Tag: gut microbiome
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
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
Probiotics and Depression: An Honest Reality Check
Probiotics and depression: time for a little reality check The gut–brain axis is fascinating. Your gut and brain are constantly communicating—and, unlike some family WhatsApp groups, quite a lot o... Read More
Can Probiotics Help Manage Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Can Probiotics Help Manage Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)? What the Research Is Exploring Here’s something that might surprise you: global prevalence of NAFLD (now also called MASLD) h... Read More
What Is a Probiotic? A Friendly Pharmacist Guide to Live Cultures, Strains, and What Research Is Exploring
Let’s start with the question you actually came here for: what is a probiotic? In plain pharmacist language, a probiotic is a live microorganism (usually bacteria, sometimes yeast) that is intended ... Read More