Flavonoid-rich Foods, Microbial Diversity and Abundance of Parabacteroides and Impact on Blood Pressure

Flavonoid-rich Foods, Microbial Diversity and Abundance of Parabacteroides and Impact on Blood Pressure According to a study published in the journal Hypertension, researchers examined over 900 German subjects determining that higher intakes of total flavonoids, anthocyanins, polymers,…

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Clinical Evaluation of 16-Week Supplementation with 5HMO-Mix in Healthy-Term Human Infants to Determine Tolerability, Safety, and Effect on Growth

Clinical Evaluation of 16-Week Supplementation with 5HMO-Mix in Healthy-Term Human Infants to Determine Tolerability, Safety, and Effect on Growth According to a study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers compared the effects of 16 weeks of supplementation…

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Parkinson’s disease limits short chain fatty acids production

Parkinson’s disease limits short chain fatty acids production In a study published in the journal Nature, researchers investigated different fiber supplements’ effects on short-chain fatty acid production, along with potential underlying mechanisms, in Parkinson’s patients and age-matched…

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Anxiolytic effects of a galacto-oligosaccharides prebiotic in healthy females (18–25 years) with corresponding changes in gut bacterial composition

Researchers, in a double blind placebo-controlled study, examined the effects of 7.5 grams of GOS (Biotis™) supplementation on healthy young females ages 18 to 25, showing that stress indicators were reduced and emotional behavior improved following 3 weeks…

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Noninvasive imaging and quantification of bile salt hydrolase activity: From bacteria to humans

Researchers at the University of Missouri have determined that microbiome produced enzyme Bile Salt Hydrolase (BSH) microbiome  activity can be imaged and quantified directly in vivo using real-time noninvasive bioluminescent imaging allowing a measure of prebiotic activity.…

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Fermentation of Pleurotus ostreatus and Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms and their extracts by the gut microbiota of healthy and osteopenic women: potential prebiotic effect and impact of mushroom fermentation products on human osteoblasts

Researchers investigated the in vitro prebiotic potential of Ganoderma lucidum and Pleurotus ostreatus mushrooms in healthy and osteopenic women determining that mushrooms that are rich in beta-glucans may exert beneficial in vitro effects on bone physiology by alterations in the gut microbiota and/or SCFA production.…

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Global Prebiotic Association Adds Five New Members and Launches Professional Membership for Individuals

The Global Prebiotic Association (GPA), the worldwide resource for prebiotic education, insights and awareness building, is delighted to announce the addition of five new members. ADM and Aquamin join GPA at the Member level and Anderson Advanced…

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