Fighting leaky gut: Researchers flag commercialization opportunities for dead probiotics
11 Dec 2019
Research in maintaining a healthy gut and microbiome is booming, with research from Wake Forest School of Medicine, US, identifying that dead Lactobacillus paracasei (D3-5) reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice as effectively as the live strain.
Indian-origin scientist finds dead probiotic that can fix leaky gut
10 Dec 2019
A team led by an Indian-origin scientist has identified a dead probiotic that can reduce age-related leaky gut and control harmful, ageing-related inflammation. Leaky gut, in which microbes and bacteria in the gut leak into the blood stream through holes or cracks in the intestinal lining, causes an increase in...
Even ‘dead,’ this probiotic may be effective against inflammation
10 Dec 2019
Probiotics are usually live, active bacteria that interact with the gut flora — the bacteria already present in the gut. Nutritionists and other health specialists have found that probiotics can offer many health benefits when people ingest them in the right amounts.
Dead Probiotic Strain Shown to Reduce Harmful, Aging-related Inflammation
9 Dec 2019
Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have identified a dead probiotic that reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice. The study is published in the journal GeroScience.
Research Shows Link Between Microbiome And Childhood Obesity
6 Nov 2019
Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Health are mapping the correlation between childhood obesity and gut bacteria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity affects 1 in 5 children and adolescents in the U.S. Dr. Hariom Yadav with Wake Forest Baptist says a human’s microbiome is a factor....
Gut Bacteria Is Key Factor in Childhood Obesity
30 Oct 2019
New information published by scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health suggests that gut bacteria and its interactions with immune cells and metabolic organs, including fat tissue, play a key role in childhood obesity.
Diet’s effect on gut bacteria could play role in reducing Alzheimer’s risk
3 Sep 2019
According to researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine, that is a fair possibility. In a small pilot study, the researchers identified several distinct gut microbiome signatures – the chemicals produced by bacteria – in study participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) but not in their counterparts with normal cognition,...
Gut Microbiota May Hold Key to Efficacy of Diabetes Drugs
11 Jul 2019
Managing the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes is a daily challenge, a task that is consuming the time and attention of most clinicians in endocrinology and primary care. One of the many unresolved issues in achieving favorable outcomes in this patient population is the problem of person-to-person variability in...
Prebiotics from acorn & sago show metabolic benefits, boost gut integrity for obese subjects
15 Feb 2019
The scientists reported an increase in hypothalamic signals in the brain, which is known to be important in regulating of metabolism in the body. This result indicated a potential role of the gut-brain axis. “Our study discovered non-digestible fibers/prebiotics after extensive screening process from acorn and sago,” Hariom Yadav, PhD,...
Gut microbiome may affect some anti-diabetes drugs
11 Dec 2018
According to researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine, bacteria that make up the gut microbiome may be the culprit. In a review of more than 100 current published studies in humans and rodents, the School of Medicine team examined how gut bacteria either enhanced or inhibited a drug's effectiveness.
Baby poop can be the source of beneficial probiotics researchers
26 Sep 2018
Scientists at the Wake Forest School of Medicine have developed a probiotic "cocktail" derived from intestinal bacterial strains found in infant infections that can help increase the body's ability to produce short chain fatty acids (SCFA), a new version said. Why is it important? "Short-chain fatty acids are a key...
Baby poop probiotics: Results from a Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center study
10 Sep 2018
Probiotics are everywhere: yogurt, bread, supplements. Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine developed a probiotic "cocktail" from gut bacteria strains found in baby poop that may help your body produce short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs. "Short-chain fatty acids are a key component of good gut health," said the study's...
Probiotics’ Effects on the Microbiome Vary Widely
6 Sep 2018
Probotics are a booming business, with sales in the billions of dollars each year and millions of customers in the US alone. Companies claim that the microbial concoctions can help consumers do anything from lose weight to sleep better, but researchers report inconsistent effects on people’s microbiomes.
Is a health secret hiding in your infant’s diapers?
2 Sep 2018
Could baby poop hold the key to a healthy gut? A new study suggests that might be the case. An analysis of fecal samples collected from the diapers of 34 healthy infants identified 10 strains of gut bacteria that may boost the body’s production of short-chain fatty acids.
Possibility Of Poop Capsule Treatment?
28 Aug 2018
Probiotics may have healing powers, but specificity matters, you can’t overload any bacteria and expect result to be only beneficial; destroying harmful bacteria can cause chaos in microbiome ecosystems, and probiotic use can result in accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that may result in disorienting brain fogginess and...
Baby poop can treat illnesses including diabetes and cancer, scientists say
27 Aug 2018
Babies. They eat, sleep, cry, and, yes, poop! A new and shocking study is claiming that the yucky stuff in the diaper that no one wants to deal with, actually has some medicinal benefits. Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina say baby feces has just the...
