All Probiotics, Prebiotics & Synbiotics articles – Page 5
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NewsHuman milk-based synbiotic safely modulates damaged adult gut microbiomes
Bacteria found in the gut of nursing infants, combined with certain sugars from human milk, may enable ‘precision microbiome engineering’ as live biotherapeutics.
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NewsISM hosting symposium on probiotics and microbiota supplements applications
The International Society of Microbiota has announced an upcoming symposium dedicated to clinicians on probiotics and microbiota supplements.
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NewsProtective particles allow engineered probiotics to report gut disease
Bioengineers have developed a platform that allows engineered biosensor bacteria safe passage through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in an animal model.
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NewsEngineered probiotic developed to treat multiple sclerosis
Researchers are working on a new approach to target autoimmunity in the brain, leveraging designer bacteria to make treatment safer and more effective.
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NewsVaginal health bacterium offers a choice of strains for probiotic therapy
Different strains of a bacterium known as a determinant of vaginal health show a variety of colonising abilities and may offer a wider range of options for potential antimicrobial therapy.
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NewsBeneficial gut bacterium can be made oxygen-tolerant
One of the beneficial gut bacteria residing in the human gut, which normally cannot survive in an environment with oxygen, can now be made oxygen-tolerant.
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NewsProbiotic combo stops bacteria that cause toxic shock syndrome
A probiotic combination could reduce incidence of toxic shock syndrome, a rapid-onset, life-threatening disease associated with strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
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NewsMicrogel treatment helps ‘good’ gut bacteria and clears out the ‘bad’
Researchers have developed a microgel delivery system for probiotics that keeps ‘good’ bacteria safe while actively clearing out ‘bad’ ones.
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NewsProbiotic could help mitigate mercury absorption in the gut
New research suggests that microbes in the human gut could be harnessed to block absorption of toxic metals like mercury and help the body absorb useful nutritional ones, like iron.
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NewsOral probiotic can treat dry eye disease
Researchers have found that oral administration of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain improved dry eye disease in an animal model.
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NewsProbiotic supplementation can help adults with Major Depressive Disorder
A study shows improvements in depression and anxiety scores among individuals supplementing with probiotics alongside standard antidepressant medication.
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NewsVaccine primes frog microbiome for future exposure to deadly fungal outbreak
A new study has found that a new vaccine against the deadly chytrid fungus in frogs can shift the composition of the microbiome, making frogs more resilient to future exposure to the fungus.
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NewsNovel bacterial strain in feed boosts broiler chicken growth and changes gut microbiome
A novel bacterial strain added as a supplement to broiler chicken feed not only boosts their growth rate, but significantly alters their caecal microbiome, enhancing the capacity for microbial amino acid and vitamin biosynthesis, a new study shows.
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NewsNEC Society launches neonatal probiotics toolkit
The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society has released a toolkit that provides structure to clinicians in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) as they consider the complex process and decision of whether to implement probiotics to help prevent NEC.
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NewsEating natto might help to destress and live longer
Scientists have found that Bacillus subtilis var Natto extends the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans worms through biological pathways related to innate immunity and longevity.
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NewsEating more live microbes leads to better health and lower weight
A new study shows lower weight and better overall health in those who consume more live microorganisms daily - including those in raw fruit and vegetables.
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NewsYeast used in production of cachaça can prevent asthma, study shows
A daily dose of a strain of brewer’s yeast used to produce cachaça - distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice - can act as a preventive against asthma, according to a Brazilian study involving male mice.
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NewsProbiotic spray boosts piglets’ gut microbiota - and growth performance
Early-life intervention by spraying compound probiotics can reshape the microbiota composition of the delivery room environment and significantly improve the growth performance and immune function of piglets, a new study shows.
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NewsProbiotic blend may deliver double whammy of health benefits when added to animal feed
Researchers have discovered a blend of organisms that not only act as a probiotic in animal feed, but can also inhibit the toxic effects of a mycotoxin in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
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NewsProbiotic markedly reduces staph colonisation in phase 2 trial
A approach to control Staphylococcus aureus bacterial colonization in people—using a probiotic instead of antibiotics—was found to be safe and highly effective in a Phase 2 clinical trial.