by Paul Enck
A new study, led by Dr. Michel Neunlist from the French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and Université de Nantes (Nantes, France), has found that the probiotic L. fermentum could prevent and/or treat gastrointestinal disorders related to intestinal epithelium dysfunction in newborn rats.
A 2016 review, led by Dr. Mark S. Riddle from the Enteric Diseases Department at the Naval Research Center in Silver Spring (USA) and Dr. Bradley A. Connor from the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and The New York Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine in New York (USA) explores the role of the human gut microbiome in travellers’ health.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study explored the extent to which transit time could affect gut microbiota composition and metabolism, using a multi-compartmental in vitro continuous culture system simulating the physiological conditions of the proximal, transversal, and distal parts of the colon.
by Paul Enck
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis has found that probiotic supplementation is associated with better rates of success in Hp eradication therapy.
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.
by Paul Enck
If a healthy mother consumes probiotics in the perinatal period, does it affect allergy-related diseases in her child at six years of age?
by Kristina Campbell
Results of a research collaboration between Harvard and Danone, released today, show that an 'underrated' species of bacteria, Lactococcus lactis CNCM I-1631, conferred beneficial effects in mouse models of inflammation.
by Kristina Campbell
Dr. Mimi L. K. Tang is a paediatric allergist immunologist and director of the Department of Allergy and Immunology at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.
A panel of scientific experts* assembled in London, UK, on October 23, 2013 to discuss the scope and appropriate use of the term ‘probiotic.’ The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) organized the meeting to review the relevance
