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.