Irritable Bowel Syndrome

'We may be in reach of relieving not only gut pain but also anxiety and depression that arises from gut disease.' ©iStock

'a breakthrough in conceptualising IBS'

Two-way gut-brain axis links mood disorders with gut complaints

By Will Chu

A brain-to-gut pathway, where neurological symptoms begin first, may explain why higher levels of anxiety and depression are predictors of developing gastrointestinal disorders, a study has determined. 

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Sabinsa research supports safety of LactoSpore ingredient

By Adi Menayang

Though Sabinsa’s B. coagulans MTCC 5856 probiotic strain, marketed as LactoSpore, has been in the dietary supplement marketplace for 15 years, the latest study adds more depth to its clinical evidence. 

Probiotics are widely recommended by medical bodies in Europe and beyond, the International Yakult Symposium was told

Dispatches from the International Yakult Symposium

No health claims but probiotics remain on medical agenda

By Shane Starling from Berlin

Probiotics are yet to win a health claim in the European Union but they continue to receive backing by various bodies for gastrointestinal issues like diarrhoea.

Probiotics have no benefit for IBS, finds new RCT data

Probiotics have no benefit for IBS, finds new RCT data

By Nathan Gray

Consumption of a probiotic containing functional food product has no clinical benefits for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) when compared to a placebo treatment, according to new clinical trial data.

The gut feeling is good between Probi and Institut Rosell as they extend probiotic link

Canadian Institut Rosell agrees probiotic deal with Probi

By Mike Stones

French Canadian company Institut Rosell has agreed a seven-year partnership with Swedish probiotic research and the development firm Probi covering dietary supplements based on its bacterial Lp299v strain.

Lesaffre launches IBS probiotic yeast

Lesaffre launches IBS probiotic yeast

By Shane Starling

The human nutrition division of French yeast specialist Lesaffre has launched what it says is only the second known probiotic yeast, and the first to directly target Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Could probiotics affect behaviour?

Could probiotics affect behaviour?

By Stephen Daniells

Increasing knowledge of how the gut and brain is opening up the possibilities for probiotics. At the 5th International Yakult Symposium in Amsterdam, Stephen Daniells met Professor John Bienenstock from McMaster University to find out where the current...

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