October 31, 2012

The ISAPP Board of Directors responds to the accusation of publication bias in the field of probiotic research: no evidence that publication bias for probiotic field is any different than other fields. ISAPP calls for publication of all studies (positive, negative or null) and full disclosure of conflicts of interest. Open letter.

October 1, 2012

ISAPP sponsors speakers at first Probiotic Association of India conference in New Delhi. Report.

September 14, 2012

Science Friday radio interview with Susan Lynch, UCSF, on microbial colonization of healthy sinuses, “Microbes benefit more than just the gut.”

August 30, 2012

Webcast now available: “The New Microbiota & Probiotics Paradigm: from Mechanisms to Clinical Applications”, featuring the following lectures and Q&A: Stability and Disrupting the Microbiota, Patrick Schloss, PhD, University of Michigan Intestinal Dysbiosis as a Basis for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Stephen M. Collins, MBBS, FRCP(UK), FRCPC, McMaster University Restoring a Healthy Microbiota: What Tools Do […]

July 31, 2012

Students (undergraduates and graduates), post-doctoral fellows and residents can submit probiotic studies to Digestive Disease Week and compete for cash prizes as part of the Probiotic Challenge, sponsored by Lallemand Human Nutrition and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. The Challenge aims to stimulate research in probiotics. Abstracts are due to DDW December 1, 2012.

July 10, 2012

Confusion at the Yogurt Aisle. Time for Probiotics 101. Story on National Public Radio, Morning Edition News.

April 17, 2012

Lallemand Human Nutrition, in partnership with the American Gastroenterological Association, announced a new edition of the “Probiotic Challenge,” a competition for students working on probiotic research. If selected by the AGA and a team of judges, winners can present their study at DDW2013 and win cash prizes.

April 16, 2012

National Public Radio interview with John Cryan, professor at University College Cork in Ireland, on study published in PNAS showing that Lactobacillus rhamnosus JB-1 reduced anxiety and depression-like behaviors in stressed mice.

April 11, 2012

Probiotic industry members, Valio, Danone, Yakult, Chr Hansen, DuPont-Danisco, Probi and Lallemand formed the Global Alliance for Probiotics (GAP) to collaborate on defining a path forward for health claims for probiotics in the European Union. Read Nutraingredients article.

February 26, 2012

The Institute of Medicine held a workshop February 22-23, 2012 on The Human Microbiome, Diet, and Health. Slides from this forum will be posted March 2 and a written summary of conclusions will be published.