New ISAPP-led paper calls for investigation of evidence for links between live dietary microbes and health
The past two decades have brought a massive increase in knowledge…
Update on harmonized guidelines for probiotics being developed by the Codex Alimentarius
By Prof. Gabriel Vinderola, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology…
Probiotics to Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Moving to Evidence-Based Use
By Ravi Mangal Patel, MD, Msc, Associate Professor of Pediatrics,…
Opportunity for research grants to help understand evidence linking live dietary microbes and health
For thousands of years, cultures across the globe have been consuming…
Current status of research on probiotic and prebiotic mechanisms of action
By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer
Human…
Citizen scientists step up for a research project on women’s health
By Prof. Sarah Lebeer, Research Professor in Microbiology and…
Precision approaches to microbiota modulation: Using specific fiber structures to direct the gut microbial ecosystem for better health
By now, hundreds of scientific articles show the differences…
New publication co-authored by ISAPP board members gives an overview of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics in infant formula
For meeting the nutritional needs of infants and supporting early…
Can the microbiota help protect against viral infections? Summary of an ISAPP discussion group
By Drs. Karen Scott, University of Aberdeen, and Sarah Lebeer,…
New synbiotic definition lays the groundwork for continued scientific progress
By Karen Scott, Mary Ellen Sanders, Kelly Swanson, Glenn Gibson,…
How do probiotics stay alive until they are consumed?
By Prof. Gabriel Vinderola PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology…
EFSA’s QPS committee issues latest updates
By Bruno Pot, PhD, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Mary Ellen…