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Baby gut microbiome may shape lifelong brain health

Original: We think a baby’s gut microbiome could be key to lifelong brain health

STAT reports on growing scientific interest in the idea that the microbes living in a baby's gut during early development could influence brain health across a person's lifetime. Researchers are increasingly linking the infant microbiome to neurological development, raising questions about how early nutrition, antibiotics and environment might shape long-term cognitive outcomes.

Why now: New reporting highlights emerging research connecting infant gut bacteria to long-term brain development, a topic of rising scientific and public interest.

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