All Posts: probiotics

• Probiotic-Containing Yogurt Protects Against Microbiome Changes That Lead to Antibiotic-Induced Diarrhea, Study Finds

  Multidisciplinary Team of Researchers Identifies Mechanism of Protection Conferred by Probiotic Supplement WASHINGTON (September 14, 2021) — Eating yogurt containing a particular strain of a well-studied probiotic appears to protect against harmful changes in the gut microbiome that are associated with antibiotic administration. That is the finding from a new randomized clinical trial led by […]

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• Researchers Find Labels of U.S. Probiotic Products Lacking

  MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (June 4, 2019) — When it comes to buying probiotics, many product labels do not give consumers enough information to make an informed decision, according to a research team led by Georgetown University Medical Center. In their study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, investigators found that of 93 […]

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical research, probiotics

• A Commitment To Evidence Helps Merenstein Thrive As Physician-Scientist

  (February 15, 2019) —As a tenured professor and the director of research programs in the department of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Daniel Merenstein, MD, spends most of his time pursuing evidence-based answers to common clinical questions. A major focus of his research that epitomizes this quest involves probiotics — the so-called […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: antibiotic resistance, biomedical research, clinical trials, HIV, medical research, probiotics, School of Medicine

• Probiotic Use May Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions, Researchers Say

  Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed the benefits of probiotics published by an international team that included Daniel Merenstein, MD, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical research, population health, probiotics, School of Medicine

• Georgetown Study to Recruit Washington-area Children to Assess Probiotic to Prevent Diarrhea

  A new multimillion dollar study at Georgetown University Medical Center will investigate whether a specific probiotic strain added to yogurt prevents diarrhea in children taking antibiotics for a common illness.

  Category: News Release Tags: population health, probiotics