Has science found an anti-ageing probiotic?
Not for people. A study published in Nature Aging identified Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum as a bacterium that was less abundant with increasing age across Chinese human cohorts. Researchers then ... Read More
Maternal Gut Microbiome: How Mothers Seed Baby’s Gut
Where does a baby’s first gut microbiome come from? Researchers have now followed hundreds of mothers and babies from pregnancy through the first year of life—and the answer appears to involve rat... Read More
Oral Probiotics and Vaginal Health: What the Study Found
Can a probiotic swallowed by mouth influence bacteria living in the vagina? A new randomised trial suggests that the answer may be yes—at least for one particular strain, in one particular group of ... Read More
Probiotics and NSAID Gut Damage: What We Know
Could probiotics help protect the small intestine from damage associated with anti-inflammatory pain medicines? A new systematic review has examined probiotics and NSAID gut damage, alongside function... Read More
Probiotics and Sleep: Promising Study, Cautious Claims
Could the relationship between probiotics and sleep be more important than we once thought? A small new clinical trial has reported improvements in digestive symptoms, stool consistency, sleep quality... Read More
Plant Diversity and Gut Health: Fibre or Probiotics?
Plant diversity and gut health: must we choose between fibre and probiotics? A new gut-health study has handed the internet exactly the sort of headline it enjoys: “More than 30 plants changed the m... Read More
Probiotic Yoghurt and Ageing: What the Study Really Found
Can probiotic yoghurt really slow ageing? It is the sort of headline that makes you pause halfway through breakfast and look at your yoghurt with newfound respect. Unfortunately, we need to put the ti... Read More
Probiotics for Infants: Promising New Research, Without the Hype
Probiotics for infants: exciting research, with a sensible reality check A recently published infant probiotic study has produced results that deserve attention. In a Phase II clinical trial conducted... Read More