A team of scientists at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) collaborated to develop a live biotherapeutic product (eLBP) that, when given together with commonly used antibiotics, protects the gut microbiome from adverse disturbance.
A new study reveals that the more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
disrupt immune cells in the gut, increasing risk of the oral condition called thrush, which can be fatal in people with serious illnesses.
A new study may explain the vicious cycle of recurrent infections: an antibiotic used to treat a UTI predisposes the body to another infection thanks to gut bacteria.
Antibiotics are helpful for treating bacterial infections, but their life-saving treatment effects come at the cost of ‘good’ gut microbes. To make matters worse, antibiotic treatment has increased the risk of being drug-resistant and developing inflammatory infections later on in life. To reduce the downside of antibiotics, researchers from MIT have devised bacterial strains that work to protect the gut.
Study authors suspect that the gut-brain axis may be responsible for this link between antibiotics and cognitive decline.
A new study finds that antibiotics kill off a substantial number of good bacteria needed to digest milk and develop immunity.
A recent study of the gut microbiome shows evidence of a link between antibiotic use and ailments onset in childhood, such as mental illnesses, asthma, Crohn’s disease, type 1 diabetes, and even juvenile arthritis.
More than half of the U.S. adult population take prescription drugs – making America the pill nation of the world. The majority of these adults are 80 or older and suffer from severe conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disorders, according to Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. While these medicines may help alleviate certain symptoms, … Read more
Researchers conducted the study to find out if ingested seawater changes surfers’ microbiota, as well as if any of the bacterial strains within the gut show resistance to antibiotics.