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Symprove could offer safe and efficient solution to control pathogenic bacteria

Leading food technology company, Symprove Ltd, has demonstrated with three breakthrough studies that their formula has the unique ability to have an antagonistic effect on pathogenic bacteria such as C. difficile, Escherichia coli (AIEC), Shigella sonnei and MRSA.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers discover that beneficial bacteria in yogurt may affect severity of lupus

Researchers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have released findings that explain how a type of healthy bacteria in yogurt and other dairy products might reduce disease symptoms in certain patients with lupus.

3 Oct 2017

Probiotic bacteria can change intestinal flora of patients with colon cancer, study finds

Living lactic acid bacteria, probiotics, can change the intestinal flora of patients with cancer of the colon. These are the findings of a study published in the journal BMJ Open Gastroenterology.

25 Sep 2017

Probiotics may become new preventative or therapeutic strategy for IBD-related colon cancer

In an innovative approach to colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention and treatment, scientists are studying ways to replace missing metabolites in patients prone to gut inflammation and CRC.

14 Sep 2017

Gut bacteria in Hadza diet different from ours study finds

Probiotics are one of the fastest growing areas for research as well as one of the valued members in the food industry. These are healthy bacteria or friendly bacteria that are added to yogurts, drinks, and baby food in order to colonize out gut when we are taking antibiotics or are down with an intestinal infection.

24 Aug 2017

Study provides evidence that oral immunotherapy may be possible cure for peanut allergy

Allergy immunotherapy company Prota Therapeutics Pty Ltd is pleased to announce results from a follow up study of the probiotic and peanut immunotherapy (PPOIT) treatment which it has licensed from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, demonstrating long-lasting tolerance effects of treatment more than four years after the original study ended.

18 Aug 2017

Peanut allergy successfully kept at bay with immune-based therapy

Australian researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute have come up with a latest study results showing that peanut allergy could be treated successfully with an immune-based therapy. This new therapy helped children allergic to peanuts eat these nuts with no reactions for up to four years. The study appeared this week in the journal Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

17 Aug 2017

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health has determined that a special mixture of good bacteria in the body reduced the incidence of sepsis in infants in India by 40 percent at a cost of only $1 per infant.

16 Aug 2017

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It's a feat of nature companies have used to help clean up polluted sites, though only in small-scale projects.

14 Aug 2017

Mango intake exerts beneficial effects in progression and severity of IBD

Initial results of a study by researchers in the department of nutrition and food science at Texas A&M University in College Station show mango consumption has a positive impact on people with inflammatory bowel disease.

3 Aug 2017

COPD can result in structural changes that affect the lung and microbiome

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can result in structural changes within the lungs over time.

14 Jul 2017

NUS scientists create probiotic gut-friendly beer with health benefits

Beer lovers may soon have a gut-friendly drink to raise a toast to, thanks to the creation of a novel probiotic sour beer by a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore.

28 Jun 2017

New study finds dramatic reorganization of the gut caused by weight loss surgery

Obesity, already a global epidemic, is on the rise. Over one-third of the U.S. population is currently afflicted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the monetary costs alone are approaching $150 billion dollars annually.

26 May 2017

Probiotics could help improve gut symptoms and psychological issues in IBS, study shows

Probiotics may relieve symptoms of depression, as well as help gastrointestinal upset, research from McMaster University has found.

23 May 2017

Study shows how probiotic improves integrity of the GI epithelial cell wall in HIV patients

A newly released study published in the Journal of Immunity, Inflammation and Disease and conducted by the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, found a multi-strain, high concentration, probiotic formulation that helped reconstitute the physical and immunological integrity of the gastrointestinal lining in HIV-1-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy.

3 May 2017

Researchers explore link between gut microbiome and nutrition in autism spectrum disorder

Over the last decade, research has revealed more about the human gut microbiome—the environment within the gastrointestinal tract—where microbes, especially bacteria, reside. Recently, more has become known about the function of those microbes and the microbiome's connection with health and disease.

28 Apr 2017

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

Researchers, led by Dr Huiying Li, an associate professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, used over-the-counter pore cleansing strips to obtain skin follicle samples from 72 individuals: 38 with acne and 34 who didn't have the disease.

6 Apr 2017

Probiotics may help treat yeast infections, bowel problems in men with schizophrenia

In a small pilot study of men with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sheppard Pratt Health System say they have evidence that adding probiotics -- microorganisms, such as bacteria found in yogurts -- to the patients' diets may help treat yeast infections and ease bowel problems.

5 Apr 2017

Low-dose penicillin in early life changes behaviour and balance of gut microbes

In a landmark study, researchers at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University have found that providing clinical (low) doses of penicillin to pregnant mice and their offspring results in long-term behavioural changes.

4 Apr 2017

Global symposium focuses on chemistry and biological effects of maple food product

The first-ever global symposium, solely dedicated to sharing the latest scientific discoveries on the potential health benefits of 100% pure maple products from Canada, took place on April 2 in San Francisco at the 253rd annual meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the largest scientific society in the world.

4 Apr 2017

Probiotic News and Research

Latest Probiotic News and Research

Symprove could offer safe and efficient solution to control pathogenic bacteria

Researchers discover that beneficial bacteria in yogurt may affect severity of lupus

Probiotic bacteria can change intestinal flora of patients with colon cancer, study finds

Probiotics may become new preventative or therapeutic strategy for IBD-related colon cancer

Gut bacteria in Hadza diet different from ours study finds

Study provides evidence that oral immunotherapy may be possible cure for peanut allergy

Peanut allergy successfully kept at bay with immune-based therapy

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

Mango intake exerts beneficial effects in progression and severity of IBD

COPD can result in structural changes that affect the lung and microbiome

NUS scientists create probiotic gut-friendly beer with health benefits

New study finds dramatic reorganization of the gut caused by weight loss surgery

Probiotics could help improve gut symptoms and psychological issues in IBS, study shows

Study shows how probiotic improves integrity of the GI epithelial cell wall in HIV patients

Researchers explore link between gut microbiome and nutrition in autism spectrum disorder

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

Probiotics may help treat yeast infections, bowel problems in men with schizophrenia

Low-dose penicillin in early life changes behaviour and balance of gut microbes

Global symposium focuses on chemistry and biological effects of maple food product

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