Sending your baby to day care in the first few months of life could protect them against leukaemia, say UK experts.

The Leukaemia Research Fund team believe exposure to common infections in early infancy is good and helps “prime” the immune system.

Conversely, reduced exposure to bugs in the first year of life increases the risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), they suggest.

The findings of their 10-year study appear on bmj.com.

More details can be found in this BBC News item