FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is convening a public workshop Sept 17 in Rockville MD on the Science & Regulation of Live Microbiome-Based Products Used to Prevent, Treat, or Cure Diseases in Humans. It is now open for registration (free). See here for the program and here for additional info. The evidence […]
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By Prof. Colin Hill, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, Food for Health Ireland, University College Cork In this months’ issue of The Biochemist (August 2018) I explored the concept of whether or not there could be a health benefit to ingesting large numbers of safe microbes in our diet (see the open access article here). This was […]
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ISAPP, working with the British publication Nutrition Bulletin, published an open access paper on “Human Use of Probiotics”. The paper provides an overview of probiotics in the 21st Century, summarizes health conditions where actionable evidence on probiotic use exists, considers fermented food in the context of probiotics, and provides some regulatory and marketplace perspective. “Most […]
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The meeting report for the Annual Meeting June 5-7th 2018 ISAPP in Singapore is now available, featuring overviews of the speakers and discussion group conclusions. Two days of plenary talks focused on the latest science featuring prebiotic and probiotic use in: pediatrics, oral health, allergy immunotherapy, the gut microbiome throughout life, synbiotics, liver disease, honey bee […]
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Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders presented a webinar July 23, 2018 – covering basic definitions of microbiota-mediated terminology – to the ILSI-North America Gut Microbiome Committee, which you can listen to here. The objective was to update the committee about terms with clear and actionable consensus definitions in the microbiome space. ISAPP is committed to proper […]
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By Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders Prof. Wim Teughels from the Department of Oral Health Sciences, Leuven University, spoke at the 2018 ISAPP meeting on the topic of probiotics and prebiotics for oral health. He embraced the opportunity to speak to this audience in part hoping he could convince researchers to consider incorporating oral health endpoints […]
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Re-posted from an original blog article by Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders, ISAPP Executive Science Officer At the 2018 International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) meeting in Singapore, two renowned speakers reported unpublished research documenting the health benefits of dead bacteria. Prof. Hill showed that an inactivated Lactobacillus strain reduced anxious behavior, reduced cortisol levels, and impacted the […]
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By Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH In the world of clinical trials, reproducibility (or consistency) of results across different clinical trials improves clinicians’ confidence in an intervention (Hill, 1965). However, when reviewing the evidence for a probiotic or prebiotic supplement, the results are sometimes conflicting. One study claims an intervention may work. Another study claims […]
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By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD At the ISAPP meeting earlier this month, Prof. Dan Merenstein, MD, presented a summary of recent ISAPP initiatives focused on helping translate the evidence of probiotics and prebiotics into clinical action. A 2013 paper reported that 87% of hospital formularies surveyed in the United States carried at least one probiotic. […]
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By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) recently convened its first meeting held in Asia, with the modern hub of Singapore as a host city. The meeting featured a two-day open registration meeting, attended by nearly 250 scientists, health professionals, and industry representatives, and a third day of […]
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CBER to hold public workshop on regulation of biologics
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersFDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is convening a public workshop Sept 17 in Rockville MD on the Science & Regulation of Live Microbiome-Based Products Used to Prevent, Treat, or Cure Diseases in Humans. It is now open for registration (free). See here for the program and here for additional info. The evidence […]
Recommended daily allowance (RDA) for microbes?
/in Consumer Blog, featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Prof. Colin Hill, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, Food for Health Ireland, University College Cork In this months’ issue of The Biochemist (August 2018) I explored the concept of whether or not there could be a health benefit to ingesting large numbers of safe microbes in our diet (see the open access article here). This was […]
ISAPP publishes new paper on “Human Use of Probiotics”
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersISAPP, working with the British publication Nutrition Bulletin, published an open access paper on “Human Use of Probiotics”. The paper provides an overview of probiotics in the 21st Century, summarizes health conditions where actionable evidence on probiotic use exists, considers fermented food in the context of probiotics, and provides some regulatory and marketplace perspective. “Most […]
2018 Annual Meeting Report Now Available
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersThe meeting report for the Annual Meeting June 5-7th 2018 ISAPP in Singapore is now available, featuring overviews of the speakers and discussion group conclusions. Two days of plenary talks focused on the latest science featuring prebiotic and probiotic use in: pediatrics, oral health, allergy immunotherapy, the gut microbiome throughout life, synbiotics, liver disease, honey bee […]
ISAPP conducts webinar on definitions in microbiome space for ILSI-North America Gut Microbiome Committee
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersDr. Mary Ellen Sanders presented a webinar July 23, 2018 – covering basic definitions of microbiota-mediated terminology – to the ILSI-North America Gut Microbiome Committee, which you can listen to here. The objective was to update the committee about terms with clear and actionable consensus definitions in the microbiome space. ISAPP is committed to proper […]
Probiotics for oral health: start young
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders Prof. Wim Teughels from the Department of Oral Health Sciences, Leuven University, spoke at the 2018 ISAPP meeting on the topic of probiotics and prebiotics for oral health. He embraced the opportunity to speak to this audience in part hoping he could convince researchers to consider incorporating oral health endpoints […]
Dead bacteria – despite potential for benefit – are not probiotics
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersRe-posted from an original blog article by Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders, ISAPP Executive Science Officer At the 2018 International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) meeting in Singapore, two renowned speakers reported unpublished research documenting the health benefits of dead bacteria. Prof. Hill showed that an inactivated Lactobacillus strain reduced anxious behavior, reduced cortisol levels, and impacted the […]
Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH In the world of clinical trials, reproducibility (or consistency) of results across different clinical trials improves clinicians’ confidence in an intervention (Hill, 1965). However, when reviewing the evidence for a probiotic or prebiotic supplement, the results are sometimes conflicting. One study claims an intervention may work. Another study claims […]
Guides for use of probiotics in the clinic – some recent ISAPP initiatives
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD At the ISAPP meeting earlier this month, Prof. Dan Merenstein, MD, presented a summary of recent ISAPP initiatives focused on helping translate the evidence of probiotics and prebiotics into clinical action. A 2013 paper reported that 87% of hospital formularies surveyed in the United States carried at least one probiotic. […]
East meets West at ISAPP’s first meeting in Asia
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersBy Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) recently convened its first meeting held in Asia, with the modern hub of Singapore as a host city. The meeting featured a two-day open registration meeting, attended by nearly 250 scientists, health professionals, and industry representatives, and a third day of […]