Probiotics

‘Microbial Noah’s Ark’ to preserve the diversity of human microbiota

08-Jul-2020 By Stephen Daniells

A new biobank known as the Microbiota Vault recently received the go ahead to move on to the pilot stage: The ultimate goal is to gather beneficial microorganisms from human populations whose microbiomes are uncompromised by antibiotics, processed diets...

Probiotics stakeholders respond to 'frustrating' and 'confusing' 60 Minutes TV segment

01-Jul-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Experts from academia and industry have reacted strongly to a TV segment aired on CBS’ 60 Minutes that sought to answer the question, “Do Probiotics Actually Do Anything?”

Beyond immune support: Current trends in sports nutrition

30-Jun-2020 By Danielle Masterson

As consumers reconfigure their life and nutrition choices, brands are also adapting to not only to stay relevant, but to survive.

Daily probiotic drink reduces anxiety in footballers, says study

30-Jun-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A daily probiotic drink (Lactobacillus Casei) may have the potential to modulate anxiety and enhance training in football players, according to a new randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.

Novozymes acquires PrecisionBiotics

26-Jun-2020 By Jim Cornall

Danish-headquartered Novozymes has acquired PrecisionBiotics Group Limited for €80m ($m89.7).

Exploratory study shows LGG may help glycemic control in healthy people

24-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementation with L. rhamnosus GG may help maintain and control HbA1c levels in healthy middle-aged and older adults, says a new study that is reputed to be the first of its kind.

Lallemand rebrands psychobiotic combination as CereBiome, updates on new clinical trial

23-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Canada’s Lallemand Health Solutions has rebranded its Probio’Stick combination of probiotics for brain health as CereBiome. The product is supported by five clinical studies plus an ongoing trial that is close to completion.

Active nutrition and immunity: Experts discuss key ingredients, personalization, the microbiome, and more

22-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

From probiotics to omega-3s, and from personalization to the ‘paradoxical’ effects of exercise on the immune system, a diverse panel of experts explored the intersection of exercise, immunity and nutrition during a recent webinar.

New probiotic approvals: China adds three probiotic strains into new food raw material list

22-Jun-2020 By Tingmin Koe

China has approved three new probiotics strains and the plant oriental penthorum as novel food ingredients.

IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2020 canceled: We’ll be back in 2021

19-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

In light of the ongoing uncertainty around the COVID-19 public health crisis, the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2020 has been canceled, but will return June 16-18, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Researchers discover gut bacteria linked to lower cholesterol

18-Jun-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Harvard University have discovered a group of gut bacteria that can metabolise enough cholesterol to potentially affect people's metabolism.

FitBiomics CEO: ‘First athlete-derived probiotics to hit the market within a year, if not sooner’

17-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Biotech start-up FitBiomics is close to launching a product containing probiotics mined from the most fit and healthy people on the planet: Elite athletes. The company’s co-founder and CEO gave us the inside track on how and why.

Immunity and athletes: What does the science say for immune balancing ingredients?

15-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

There are multiple options available to sports nutrition product formulators looking to create immune products, but what is the state of the science for these ingredients specifically for athletes?

AGA issues guidelines for probiotics for sick, at-risk populations

12-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

The American Gastroenterological Association has released guidelines for a range of conditions, with strong support for necrotizing enterocolitis in infants and for the prevention of C. difficile infection in adults and children who take antibiotics.

Probiotic consolidation: Chr Hansen to acquire UAS Labs for $530 million

10-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Denmark’s Chr. Hansen Holding A/S has today entered into an agreement with the owners of Wisconsin-based UAS Laboratories LLC to acquire 100% of the B2B probiotics company.

Culturelle probiotics to be studied in COVID-19 exposed households

05-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Scientists at Duke University have received approval for a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (formerly Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG) in COVID-19 exposed households.

Stress relief benefits of gut microbiome may not extend to fungal components

22-May-2020 By Hank Schultz

The gut brain connection has been a hot topic of research in recent years. A new study suggests the supplementation a fungal ingredient may not confer the same stress relief benefits observed in some research using probiotic bacterial species.

Review: Athletes have healthier, more diverse guts, but why that’s true is less clear

15-May-2020 By Hank Schultz

Athletes have greater gut diversity and more functional pathways within their microbiota than do their more sedentary peers. Why these facts are true is less clear, wrote the authors of a new comprehensive review.

Myth busting: Probiotics and immunity

12-May-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Probiotics are gaining popularity across the globe but there are various misconceptions about their role in immunity, explains Dr James Dekker, senior research scientist at Fonterra, in this Q&A with NutraIngredients.

Bifido probiotic may enhance effects of exercise and boost training results: Study

08-May-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Combining exercise with a bacterial strain isolated from an Olympic weightlifting gold medalist may synergistically increase endurance compared to training or the probiotic alone, suggests data from a mouse study.

Probiotic combination boosts amino acid absorption from plant protein: RCT

06-May-2020 By Stephen Daniells

A novel combination of two Lactobacillus paracasei strains may increase absorption of key amino acids in plant proteins, according to a new placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, crossover study.

Specific growth rate plays major role in microbial communities: Study

30-Apr-2020 By Danielle Masterson

From multi-strain probiotics to fecal transplantation mixtures, stool samples have made a number of contributions to the world. Now, scientists are hoping their findings could spur the next generation of probiotics.

Probiotics and immunity: Tips to maximise the online opportunity

29-Apr-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Probiotic products for immune health are enjoying a surge in online searches – with some brands enjoying a 500% boost, but what can businesses do to turn interest into commercial success? Lumina Intelligence’ online marketing expert reveals her top tips...

