Examples of NCCAM-Supported Research on Probiotics

Researchers at Tufts University are conducting a preliminary study on whether yogurt has the potential to reduce growth problems related to diarrhea and malnutrition in weaning infants.
An Ohio State University team is studying whether Lactobacillus could potentially boost infants' immune systems and help ward off diarrhea-causing infections.
At the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, researchers are examining probiotics for possibly decreasing the levels of certain substances in the urine that can cause problems such as kidney stones.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University are investigating whether probiotics could have a role in treating fatty liver disease (a chronic condition in which fat accumulates in the liver).
A group at New England Medical Center Hospitals in Boston is studying probiotics for treating an antibiotic-resistant type of bacteria that causes severe infections in people who are hospitalized, are in nursing homes, or have weakened immune systems.

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