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Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that multiple species of Gardnerella, bacteria sometimes associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and pre-term birth, can coexist in the same vaginal microbiome. The findings add to the emerging picture of Gardnerella’s effects on human health.

Stanford researchers published findings from their study comparing the infant gut microbiome between industrialized and non-industrialized populations. The discovered that more than 20% of the infant microbiome genome of the Hadza people — one of the last groups of true hunter-gathers in the world — represented novel species that are not present in westernized infants, due to dietary and lifestyle differences.

Think about this: from the moment you are conceived until you are 1000 days old, your growth is exponential, faster than in any other period of life. For the first 9 months, you go from two cells to a newborn measuring 50cm in length and 3 kg weight. Then, between birth and 3 years of age, your body size doubles and your weight increasing your five-fold.

“Different temperament traits are connected with individual microbe genera, microbial diversity and different microbe clusters”? According to the FinnBrain research project, the answer is yes! There is a connection between personality and gut bacteria in the infants they studied.

“Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues found that as nations industrialize, a species of bacteria critical in the early development of infant gut microbiomes fades away.”