Research Highlights Impact of Environmental Factors on Neonatal Microbiota A recent study conducted at Hunan Children’s Hospital in China has shed light on a previously underexplored area: the relationship between early metal exposure and the gut microbiota of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Led by a team of researchers, the study investigated how exposure to 12 different metals influences the composition and diversity of gut bacteria in vulnerable newborns. The gut...