11 Dec 2019 --- Research in maintaining a healthy gut and microbiome is booming, with research from Wake Forest School of Medicine, US, identifying that dead Lactobacillus paracasei (D3-5) reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice as effectively as the live strain. Based on the study’s promising results, the research team highlights the human potential for the postbiotic strain as a supplement or as a functional food and beverage ingredient, with commercialization expected in mid-2020.