Nouri CEO: ‘I don’t think it’s a bad time to have a new supplement brand, but it has to provide value to consumer’

24-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

2020 may not seem to be a good time for being a year one start-up, but increased consumer interest in supplements and immunity is a rising tide that is raising all boats, says the CEO of Nouri.

Multi-strain probiotic didn’t change healthy guts much, but study results hint at metabolic syndrome benefits

23-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

A company-funded study of a multi-strain probiotic has found the species survive and propagate in the gut, but don’t significantly change the overall makeup of the microbiome when given to healthy subjects.

‘Sixth largest clinical trial’ supports probiotics for digestive health

21-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementation with select probiotic strains may improve symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and boost quality of life, says a large clinical trial from UAS Labs.

Health Canada outlines plan to incorporate Lactobacillus changes while FDA waits

21-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Health Canada has reiterated its stance that changes to product labels due to reclassification of species within the old Lactobacillus genus should occur within three years of changes to its monograph.

NIU’s Global Round-up: EU consumers warned of coronavirus claims, Chinese interest in immunity spikes, and more

20-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

A lot happened across the Nutra-verse last week, so stay up to date with our round-up of the key news from around the globe.

Taxonomic changes to the genus Lactobacillus are now official, so what now?

16-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

After years in the making, the taxonomic changes to the genus Lactobacillus have been published. The changes have significant impacts on many areas, from labeling to scientific publications and IP.

CORONAVIRUS: SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Probiotics players express solid supply expectations amid surging sales

13-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

As demand for dietary supplements continues to surge, immune products, including probiotics, are among the most in-demand. We spoke to some leading probiotic players to find out how supply is being impacted by the novel coronavirus and what the next 3-6...

Potential probiotic isolated from Olympian may offer sports performance promise

10-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

A bacterial strain isolated from a Taiwanese weightlifting gold medalist may decrease fatigue, and increase muscle strength and endurance, suggests data from a mouse study.

Guest article

The irrationality of probiotic dissension

09-Apr-2020

“The Probiotic Conundrum”, an article published last month in JAMA, has received a lot of criticism from experts in the field. Professor Gregor Reid, PhD, MBA, penned a counterpoint to the article and submitted it to JAMA. The journal rejected his submission....

NIU’s Global Round-up: Probi & Viva5 announce JV, Vitafoods goes Digital, and more

06-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

The novel coronavirus is impacting every level of the nutra- industry in almost every country, so check out our round-up of the key news from around the globe for the past seven days.

Probiotics stakeholders fire back at JAMA article calling for drug regulations for bugs

01-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Industry experts have slammed statements made in a recent JAMA Viewpoint that called for probiotics to be regulated to the same standard as drugs, and decried the “paucity of high-quality data supporting the value of probiotics”.

IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2020 postponed until November

24-Mar-2020 By NutraIngredients-USA

In light of the ongoing novel Coronavirus (COVID19) public health emergency, IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas has been postponed until November 16-18, 2020 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Washington DC.

Blackmores inks deal with psychobiotic supplier Bened

24-Mar-2020 By Tingmin Koe

Bened has sealed a deal with the Blackmores Group to supply its proprietary probiotic strain PS128.

New Chapter founder’s topicals line goes live; new supplements on the horizon

04-Mar-2020 By Hank Schultz

New Chapter founder Paul Schulick said he’s close to launching a new line of dietary supplements under his For the Biome label.

Probiotics intake boosts post-meal lipid metabolism – Korean RCT

27-Feb-2020 By Tingmin Koe

A Korean RCT showed that the intake of the probiotic lactobacillus plantarum Q180 (LPQ180) is able to regulate post-meal lipid metabolism.

3-FL demonstrates safe use for food and dietary supplements: Study

25-Feb-2020 By Danielle Masterson

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences continues its foray into digestive health by ramping up research on human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs).

Babies and probiotics: Bill Gates-backed probiotic firm to embark on research in Singapore, Hong Kong

25-Feb-2020 By Tingmin Koe

Evolve BioSystems, the US-based microbiome firm supported by big name investors Bill Gates and Li Ka Shing, will soon embark on local research in the APAC region, namely Singapore and Hong Kong.

“Citizen scientists” sought to help identify the gut microbiome’s relationship to food

18-Feb-2020 By Danielle Masterson

A new research project is underway that gives a few hundred lucky Americans the chance to map out their gut microbiome.

First speakers announced for IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas

14-Feb-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Delegate registration is open for the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas in Washington DC, with speakers already confirmed covering topics including postbiotics, the changing retail landscape, microbes and the mitochondria, and fermented foods.

Dr Vita among winners of Kaneka’s novel innovation award program

13-Feb-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Seven independent US brands were chosen as winners of the Kaneka Innovation Award Program and will receive $150,000 of the newly launched probiotic product line, Floradapt.

Probiotics with magnesium oxide found effective in managing constipation in children – BioGaia study

13-Feb-2020 By Tingmin Koe

A double-blind, randomised clinical trial has shown that the supplementation of probiotics with the laxative magnesium oxide is effective in managing constipation in young children.

Study unlocks how gut bacteria may protect against pathogenic colonization

12-Feb-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Shedding light on how commensal bacteria may protect against colonization and contagion of potentially antibiotic resistant bacteria, a new study from Imperial College London offers a glimpse into possible population-level protection.

Deadline for entry is April 3, 2020!

IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2020 call for abstracts: Got groundbreaking research to shout about?

11-Feb-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Are you researching the latest state-of-the-art developments related to prebiotic, probiotic and microbiome science relevant to human health, well-being, consumers and industry? If so, we would like to hear from you!