Research into the human microbiome has encouraged proliferation of probiotic foods and supplements. Although the health claims seem legit, Carrie Arnold finds not everyone is convinced. Like all good ...

Realisation of this has led to the introduction of novel modes of therapeutic and prophylactic intervention based on the consumption of mono and mixed cultures of beneficial live microorganisms as ...

And although much more research is needed, there are preliminary indications that probiotics could have impacts on mental health. “Germ-free mice, which lack microbes in the whole body ...

Nowadays, emerging evidences point out the positive effect of some bacterial strains in different health issues, mainly related to the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Probiotics are defined as ‘live ...

I keep reading about gut health. Should I eat fermented foods, and do I need a prebiotic or probiotic? Prebiotics are essentially what feeds the bacteria in our gut. They are substances in food that ...

Every year, we in the UK spend about three quarters of a billion pounds on probiotic products, which contain live bacteria that are supposed to boost our health. Our guts – especially our large ...

may be central in mediating the effects of these bacteria. Aims: To assess effects of different probiotic bacteria on dendritic cell function. Methods: Human intestinal lamina propria mononuclear ...

3. Try Probiotic Foods. Probiotics are live bacteria or yeasts found in fermented foods that, when consumed, take up residence in the gut and improve health. Probiotics help to prevent constipation, ...

As such, taking probiotics after antibiotic treatment is an increasingly common practice. However, two studies recently reported in Cell question whether taking highly concentrated supplements of ...