Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most life-threatening form of undernutrition and
underlies at least 10% of all deaths among children younger than 5 years in low-income …

Acute malnutrition, or wasting, is implicated in over half of all deaths in children under five
and increases risk of infectious disease. Studies in humans and preclinical models have …

Introduction Recent studies have provided insights into the important contribution of gut
microbiota in the development of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB). As a chronic consumptive …

Summary Background Children in Africa carry a disproportionate burden of malnutrition and
infectious disease. Together, malnutrition and infection are major contributors to global child …

Inflammation has a role in the pathogenesis of childhood malnutrition. We investigated the
effect of malnutrition and inflammatory challenge on bone marrow composition and bone …

Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have high infectious mortality and morbidity,
implicating defects in their immune defenses. We hypothesized that circulating innate …

A healthy development is denied to millions of children worldwide as harsh life conditions
manifest themselves in an altered inflammation-prone microbiome crosstalk environment …

Background & Aims Micronutrient deficiency (MND)(ie, lack of vitamins and minerals) during
pregnancy is a major public health concern. Historically, studies have considered …

Background Children with recurrent infectious diarrhea are susceptible to growth faltering.
DHA and choline may play a role in this relationship due to their involvement in lipid …

Background Despite growing evidence on the short-term deleterious effects of severe acute
malnutrition (SAM) in childhood on hematopoiesis, little is known about the long-term …