Gut health. It’s everywhere. It’s hard not to go a day without hearing about the microbiome or the launch of a new probiotic. But the more we learn about this enigma within us, the more questions arise.
Caroline Beckman started her career at just 18 years old. Less than a decade later she has founded, advised and invested in over 10 companies. The founder and CEO of Nouri credits much of her success to her mother, who homeschooled her.
A new study indicates probiotics might help alleviate gastrointestinal symptoms for elite cyclists during bouts of heavy training even if the ingredients didn’t boost actual performance.
Ireland’s Kerry Group has added to its stable of probiotics with a deal announced today in which it will distribute the proprietary OPTI-BIOME MB40 probiotic ingredient, made by Troy, VA-based biotech firm BIO-CAT Microbials, LLC.
UK researchers have discovered a new bacterial species living in the gut that they say plays a key role in nitrogen availability - the process that makes available amino acids and proteins for the host.
Biohm Health, a company founded on the science relating to the importance of the fungal components of the gut microbiome, now has a testing tool that consumers can use to do their own assessments.
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has clarified the term ‘postbiotics’ in a statement that responds to the scientific groundswell and growing number of postbiotic applications.
A prominent gastroenterologist who operates a gene sequencing lab said the large and growing sets of data in gut health are going a long way toward answering some of the basic questions in the field.
The US Federal Trade Commission has cited another 30 companies or individuals for making what it characterizes as unsubstantiated COVID-19 treatment claims.
A new report published in the journal PNAS describes how the innovation could be used to develop new probiotics and identify bacteria to improve the treatment of various illnesses.
