Breast-fed babies' gut microbes contribute to healthy immune systems

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

A new multi-university study reports that differences in bacterial colonization of the infant gut in formula-fed and breast-fed babies lead to changes in the expression of genes involved in the infant's immune system.

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