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Duke Engineers Use Robots and AI to Improve Gut Health

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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for systematically developing novel, complex combinations of probiotics and prebiotics to more effectively maintain gut health and treat gastrointestinal diseases, according to findings published online July 27 in the journal Nature Chemical Biology. By combining robotic automation with machine learning, the approach addresses longstanding consistency challenges … Read more

Probiotic Metabolite Suppresses Melanoma Growth in Mice

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Researchers at Southern Medical University have identified that Bifidobacterium animalis, a common probiotic, secretes mannose to boost the effectiveness of melanoma immunotherapy. According to a study published in the May 2026 issue of Cancer Biology & Medicine, this sugar activates CD8⁺ T cells by targeting the Hippo-YAP1 signaling pathway, offering a potential new strategy to … Read more

Can Daily Probiotics Help Fight Depression in Older Adults?

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A daily probiotic supplement may enhance treatment outcomes for older adults diagnosed with moderate depression, according to a pilot clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers found that patients taking Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum alongside standard antidepressants experienced greater improvements in mood and anxiety symptoms than those taking a … Read more

Probiotics for Natural Anxiety Relief

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Future anxiety treatments may rely on “precision probiotics” that target the gut-brain axis. Research from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience Institute of Singapore indicates that gut microbes produce indoles, which regulate brain activity in the basolateral amygdala to reduce anxiety-related behaviors. This discovery opens a potential path for tailor-made, indole-based mental health therapies. … Read more

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