by Becky | Feb 22, 2024 | 2019, Probiotics, Recent Posts, Vitamin D - General, Women's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week intervention of 50,000 IU vitamin D every 2 weeks plus 8 x 109 CFU/day probiotic significantly reduced total testosterone (p<0.001), hirsutism (p<0.001), hs-CRP (p<0.001) and MDA levels (p=0.001) and significantly increased TAC (p<0.001) and GSH levels (p=0.02) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 30, 2024 | 2023, Oral Health, Probiotics, Recent Posts
Written by Harold Oster,MD. Results suggest that the use of probiotic lozenges is associated with improved recovery to baseline after plaque-induced gingivitis. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 24, 2024 | 2023, Digestive Health, Glutamine, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Administration of a supplement containing probiotics, l-glutamine, and biotin, combined with dietary counselling, significantly improved muscular mass, sarcopenic index, and extracellular water to total body water ratio (p < 0.05) and quality of life (p < 0.001) compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 4, 2023 | 2023, Allergies, Probiotics
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that consuming prebiotic foods is associated with a lower incidence of allergic rhinitis. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2023 | 2022, Oral Health, Probiotics
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. At 30 days and at 60 days after baseline participants in the intervention group saw a significantly greater % reduction GI scores compared to placebo (P = 0.019 and P= 0.005, respectively). (more…)
by Becky | Aug 1, 2023 | 2023, Brain Health, Depression, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 4-week supplementation of probiotics (a daily dose of 900 billion CFU/d) improved immediate recall and reduced hippocampal activation in subjects with depression compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 17, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of a probiotic containing 1 x 109 CFU Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4 and Bifidobacterium longum BORI in soybean oil/day significantly increased IPA levels (p < 0.05) and in vitro treatment with IPA significantly decreased proinflammatory TNF-α concentration in activated microglia (p < 0.05). (more…)
by Becky | May 16, 2023 | 2022, Bone Health, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the double-blind randomized controlled trial with postmenopausal women supplementing with L. fermentum SRK414 showed a significant increase at 6 months post-trial in the treatment group (p = 0.030) compared to control. (more…)
by Becky | May 9, 2023 | 2023, Brain Health, Parkinson's, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the meta-analysis including 11 randomized controlled studies shows improved motor scores (SMD, -0.65; 95% CI -1.11 to -0.19), non-motor scores (SMD, -0.81; 95% CI -1.12 to -0.51), and mental health scores (SMD, -0.72; 95% CI -1.10 to -0.35) in subjects in the probiotic groups compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 13, 2023 | 2023, Asthma, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 8-week once daily supplementation of a probiotic significantly increased FEV1 (p < 0.01) and FVC (p < 0.001), while also reducing the inflammation-related miRNAs of both miR-146 and miR-16 compared with baseline (p < 0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, Digestive Health, Fiber, Infant and Children's Health, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Newsletter, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 4-week administration of psyllium husk resulted in a significant reduction of IBS-SSS and 43.9% entered remission compared to 9.7% achieving remission in the placebo group. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 22, 2023 | 2022, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 10-week intervention using the probiotic BB68S resulted in significantly greater changes in total RBANS score and in 4 domains: immediate memory (p < 0.0001), visuospatial/constructional (p<0.001), attention (p < 0.001), and delayed memory (p < 0.0001) compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, Brain Health, Depression, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Two-month co-supplementation of inulin and L. rhamnosus significantly reduced hs-CRP (p=0.020) and TNF-α (p=0.032) levels in subjects, while also decreasing scores relating to the Beck Depression Inventory (p=0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Aug 17, 2022 | 2022, Brain Health, Depression, Probiotics
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Patients assigned to probiotic treatment had significant decrease in depression score at the end of treatment [p< 0.05] and at follow-up (8-weeks later) [p< 0.01]. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 10, 2022 | 2022, Blood Lipids, Botanicals, Diabetes, Probiotics
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Researchers found that berberine plus probiotics was most effective in lowering postprandial LDL-C (p= 0.04) and total cholesterol (p= 0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Jan 28, 2022 | 2021, Allergies, Probiotics
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12 weeks of oral administration of Lactobacillus paracasei IJH-SONE68 significantly reduced symptoms, such as nasal congestion and watery eyes, related to chronic allergies. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2020 | 2019, Bladder Health, Probiotics, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A combination of cranberry and probiotics safely and effectively prevented recurrent urinary tract infections in premenopausal women. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 9, 2020 | 2020, Brain Health, Probiotics
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This post hoc analysis revealed that an eight-week supplementation with B. longum and L. helveticus in depressive patients improved depression symptoms, possibly by increasing BDNF levels. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 2, 2020 | 2020, Autism, Infant and Children's Health, Probiotics
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. In a subset of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, six months of probiotic supplementation not only improved GI symptoms but improved behavioral profiles as well. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 14, 2020 | 2019, Brain Health, Parkinson's, Probiotics
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twelve weeks of probiotic supplementation improved movement and certain metabolic parameters in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. (more…)