Scientists: Baby Poop May Hold Beneficial Probiotics to Prevent and Treat Disease
26 Aug 2018
If you cringed reading that sentence, you’re not alone, but it is true. Baby poop may be a source of microbes that promote healthy digestion. Recent studies have shown that there are certain types of bacteria present in baby feces that produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in mice and a...
Why Scientists Think Baby Poop Is a Medical Gold Mine
24 Aug 2018
This isn’t a cocktail of a shaken and stirred variety. Study co-author and Wake Forest School of Medicine assistant professor Hariom Yadav, Ph.D. explains to Inverse that, while it can be “fed orally,” the cocktail is a mixture of isolated probiotics that have been extensively purified in a lab and...
Triad study finds potential new source of probiotic And it’s (wait for it) baby poop
24 Aug 2018
Walk down any supermarket aisle these days and there they are. In yogurt. In kefir. In pickles and bread. Even in kimchi or sauerkraut. Probiotics are in just about everything. These naturally occurring bacteria strains are added to all kinds of foods because of their ability to help regulate digestion...
Bacteria from baby poo could be used to prevent and treat diseases
24 Aug 2018
Yes, baby poo. The faeces produced by tiny humans. Here’s the deal. The bacteria in baby poop could produce a probiotic cocktail that could be used to prevent and treat illnesses such as obesity and cancer, says a new study published in Scientific Reports. Researchers took samples from the nappies...
Is a Health Secret Hiding in Your Infant’s Diapers?
24 Aug 2018
"Short-chain fatty acids are a key component of good gut health," explained lead investigator Hariom Yadav. He's an assistant professor of molecular medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. "People with diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disorders and cancers frequently have fewer short-chain fatty acids. Increasing them may be...
Will child poop micro organism develop into the brand new probiotic?
24 Aug 2018
Experiments just lately confirmed that sure forms of micro organism extracted from child feces may promote the manufacturing of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in mice, and in a medium simulating the human intestine.
Baby poop may be source of beneficial probiotics
24 Aug 2018
Probiotics seem to be everywhere these days – in yogurt, pickles, bread, even dog food. But there’s one place that may surprise you: There are probiotics in dirty diapers. Yes, that’s right – baby poop. Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have developed a probiotic “cocktail” derived from gut...
Could baby poop be the next miracle drug?
23 Aug 2018
Scientists have discovered that baby poop makes a surprisingly effective probiotic “cocktail” that could potentially help people with illnesses such as diabetes, obesity and cancer, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. The researchers took samples from the diapers of 34 healthy babies and isolated 10 bacterial strains....
Pooping in the name of science
23 Aug 2018
A team of researchers in North Carolina has come up with a rather unusual appetizer. Scientists at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem have mixed a probiotic cocktail of bacteria found in baby feces. Their results were published in the journal Scientific Reports. Probiotic foods are considered to...
Beneficial Microbiome Modulation from Baby Poo Derived Probiotic Cocktail
23 Aug 2018
Researchers have discovered a surprising place for inspiration to develop new probiotic compounds—infant feces. No, you did not misread the end of the previous sentence. Investigators at Wake Forest School of Medicine have developed a probiotic “cocktail” derived from gut bacteria strains found in infant feces that may help increase...
The latest probiotic drink: a baby poo smoothie
23 Aug 2018
It’s healthy, it’s organic, it already comes at a smoothie-like consistency — and it uses a resource that we would otherwise just throw away. What’s not to like about the latest promising probiotic supplement? Well, there’s the fact that it comes out of a baby’s bottom. Scientists have created a...
Probiotics in baby POO ‘could help you lose weight and boost your health’
23 Aug 2018
But it's also present in something a little less savoury: baby poo. Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have developed a probiotic "cocktail", made from gut bacteria strains found in baby poo - which they say might help in the fight against weight gain and poor gut health. "Short-chain...
Scientists discover probiotics in baby poop
10 Aug 2018
It seems everyone is trying to load up on probiotics these days to balance their gut bacteria, whether it’s from a pricey bottle of kombucha or tangy pickles. So, news of a new source of ‘good’ bacteria is always welcome. But this one may be a harder pill to swallow....
Probiotics may ‘counter obesity and diabetes’: NIH study
9 Jul 2013
Dr Gordon and his group recently pushed back the scientific boundaries even further in this area. In an ‘elegant’ study, the St Louis-based scientists reported that probiotics in a yogurt did not colonize the gut microflora when studied in identical twins, but an additional study in mice revealed that ingestion...
Indian probiotic yoghurt linked to slower diabetes development
7 Nov 2006
"The results confirmed that the dahi containing probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei exhibited a significant delaying effect on the progression of diabetes induced by high fructose administration in rats," wrote lead author Hariom Yadav from India's National Dairy Research Institute.