NutriBrain: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a nutritional product on brain integrity in preterm infants

• Main Authors: Lisa M. Hortensius (Author), Edith H. van den Hooven (Author), Jeroen Dudink (Author), Maria Luisa Tataranno (Author), Ruurd M. van Elburg (Author), Manon J. N. L. Benders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background The gut microbiota and the brain are connected through different mechanisms. Bacterial colonisation of the gut plays a substantial role in normal brain development, providing opportunities for nutritional neuroprotective interventions that target the gut microbiome. Preterm infan...