Millions of children worldwide experience diarrheal infections that cause malnourishment and stunted physical and mental growth. A recently published study shows that a specific probiotic strain, a live bacterium that lives in the body, helps severely malnourished Bangladeshi infants grow.
Andrews, A. 2022, University scientists conduct, shed light on microbiome research to help impoverished children grow, Nevada Today
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