Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Study Illuminates Immune System Development in Newborns New NIAID-funded research sheds light on the molecular events that unfold during the first week of life, a critical developmental period for the immune system. Using a systems biology approach, scientists characterized the dramatic molecular changes that occur in human infants soon after birth. Despite some variability between individuals, these changes followed a robust trajectory common to newborns from different geographical areas. The approach and resulting observations, reported today in Nature Communications, will aid future studies to characterize how a broad array of factors may affect the newborn immune system. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107