"The neonatal gut needs these serotonin-producing bacteria to keep the immune system in check," Dr. Sanidad added. Healthy Immune System Helps Later in Life Dr. Zeng noted that this work underscores ...

Scientists have long believed that a newborn's immune system was an immature version of an adult's, but new research shows that newborns' T cells -- white blood cells that protect from disease -- ...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center reports that maternal immunoglobulin G (IgG), ingested in the first week of life, restrained microbiota-dependent adaptive immune responses weeks later, after weaning in ...

Immunization programs save millions of lives every year by protecting against preventable diseases. The immune response to vaccines, however, varies significantly between individuals, and the results ...

UNDISCLOSED, GERMANY - AUGUST 12: A 4-day-old newborn baby, who has been placed among empty baby beds by the photographer, lies in a baby bed in the maternity ward of a hospital (a spokesperson for ...

The infant gut is packed with a medley of molecules that dictate development during a critical time in a newborns’ life. But how these molecules interact with and influence immune cells early in life ...

Colostrum acts as the baby's first natural vaccination, helping its body to learn how to deal with infections in a safer ...

Great news for the health of newborns and premature babies. A new study led by King’s College London has found that newborn babies have a strong immune defense system. The study was published in ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Scientists have long believed that a newborn’s immune system was an immature version of an adult’s, but new research from Cornell University shows that newborns’ T cells – white blood ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators discovered that unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and make the neurotransmitter serotonin to educate gut immune cells. This prevents allergic ...