacterial change, that leads to metabolic endotoxemia and disease.

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Vitamin A limits replication of measles virus

the gut bacterial balance in overweight women is distinctly different than normal weight women during pregnancy.  We know that bacterial balance in the infants plays a pivotal role in obesity risk.  Maybe, probiotic and gut health in the pregnant mother is the starting point to preventing obesity risk in children

Study finds infants born vaginally have gut flora similar to mother's vaginal flora--Lactobacillus, Prevotella, or Sneathia species.  In contrast, those born via C/S have gut flora similar to that on the skin surface--staphylococcus, corynebacterium...

Only abstract available.  Authors propose, which is supported by other evidence, that the gut microbiome of the infant begins while in utero.

List of top brain tumor surgeons India, accomplished a large-scale examination of 241 infants from around the world identified with glioma brain tumors - working with colleagues at the list of top 10 hospitals for brain tumor surgery India.

IV magnesium shown to reduce risk of cerebral palsy in meta-analysis.

Only abstract available here.  Non-celiac gluten sensitivity review.  NCGS is an innate immune response rather than a humoral or autoimmune response.