A probiotic strain first discovered at UCC appears to improve the ability to respond and cope with stress. New scientific data, the result of an international study, shows for the first time the probiotic B longum 1714TM enables better stress management by changing the brain’s central processing of stress stimuli. It is being developed by Alimentary Healthcare for the probiotic, Zenflore, a microbacterial and vitamin supplement. Forty healthy volunteers got the probiotic strain or a placebo. The research confirmed what animal experiments have previously suggested: probiotics can improve stress processing and make it easier for people who are healthy people to deal with stress.

Source: Irish Examiner May 01, 2019 03:56 UTC