News tagged with probiotic
Scientists grow personalized collections of intestinal microbes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Each of us carries a unique collection of trillions of friendly microbes in our intestines that helps break down food our bodies otherwise couldn't digest.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Probiotics may be able to help you keep slim
Researchers from LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen are working on a promising research project that seems to indicate that probiotics have a slimming effect.
May 05, 2009 |
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Just how friendly are those probiotics in your food?
Ready for some live, active cultures in your chocolate? How about your breakfast cereal? Probiotics, the so-called "friendly" bacteria with health benefits, have busted out of the dairy case and are colonizing other areas ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Gene activity in human intestines changed with probiotic bacteria
Drinks with probiotic bacteria change the activity of the genes in the small intestine. This is the conclusion of Dutch research of TI Food and Nutrition published in the American journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Right foods aid memory and protect against disease
For the first time researchers have found out what effect multiple, rather than just single, foods with anti-inflammatory effects have on healthy individuals.
Oct 15, 2010 |
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'Probiotics and Health Claims'
The medical benefits of probiotics or 'friendly bacteria' are not new; thousands of years ago people drank sour milk as a cure for stomach complaints. Yet, as more and more probiotic products hit our shelves what is the scientific ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Cheese found to improve the immune response of the elderly
Scientists in Finland have discovered that cheese can help preserve and enhance the immune system of the elderly by acting as a carrier for probiotic bacteria. The research, published in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, reveal ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Last-ditch method at fighting intestinal superbug
(AP) -- A superbug named C-diff is on the rise, a germ that so ravages some people's intestines that repeated tries of the strongest, most expensive antibiotic can't conquer their disabling diarrhea.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Probiotics may have some benefits for kids
(AP) -- A leading medical group says there's some evidence that probiotics, or "good" bacteria, may have limited benefits for certain illnesses in children.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Integrative medicine: Colic in babies appears to be a bad gut feeling
If you've ever had a colicky baby or you know someone who has, you know how distressing it can be. Colic affects up to 28 percent of newborns and is one of the most vexing problems parents and pediatricians face in the ...
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Probiotics shorten diarrhea episodes
Probiotic bacteria given as therapies for diarrhoea reduce the length of time sufferers are affected and lessen the chance of episodes continuing for more than four days. These are the findings of a new systematic review ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Study: Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children
The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced the rate of common sicknesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in daycare children, say researchers who studied the drink in the largest known probiotic ...
May 19, 2010 |
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Researchers Show Probiotics are a Promising Treatment for NEC
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have determined that using probiotics, or healthy live bacteria, is an effective method to reduce and prevent a gastrointestinal disease that predominantly affects premature infants.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Probiotics help extremely premature infants gain weight
Extremely low birthweight infants (ELBW) who received feedings supplemented with probiotics had better weight gain than infants who were not given the supplements, according to a randomized, controlled, double-blind study ...
May 01, 2010 |
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Probiotic found in breast milk helps alleviate symptoms of digestive disorders
Here's another reason to breast feed your baby: Canadian researchers have discovered how a probiotic found in breastmilk reduces or eliminates painful cramping in the gut. In a new research report published online in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 02, 2010 |
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