The Science, Microbes & Health Podcast This podcast covers emerging topics and challenges in the science of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fermented foods. This is the podcast of The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotic (ISAPP), a nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to advancing the science of these fields. The science of fermented foods, […]
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By Prof. Eamonn Quigley, MD, The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Houston As a gastroenterologist, I frequently meet with patients who are adamant that a Candida infection is the cause of their ailments. Patients experiencing a range of symptoms, including digestive problems, sometimes believe they have an overgrowth of Candida in their […]
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Dietitians – along with many other nutritional professionals – often receive questions about consuming fermented foods for digestive health. But how strong is the evidence that fermented foods can improve digestive health? ISAPP is pleased to work with Today’s Dietitian to offer a free webinar in which Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, and Jennifer Burton, MS, […]
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By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer In mid-March I attended the Gut Microbiota for Health annual meeting. I was fortunate to participate in a short workshop chaired by Dr. Geoff Preidis MD, PhD, a pediatric gastroenterologist from Baylor College of Medicine and Dr. Brendan Kelly MD, MSCE, an infectious disease physician and […]
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By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer Articulating a definition for a scientific concept is a significant challenge. Inevitably, scientists have different perspectives on what falls inside and outside the bounds of a term. Prof. Glenn Gibson, ISAPP co-founder and longtime board member, recently published a paper that describes his path to coining […]
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By Dr. Gabriel Vinderola, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering from the National University of Litoral and Principal Researcher from CONICET at Dairy Products Institute (CONICET-UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina It all started on the 12-hour ferry trip that links Turku with Stockholm during one of the last still warm- summer […]
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Daniel Tancredi PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, UC Davis School of Medicine and Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, Sacramento, CA. Decision makers frequently rely on p-values to decide whether and how to use a study to inform their decisions. Many misinterpret what a low p-value actually means, however. I will attempt to correct this common […]
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Lactic acid bacteria are an important group of bacteria associated with the human microbiome. Notably, they are also responsible for creating fermented foods such as sauerkraut, yogurt, and kefir. In the past two decades, culture-independent techniques have allowed scientists to sequence the genomes of these bacteria and discover more about their capabilities. Researchers studying a […]
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By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD Interested in knowing what’s in your probiotic product? Unfortunately, there are many ways that probiotic product labels can fall short. First, not all items labeled as “probiotic” truly meet the scientific criteria for a probiotic product. See here for information on what qualifies as a probiotic. Some fermented foods are […]
By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD When Glenn Gibson, Irene Lenior-Wijnkoop and I first kicked around the idea of an organization for scientists and dedicated to science of probiotics and prebiotics (in 1999), I don’t think any of us would have anticipated that in 2022 that organization would be celebrating its 20th anniversary. But I do […]
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Episode 1: The science of fermented foods, part 1
/in Podcast, Season One /by KCThe Science, Microbes & Health Podcast This podcast covers emerging topics and challenges in the science of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fermented foods. This is the podcast of The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotic (ISAPP), a nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to advancing the science of these fields. The science of fermented foods, […]
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The gut mycobiome and misinformation about Candida
/in ISAPP Science Blog /by KCBy Prof. Eamonn Quigley, MD, The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Houston As a gastroenterologist, I frequently meet with patients who are adamant that a Candida infection is the cause of their ailments. Patients experiencing a range of symptoms, including digestive problems, sometimes believe they have an overgrowth of Candida in their […]
New ISAPP Webinar: Fermented Foods and Health — Continuing Education Credit Available for Dietitians
/in News /by KCDietitians – along with many other nutritional professionals – often receive questions about consuming fermented foods for digestive health. But how strong is the evidence that fermented foods can improve digestive health? ISAPP is pleased to work with Today’s Dietitian to offer a free webinar in which Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, and Jennifer Burton, MS, […]
Improving the quality of microbiome studies – STORMS
/in ISAPP Science Blog /by KCBy Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer In mid-March I attended the Gut Microbiota for Health annual meeting. I was fortunate to participate in a short workshop chaired by Dr. Geoff Preidis MD, PhD, a pediatric gastroenterologist from Baylor College of Medicine and Dr. Brendan Kelly MD, MSCE, an infectious disease physician and […]
ISAPP’s Guiding Principles for the Definitions of ‘Biotics’
/in ISAPP Science Blog /by KCBy Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer Articulating a definition for a scientific concept is a significant challenge. Inevitably, scientists have different perspectives on what falls inside and outside the bounds of a term. Prof. Glenn Gibson, ISAPP co-founder and longtime board member, recently published a paper that describes his path to coining […]
Domestic horses from different geographical locations harbor antibiotic resistant gut bacteria, unlike their wild counterparts
/in ISAPP Science Blog /by KCBy Dr. Gabriel Vinderola, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering from the National University of Litoral and Principal Researcher from CONICET at Dairy Products Institute (CONICET-UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina It all started on the 12-hour ferry trip that links Turku with Stockholm during one of the last still warm- summer […]
Mini-tutorial on statistical analysis: Correcting a common misinterpretation of p-values
/in ISAPP Science Blog /by KCDaniel Tancredi PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, UC Davis School of Medicine and Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, Sacramento, CA. Decision makers frequently rely on p-values to decide whether and how to use a study to inform their decisions. Many misinterpret what a low p-value actually means, however. I will attempt to correct this common […]
Bacterial genes lead researchers to discover a new way that lactic acid bacteria can make energy and thrive in their environments
/in ISAPP Science Blog /by KCLactic acid bacteria are an important group of bacteria associated with the human microbiome. Notably, they are also responsible for creating fermented foods such as sauerkraut, yogurt, and kefir. In the past two decades, culture-independent techniques have allowed scientists to sequence the genomes of these bacteria and discover more about their capabilities. Researchers studying a […]
Decoding a Probiotic Product Label
/in Consumer Blog /by KCBy Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD Interested in knowing what’s in your probiotic product? Unfortunately, there are many ways that probiotic product labels can fall short. First, not all items labeled as “probiotic” truly meet the scientific criteria for a probiotic product. See here for information on what qualifies as a probiotic. Some fermented foods are […]
ISAPP begins its search for the next executive director
/in News /by KCBy Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD When Glenn Gibson, Irene Lenior-Wijnkoop and I first kicked around the idea of an organization for scientists and dedicated to science of probiotics and prebiotics (in 1999), I don’t think any of us would have anticipated that in 2022 that organization would be celebrating its 20th anniversary. But I do […]