Published June 16, 2018

Researchers found that two of the polyphenols commonly found in wine, caffeic and p-coumaric acids, make it harder for the bad bacteria to stick to gum tissue cells. They worked even more effectively when combined with an oral probiotic strain called Streptococcus dentisani. The researchers believe that the digestion process is likely responsible for creating the beneficial metabolites that can fight these bacteria.

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Published June 14, 2018

This past flu season was more severe than it has been in years past. There were many more flu-related deaths than normal, even in seemingly healthy people. A lot of those deaths turned out to be due to sepsis. This is when the body is fighting so hard to destroy bacteria or other toxins that it ends up damaging its own tissues and organs. Researchers have now found that the reason for the increase in sepsis was poor immunity caused by deficiency in good gut bacteria.

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Published June 12, 2018

A researcher from the Children’s National Health System conducted a large observational study to investigate the use of a particular intervention over the course of 10 years. He found that it lowered mortality rates considerably. And he believes this promising decrease can be attributed in part to one simple change. That is the increasing use of nitric oxide in pediatric patients.

 

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