by Paul Enck
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis, led by Dr. C-X Pei from The First Clinical Medical College and Evidence Based Medical Centre of Lanzhou University in Lanzhou (China), has shown that probiotics may have a role in prevention of chemoradiotherapy-induced diarrhoea in people with abdominal and pelvic cancer, and are rarely associated with adverse events.
by Paul Enck
A recent study, led by Vanessa Stadlbauer from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Graz, in Graz (Austria), has found that a multispecies probiotic may have beneficial effects on immune function in patients with cirrhosis.
by Paul Enck
A recent study, led by Mr. Michael Shahani from Nebraska Cultures in Walnut Creek (California, USA), has found that a specific strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus may provide symptom benefits after 4 weeks of use, compared with a placebo, among individuals with lactose intolerance.
The Harvard Probiotics Symposium, “Gut health, microbiota & probiotics throughout the lifespan: Metabolic & brain function”, was held on September 15th and 16th at Harvard Medical School in Boston (USA).
The Harvard Probiotics Symposium, “Gut health, microbiota & probiotics throughout the lifespan: Metabolic & brain function”, was held on September 15th and 16th at Harvard Medical School in Boston (USA).
by Paul Enck
A recent case-control study, led by Dr. Zhenjun Wu from the Department of Blood Transfusion and Clinical Laboratory at Qingdao University School of Medicine in Qingdao (China), has found that probiotics may combat SIBO in patients with gastrointestinal cancer and may alleviate some gastrointestinal symptoms.
by GMFH Editing Team
According to scientific research, probiotics may restore the composition of the gut microbiota and introduce beneficial functions to gut microbial communities. In fact, some probiotics can be used like drugs to treat some conditions and there is good evidence of their efficacy for diarrhoea associated to antibiotic intake or gastroenteritis diarrhoea.
Two recent studies, led by Dr. Veena Taneja from the Department of Immunology and Division of Rheumatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester (USA), allow a better understanding of the role of gut microbiota in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how manipulation of the gut microbiota may provide an additional approach to therapy.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Ashutosh Mangalam, assistant professor of pathology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City (USA), has found that gut microbiota changes may contribute to the disease course of multiple sclerosis.
Recent advances in research have described the importance of gut microbiota in influencing interactions between the central and the enteric nervous systems. These brain-gut interactions appear to be bidirectional by means of neural, endocrine, immune, and humoral signals. Most of the data have been acquired using rodents (mice or rats) and pigs.
