Probiotics May Help in IBS, but Certainty of Evidence'Low'Probiotics May Help in IBS, but Certainty of Evidence'Low '
An updated meta-analysis found some evidence that certain probiotics may improve symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome, but the certainty of evidence was low across nearly all analyses.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - August 22, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
This Scientist Thinks You Should Pay $215 A Month For ‘Good’ Bacteria To Help Control Your Diabetes
Biotech researcher Colleen Cutcliffe designed probiotics to help diabetics lower their blood sugar. Now she ’s got a handful of expensive supplements for sale — and Halle Berry on board to help sell them. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Isabel Bekele, Contributor Tags: Business /business Manufacturing /manufacturing Innovation /innovation Venture Capital /venture-capital Healthcare /healthcare Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Small Business /small-business Editors' Pick e Source Type: news
Can ’ t You Just Do a Hydrogen Breath Test?
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Lactose is a sugar that is commonly found in dairy products. It is digested by the enzyme lactase mainly found on the brush border of the small bowel. Lactase production varies by age and genetics, with infants and young children having a generally higher amount than older children and adults, presumably as they have a more dairy-based diet. There is decreased production starting around 2-3 years of age (i.e. lactase non-persistence). Some people continue to produce lactase at the same levels as infants (i.e. lactase-persistence. “Lactase persistence (lactose tolerance) is seen predominantly in individuals...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 14, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Medical Therapies for Treatment and Prevention of Pouchitis Medical Therapies for Treatment and Prevention of Pouchitis
This review assessed the efficacy of medical therapies including antibiotics, probiotics, biologics, and fecal transplantation for the treatment and prevention of pouchitis following colectomy for UC.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 10, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Engineered Probiotic Developed to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
Brigham researchers are working on a new approach to target autoimmunity in the brain leverages designer bacteria to make treatment safer and more effective (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - August 9, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
A Probiotic to Protect Caribbean Corals
A bacterial strain from healthy corals could slow the progression and prevent transmission of the destructive stony coral tissue loss disease in the wild. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Parmesan cheese could boost your memory - study
Eating probiotics found in Parmesan cheese may improve memory in older adults, according to a new study. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Probiotics Are Good for More Than Your Gut
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 -- Many people turn to probiotics for their digestive woes, but a preliminary study suggests that what ' s good for gut may also be good for the aging brain.
The study involved older adults with mild cognitive impairment, where... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How PARMESAN, yoghurt and kimchi may be the key to staving off memory loss
Findings from a North Carolina study reveal people with mild cognitive impairment who received the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for three months saw improvements to their cognitive scores. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How probiotics and fish oil pills helped me tackle depression
PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY: Vitamin D can improve symptoms of depression, as can omega-3 fatty acids (i.e. fish oils) compared with a placebo. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does the microbiome hold the key to chronic fatigue?
Often dismissed by the medical establishment, people with complex illnesses such as ME and long Covid are taking the hunt for treatments into their own handsIn 2019, years after developing the myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) that had kept her bedridden in a state of chronic pain and exhaustion, Tamara Romanuk experienced something “miraculous”. After taking antibiotics prescribed to treat a separate infection, she experienced a short-term remission in symptoms. “I went from being bedbound to twirling outside,” Romanuk says. “I had no idea that life could be so different from what I’d become adjusted to.”Sh...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 9, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Simon Spichak Tags: Medical research Long Covid ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome Science Infectious diseases Health Source Type: news
Does the microbiome hold the key to chronic fatigue syndrome?
Often dismissed by the medical establishment, people with complex illnesses such as ME and long Covid are taking the hunt for treatments into their own handsIn 2019, years after developing the myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) that had kept her bedridden in a state of chronic pain and exhaustion, Tamara Romanuk experienced something “miraculous”. After taking antibiotics prescribed to treat a separate infection, she experienced a short-term remission in symptoms. “I went from being bedbound to twirling outside,” Romanuk says. “I had no idea that life could be so different from what I’d become adjusted to.”Sh...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 9, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Simon Spichak Tags: Medical research Long Covid ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome Science Infectious diseases Health Source Type: news
Halle Berry Takes New Role as Executive for Probiotics Company
Halle Berry, the actor, producer and director, recently began what she calls her second act: a role as chief communications officer at Pendulum Therapeutics, a probiotics company backed by investors such as Sequoia Capital. “I feel it’s incumbent upon me to use any influence I have over everyday…#halleberry #pendulumtherapeutics #sequoiacapital #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Probiotics Raise Concerns in Vulnerable Populations Probiotics Raise Concerns in Vulnerable Populations
Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - June 18, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Prebiotics vs probiotics: Expert explains the difference and ‘enormous’ health benefits
Less than one in five Britons understand the difference between the health benefits of prebiotics and probiotics, new research shows. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
