probiotics

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A Hidden Factor in Stroke Severity: the Microbes in Your Gut

Jordana Cepelwicz | Scientific American | March 30, 2016

The bacteria that inhabit our guts have become key players for neuroscientists. A growing body of research links them to a wide array of mental and neurological disorders—from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. Now a study in mice published this week in Nature Medicine suggests that striking the right microbial balance could cause changes in the immune system that significantly reduce brain damage after a stroke—the second leading cause of both death and disability for people around the globe. (Scientific American is part of Springer Nature.)...

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Could Probiotics Help Ease Anxiety And Depression?

Rachael Rettner | CBSNews | December 29, 2014

The plethora of microbes living in the human gut not only affect people's physical health, they may also influence mental health, according to a growing body of research...

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Hospitals Try Yogurt To Prevent Infections In Patients

Laura Landro | Wall Street Journal | November 17, 2013

At Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook, Pa., a worrisome trend emerged in 2011: an uptick in cases of one of the most virulent hospital infections, despite measures to battle the bug by scrubbing surfaces with bleach and isolating affected patients. Read More »

MMRGlobal Files Form 8-K Regarding Signing Of Patent License Agreement, Dr. Shekhar Challa To Medical Board Of Advisors

Press Release | MMRGlobal, Inc., 4medica, Inc. | December 10, 2012

MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) today announced it filed a Form 8-K regarding the signing by MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (MMR) of a Non-Exclusive Patent License Agreement with 4medica, Inc. to license U.S. rights for the health IT patents owned by MyMedicalRecords, Inc. Read More »

Modern Medicine May Not Be Doing Your Microbiome Any Favors

Staff Writer | NPR Books | April 14, 2014

There are lots of theories about why food allergies, asthma, celiac disease and intestinal disorders like Crohn's disease have been on the rise. Dr. Martin Blaser speculates that it may be connected to the overuse of antibiotics, which has resulted in killing off strains of bacteria that typically live in the gut. Read More »