The human papillomavirus (HPV) gets around. Nearly half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 59 are infected with this sexually transmitted virus, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics. The good news: More than 90% of HPV infections are cleared by the … [Read more...] about Probiotics Help Clear Human Papillomavirus
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Say Cheese, and Add Probiotics to Fend Off Oral Thrush
Teeth wear out long before we do. Dentures offer a decent solution but are prime breeding sites for Candida albicans, a fungus which when overgrown in the oral cavity is called thrush. Probiotics may be an alternative to antifungal agents in the prevention and treatment of oral candida. … [Read more...] about Say Cheese, and Add Probiotics to Fend Off Oral Thrush
Probiotics and Memory: A Conflicted Study
Coming across less than stellar news about probiotics is rare, like reading about Mother Teresa’s doubts on her faith. However accustomed as we are to the rushing train of probiotic and prebiotic benefits rolling through our labs, microbial science is still a track of discovery where conflicting … [Read more...] about Probiotics and Memory: A Conflicted Study
Keystone: Microbiome in Health and Disease
by Dr. Matthew A. Roberts, Ph.D., MBA, Chief Scientific Officer - KGK Science USA The human microbiota is a complex ecosystem living with its host and is responsive to the human condition capturing information on lifestyle, exposure to environmental factors, and our association with other … [Read more...] about Keystone: Microbiome in Health and Disease
Probiotics: A No-Brainer for Brain Health
Drugs target serotonin to reduce depression and other mood disorders. Could probiotics do the same, given that the microbiome is one smooth operator in gut-brain signaling?[i] Researchers Caroline J. K. Wallace and Roumen Milev of Queens University in Ontario asked the same in “The effects of … [Read more...] about Probiotics: A No-Brainer for Brain Health
How Gray are your Microbes?
Is aging a disease? Some in the ranks of research think it may be so. Others stick to the idea that aging begins after the snip of the umbilical cord, the intrinsic nature of the mortal beast. Michael S. Lustgarten of Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University … [Read more...] about How Gray are your Microbes?