Probiotics delay COVID infection and cut symptoms

Probiotics may be a relatively simple and inexpensive way to treat people after a COVID exposure, a new study suggests.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 20, 2023 ~6 min

Could engineered gut bacteria guard our mood?

Researchers are working toward genetically engineered bacteria that monitor chemical production from inside a person's gut and fix any imbalances.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 17, 2021 ~6 min


Raw milk can harbor lots of drug-resistant bacteria

If left out, raw milk can become home to a huge amount of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Researchers also found it doesn't have much probiotic value.

Amy Quinton-UC Davis • futurity
June 29, 2020 ~5 min

Probiotics can evolve inside the body

Probiotics adapt to the gut, research finds. "...what you put in your body is not necessarily what's going to be there even a couple hours later."

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
March 29, 2019 ~7 min

Barfing kid? Don’t waste your money on probiotics

Probiotics for stomach viruses? Not effective, according to new research. "The results...were not ambiguous."

Kristina Sauerwein-Washington University • futurity
Nov. 30, 2018 ~7 min

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