Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Could Japanese Pickle Bacteria that Prevent Flu be the Next Superfood?

Bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle have displayed immune boosting effects that can prevent flu and scientists have taken up human clinical trials to confirm if this is the next superfood. The research, which assesses the immune-boosting powers of Lactobacillus brevis from Suguki - a pickled turnip, popular in Japan - in mice that have been exposed to a flu virus, is published today (06 November) in the SfAM journal, iLetters in Applied Microbiology/i. ...

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