Effect of a multistrain probiotic (Lactoflorene ® Plus) on inflammatory parameters and microbiota composition in subjects with stress-related symptoms

Ng et al. (2018) conducted this meta-analysis on 10 clinical trials (with a total of 1349 patients) that analyzed the effect of probiotic supplementation on depressive symptoms, compared with placebo controls, which were published in English between 1-Jan-1960 and 1-June-2017 and found on one of these databases: PubMed, Ovid, Clinical Trials Register of the Cochrane […]

In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Bagga et al. (2018), the authors examined the effect of introducing a probiotic supplement on the gut microbiome, cognitive and emotional behavior, and cerebral function, in a population of 45 healthy individuals (20 – 40 years old). The participants were divided into three groups (placebo, probiotic, no intervention) […]