08 Oct 2019 --- Bifidobacteria breve (Bif195) can prevent and heal ulcers caused by acetylsalicyclic acid, commonly known as aspirin. This is according to clinicians at the Mercy Hospital and investigators at Cork’s APC Microbiome Ireland, whose study is published in Gastroenterology. The study was in collaboration with Chr. Hansen and builds on APC Microbiome Ireland’s earlier observations. These showed how some bifidobacteria produce a protective protein that promotes healing of the intestinal epithelial lining. These findings are critical, given that more than 30 percent of US adults over the age of 40 are estimated to take aspirin daily.
