Probiotics continue to surprise human health

Probiotics are a class of microorganisms that are helpful to human healthIt can reproduce in areas such as the body's gut and reproductive system, and can produce precise health effects to improve the micro-ecological balance of the host bodyIn recent years, the new health benefits of probiotics have been discovered continuously, showing their broad application prospectsgenetically modified probiotics prevent bacterial infectionsprobiotics first came from the Greek language, meaning "beneficial to life", which means active microorganisms that improve the microecological balance of the intestines of hosts (e.ganimals or humans) and have positive benefits to the hostA microbiology study published online in the British journal Nature Communications shows that a genetically modified probiotic can prevent and eliminate bacterial infections in animal models, showing the potential to be "precautionary" against pathogensgenetically modified bacteria can be used to kill specific pathogensPreviously, researchers modified a laboratory strain of Ecoli that cracked when it was surrounded by the pathogen, ElPHowever, scientists have been unclear whether this method can be used to prevent bacterial infections in animalsrecently, Matthew Zhang, a researcher at the International University of Singapore, and his colleagues "reinvented" The Ecoli Nissle 1917This is a probiotic that has been shown to be beneficial for certain intestinal diseases and is thought to be effective and safe in treating and alleviating ulcerative colitis, pseudo-membrane gastroenteritis, and acute and chronic enteritisThe team successfully tested the effectiveness of the modified probiotics in two animal models of intestinal infections of The Bacteria (mice and the Siu-Sic) and found that it was more effective in preventing outbreaks than fighting existing infectionsThe team points out that the newly genetically modified probiotics now have the associated benefits of conventional probiotics and the potential to prevent infection with certain pathogensBut further research is needed to test whether these findings can be applied to the human body or significantly reduce the risk of gestational diabetes Researchers from the University of Otago recently found that a native natural probiotic may reduce a woman's risk of gestational diabetes, while also lowering an individual's fasting blood sugar levels The study was published in the international journal British Journal of Nutrition the probiotics, called HN001, can be used to make fermented dairy products, such as yogurt The researchers asked 194 early-pregnancy women to take capsules containing HN001, and another 200 early-pregnancy women to take a placebo, and then assessed the level of gestational diabetes at 24 to 30 weeks of pregnancy researcher Julian Crane said that based on the current definition of gestational diabetes in New Zealand, the researchers found that 6.5 percent of women in the placebo treatment group had gestational diabetes, compared with only 2.1 percent of women in the probiotic treatment group The researchers also found that the effects of probioticHNHN001 were particularly pronounced in older women and women with gestational diabetes combination therapy has a good effect on allergies a study published in the international journal The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, from researchers at the University of Florida, found that a combination of probiotics may help reduce the symptoms of pollen allergies many studies have found that probiotics help regulate the body's immune response to allergies, but not all probiotics can help Researcher Jennifer Dennis said it has been found that a combination of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria can help maintain the health of the body's digestive system and part of the immune system, and it is speculated that this probiotic combination can play a role by increasing the proportion of the body's regulated T cells, thereby increasing the body's resistance to pollen allergies researchers recruited 173 healthy adults to study for a study that all said they had experienced seasonal allergies The researchers randomly divided them into two groups, one receiving probiotic combination therapy and the other taking a placebo Over the course of the eight-week study, each study's weekly study was conducted in an online survey to reflect the body's discomfort The researchers then analyzed THE DNA from the participants' fecal samples to determine how the gut bacteria in their bodies changed, as probiotics were able to deliver beneficial bacteria to the intestinal tissue DNA tests showed that probiotics had successfully entered the intestines of the participants' bodies the researchers then conducted a trial at the spring allergy peak, and compared to the placebo group, the study subjects who ate probiotics showed improved quality of life, such as a significant reduction in nasal symptoms associated with pollen allergy researchers point out that this study does not include those with severe allergies, but the probiotic combination may also have some clinical benefits for treating mild seasonal allergies can improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients a study published in the international journal Frontiers in Aging Science, is the first study by researchers from the University of Islamic State and others to find that probiotics can improve cognitive function in the human brain in a new clinical trial, scientists found that a single dose of lactic acid and Bifidobacteria per day in the 12-week study may significantly improve the scores of older Alzheimer's patients with a micropsychotic test (MMSE) MMSE is a standard test for cognitive impairment probiotics can help the body fight specific infectious diarrhea, enterostir syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and other diseases; researchers have long hypothesized that probiotics may enhance cognitive function in the brain because there is a two-way communication mechanism between the gut microbiome, the gastrointestinal tract and the brain, the microbiome of the brain; the study, researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind clinical lying trial in which they recruited 52 men and women between the ages of 60 and 95 with Alzheimer's disease, half of whom consumed 200 ml of milk rich in four probiotics per day, while the other half consumed milk that did not contain probiotics The four probiotics are Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus, yeast and Bifidobacteria (each with about 400 billion bacteria) at the beginning and end of the study, the researchers conducted biochemical analyses of participants' blood samples, and the MMSE questionnaire was used to test participants' cognitive function The results showed that in the whole study, the participants' MMSE questionnaire score increased significantly from 8.7 to 10.6 points, but the score of individuals in the control group decreased from 8.5 to 8.0 For the first time, researchers have found that probiotics can improve cognitive function in individuals Of course, in later studies, researchers also need to recruit more patients for longer research, which is critical to testing whether probiotics can deliver long-term benefits probiotic yogurt prevents heavy metal poisoning drinking probiotic yogurt has many benefits, a new study suggests, and drinking probiotic yogurt has an unexpected benefit: reducing the absorption of certain heavy metals and environmental toxins in children and pregnant women The study, conducted by the Institute of Human Microbiology and Probiotics at the Rosen Health Research Center in Canada, is the first time scientists have clinically demonstrated that probiotic yogurt can reduce the risk of deadly health associated with mercury and arsenic, published in the journal mBio of the American Society for Microbiology mercury and arsenic-like environmental toxins are commonly found in drinking water and food, especially in fish Long-term exposure to heavy metals, even if not highly exposed, can lead to certain cancers in children and affect their nervous system and intellectual development Surveys show that 15 per cent of women of childbearing age in Canada have high levels of mercury and their children are more likely to develop neurodevelopmental abnormalities studies have shown that some naturally occurring bacteria in the body affect levels of toxic metals Rat lilaccosis GR-1 is a probiotic that benefits the body's immune system and has been safely and effectively added to yogurt in Canada The Previous Laboratory at the Rosen Health Research Center says it can also be combined with heavy metals, but clinical studies are needed to determine whether this mechanism prevents the body from absorbing them the study assessed 44 school-age children and 60 pregnant women living in the Mwanza (North-West Tanzania, on the southern coast of Victoria) The environmental pollution in this area is very serious Scientists have found that local children have seven times higher levels of mercury and lead than the average Canadian child After eating yogurt with probiotics, these children had lower levels of heavy metals, and pregnant women were more pronounced: probiotic yogurt gave them 36 percent less mercury and 78 percent lead "This finding is exciting for a variety of reasons." "First of all, it shows that this easy-to-access, simple fermented food can provide benefits beyond nutrition and immunity in resource-poor areas," said Dr Reid, senior author of the paper Second, the study is related to many of the world's places where these poisons exist Finally, it points to the need for more attention to these poisons, especially in children and pregnant women "