Healthy gut microbes in 6-week-old infants linked to lower risk of malaria during first ye

Healthy gut microbes in 6-week-old infants linked to lower risk of malaria during first year of life. In a small study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 6-week-old infants with healthy gut microbiomes were less likely to contract malaria in their first year of life.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: In a small study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 6-week-old infants with healthy gut microbiomes were less likely to contract malaria in their first year of life. While the study is preliminary, it suggests the possibility that treatments such as probiotics could protect against malaria, which kills more than 600,000 people a year, primarily children in sub-Saharan Africa.

• Ponto de atenção: healthy.
• Ponto de atenção: microbes.
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