Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. By prioritizing dietary strategies, incorporating probiotics, and adopting healthy lifestyle habits, you can promote a thriving gut microbiome and support a healthy gut-brain axis. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Postbiotics play a vital role in maintaining gut health by regulating the balance of gut microbiota, supporting gut lining integrity, and modulating the immune system. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Compared to the low dietary live microbe group, the medium and high group had significantly higher LE8 scores (P <0.0001). (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that daily consumption of a prebiotic supplement is associated with improved cognition in older adults. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation with a multispecies probiotic resulted in a significant decrease in the serum bone resorption marker CTX versus baseline (p-value < 0.001) compared to placebo. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that consuming prebiotic foods is associated with a lower incidence of allergic rhinitis. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
