Today’s Solutions: May 17, 2026

Infants who lack certain types of gut bacteria in the first few months of life may be at increased risk for asthma when they’re older, a new study from Canada suggests. In the study, researchers examined the gut bacteria of more than 300 infants when they were 3 months old. Those who had low levels of four specific types of gut bacteria were much more likely to be diagnosed with asthma at age 3 than…

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