Natural probiotic discovered in UK newborns microbiomes
Newborn babies have one of three pioneer bacteria in their gut shortly after birth, one of which could be used to develop new personalised infant therapeutic probiotics, researchers show. In…
Honey added to yogurt supports probiotic cultures for digestive health
URBANA, Ill. – If you enjoy a bowl of plain yogurt in the morning, adding a spoonful of honey is a delicious way to sweeten your favorite breakfast food. It…
Effects of Multispecies Probiotic Supplementation on Serum Bone Turnover Markers in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
AbstractProbiotics have been found to have beneficial effects on bone metabolism. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the effects of multispecies probiotic supplementation on bone turnover markers were evaluated after…
An oral probiotic can treat dry eye disease
Houston, TX – In a study by a research group at Baylor College of Medicine, oral administration of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain was found to improve dry eye disease…
A probiotic could help mitigate mercury absorption in the gut
Houston, TX – New research by a team at Pennsylvania State University suggests that microbes in the human gut could be harnessed to block absorption of toxic metals like mercury…
New data demonstrates potential role of probiotic supplementation in adults with Major Depressive Disorder
Study shows improvements in depression and anxiety scores among individuals supplementing with probiotics alongside standard antidepressant medicationData from a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled pilot trial published today in JAMA PsychiatryA new…
A protective probiotic blunts the ill effects of alcohol in mice
Highlights Excessive alcohol consumption causes short-term and long-term health problems An enzyme called ADH1B accelerates the breakdown of alcohol in the body Researchers genetically engineered a probiotic to express ADH1B…
Purified curcumin instead of artificial additives can be used to preserve and enhance probiotic yogurt
Researchers have succeeded for the first time in adding a highly purified form of curcumin to yogurt in a way that ensures it remains dissolved in the dairy product and…
A probiotic for our lungs? New research poses questions about the future of treating COVID-19
If we have learned one thing post-pandemic, it is that there is so much more to learn about the effects of COVID-19 on the population. This study published in Microbial Genomics has…
Probiotic markedly reduces S. Aureus colonization in phase 2 trial
A promising approach to control Staphylococcus aureus bacterial colonization in people—using a probiotic instead of antibiotics—was safe and highly effective in a Phase 2 clinical trial. The new study, reported in The Lancet…
Probiotic bacteria found in fermented foods might help dispel bad breath
Probiotic bacteria usually found in fermented foods, such as yoghurt, sourdough bread, and miso soup, might help dispel the embarrassment of persistent bad breath (halitosis), finds a pooled data analysis…
Found: A protective probiotic for ALS
Montreal, December 20, 2022 — A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). That’s the finding of a new study at Canada’s CHUM Research Centre…
Probiotic bacteria may enhance tamoxifen effectiveness in treatment of ER+ breast cancer
Probiotic bacteria may enhance anti-cancer activities of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen and other endocrine-targeted therapies, which could help reduce the risk of estrogen receptive positive (ER+) breast cancer, suggests…
S. boulardii Found Most Effective for Treating Acute Diarrhea in Children
https://youtu.be/-0PKLZGgeWA S. boulardii Found Most Effective for Treating Acute Diarrhea in Children In the Bayesian network meta-analysis of 84 studies involving 13,443 children, we found that certain single-strain (including Saccharomyces boulardii,…
Kefir-Based molecules Could Help Treat COVID-19 Cytokine Storm
https://youtu.be/wkmPfIIW1rY For example, experimental results revealed that the molecules effectively healed mice inflicted with a lethal "cytokine storm" - the extreme immune response which is one of the main causes…
Performance-enhancing bacteria may increase performance by 13%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFBBWaTT9zEPerformance-enhancing bacteria may increase performance by 13% They pinpointed one specific group of bacteria, called Veillonella, that they found was enriched in the gut microbiome of Boston Marathon runners after…
Probiotics almost double weight loss in women
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fa4DCXNhhI] Highlights: Lactobacillus rhamnosus - After the 12-week diet period, researchers observed an average weight loss of 4.4 kg in women in the probiotic group and 2.6 kg in…
Could probiotics help HIV patients?
25 JAN 2013 Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are the first line therapy for patients with HIV; however, ARV-treated, HIV-infected individuals still have a higher mortality rate than uninfected individuals. During the…
Prebiotic may help patients with intestinal failure grow new and better gut – fructooligosacharide (FOS)
“When we fed the carbohydrate fructooligosacharide (FOS) as a prebiotic, the gut grew and increased in function,” 19 OCT 2012 URBANA – Adding the right prebiotic to the diets of…
Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
Public Release: 21-Jul-2014 Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Eating probiotics regularly may modestly improve your blood pressure, according to new…
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