Infants exposed to stressful caregiving experiences may be at risk for microbial dysbiosis, putting them at further risk for gastrointestinal symptoms and anxiety, researchers have found.
Lead researcher Bridget Callaghan, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University in New York City, and her colleagues at several institutions followed several hundred children between 3 and 18 years of age for four years (Devel Psychopath 2019; Epub March 28, 2019). Nearly