By Mariya Petrova, - PhD, Senior Scientific Educator and Senior Scientists, Winclove Probiotics As the season of allergies slowly starts with the first spring blooms, one can wonder if we understand these events better. Only a handful of people will associate sneezing and red itchy eyes with the … [Read more...] about Do we understand the role of microbiota and probiotics in allergic diseases?
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IPA Response to Recent Washington Post Article
Thank you to our critical response team at the IPA SC for their contribution to the Washington Post article published yesterday. Attached is the final document [also below in full text] that our critical response team worked on which will be disseminated on our … [Read more...] about IPA Response to Recent Washington Post Article
Will ChatGPT write the next IPA blog?….
By Arthur C. Ouwehand - Global Health Nutrition Sciences, International Flavors & Fragrances, 02460 Kantvik, Finland ...With that, I could end this blog. But it would be 499 words short of the target length. So, let’s rephrase the question. What can generative Artificial Intelligence (AI; … [Read more...] about Will ChatGPT write the next IPA blog?….
Our Biology has been Shaped by Bacteria
by Ines Martinez,Head of Probiotic R&D team - SACCO Bacteria have inhabited our planet for 3.5 billion years, this was a long time before eukaryotic life emerged in our planet approximately 2.7 billion years ago. In short, we have evolved in a bacterial world, thus every aspect of our … [Read more...] about Our Biology has been Shaped by Bacteria
“Probiowhatics”: New Webinar from IPA & The Gut Stuff
The International Probiotics Association, in special collaboration with The Gut Stuff, recently hosted “Probiowhatics?” — a webinar with a panel of probiotic experts and influencers. Lisa MacFarlane, co-founder with her twin sister Alana Macfarlane Kempner of The Gut Stuff, introduced the … [Read more...] about “Probiowhatics”: New Webinar from IPA & The Gut Stuff
Probiotic modulation of the microbiota-gut-brain axis – a role for gender and age
Shikha Snigdha, Ph.D. and Jeremy Bartos, Ph.D. MeriCal There are differences between men and women in almost every aspect of health and physiology. Yet, when it comes to the microbiome and microbiome-related effects on mood and stress and related conditions, there is a paucity of products that … [Read more...] about Probiotic modulation of the microbiota-gut-brain axis – a role for gender and age