A mother is gifted with breast milk, the natural source of nutrition for her infant. In addition to
the wealth of macro and micro-nutrients, human milk also contains many microorganisms …

Interaction with intestinal microbes in infancy has a profound impact on health and disease
in later life through programming of immune and metabolic pathways. We collected maternal …

The early-life period is one of microbiome establishment and immune maturation. Early-life
exposures are increasingly being recognised to play an important role in IBD risk. The …

Fiber intake is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer´ s disease (AD) in older adults.
Intake of plant-based diets rich in soluble fiber promotes the production of short-chain fatty …

Human milk is a complex and variable ecosystem fundamental to the development of
newborns. This study aimed to investigate relationships between human milk …

Background The intestinal barrier plays an important role in the defense against infections,
and nutritional, endocrine, and immune functions. The gut microbiota playing an important …

We analysed the human milk microbiome in a cohort of 80 lactating women and followed the
dynamics in taxa over the course of lactation from birth to 6 months. Two hundred and thirty …

Human milk microbiome studies are currently hindered by low milk bacterial/human cell
ratios and often rely on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, which limits downstream analyses …

Background: Normal aging is accompanied by cognitive deficiencies, affecting women and
men equally. Aging is the main risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), with women having a …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial pathology characterized by β-amyloid (Aβ)
deposits, Tau hyperphosphorylation, neuroinflammatory response, and cognitive deficit …