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Episode 20: How to navigate probiotic evidence and guidelines for pediatric populations
Prof. Szajewska talks about some of the inconsistencies between different medical organizations’ guidelines for pediatric probiotic use, and how clinicians can move forward with recommendations based on the best available evidence. -
Episode 19: Questioning the existence of a fetal microbiome
Dr. Kennedy talks about her co-first-authored paper in Nature, which concludes that it is not biologically plausible that the fetus harbors live microorganisms, and that previous microbial sequencing studies on the fetal microbiome did not account for multiple sources of contamination. -
Episode 18: The definition of postbiotics
Dr. Vinderola & Prof. Salminen talk about the criteria for a substance to qualify as a postbiotic, common mechanisms of action for postbiotics, and how postbiotic science has brought new perspectives on the study of probiotics. -
Episode 17: Using metabolomics to learn about the activities of gut microbes
Dr. Wijeyesekera gives an overview of how metabolic profiling works, including the information provided by different biological samples, and discusses how metabolomics can be used to piece together the contributions of microbes to host health. -
Episode 16: The honey bee microbiome and potential for probiotics
Dr. Daisley explains how the honeybee microbiome is unique, why it’s important for bee health, and the potential for probiotic applications as well as the practicalities of how live microorganisms are delivered to hives. -
Episode 15: A primer on prebiotics
Prof. Scott describes what prebiotics are, as well as the latest thinking about how they fit within an overall healthy diet and how they confer health benefits through the gut microbiota.
