
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…

New publication addresses the question: Which bacteria truly qualify as probiotics?
Although the international scientific consensus definition of…

GG + BB-12 don’t reduce antibiotic use in an elderly, institutionalized population
By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Science Officer
Close…

Bulgarian yogurt: An old tradition, alive and well
By Mariya Petrova, PhD, Microbiome insights and Probiotics Consultancy,…

Early career researchers discuss the future of probiotics and prebiotics in the first ISAPP-SFA paper
By Irina Spacova, ISAPP-SFA 2019 President and postdoctoral fellow…