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Tuija Poussa
Researcher at Nokia
Publications - 109
Citations - 12457
Tuija Poussa is an academic researcher from Nokia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lactobacillus rhamnosus & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 106 publications receiving 11621 citations. Previous affiliations of Tuija Poussa include University of Helsinki.
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Probiotics and prevention of atopic disease: 4-year follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial
TL;DR: The results suggest that the preventive effect of lactobacillus GG on atopic eczema extends beyond infancy, and not just during the first 2 years of life.
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Probiotics and prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides in the prevention of allergic diseases: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Kaarina Kukkonen,Erkki Savilahti,Tari Haahtela,Kaisu Juntunen-Backman,Riitta Korpela,Tuija Poussa,Tuula Tuure,Mikael Kuitunen +7 more
TL;DR: An inverse association between atopic diseases and colonization of the gut by probiotics is suggested and the prevention of atopic eczema in high-risk infants is possible by modulating the infant's gut microbiota with probiotics and prebiotics.
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Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infections in children attending day care centres: double blind, randomised trial
Katja Hatakka,Erkki Savilahti,Antti Pönkä,Jukka H. Meurman,Tuija Poussa,L. Näse,Maija Saxelin,Riitta Korpela +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether long term consumption of a probiotic milk could reduce gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children in day care centers and found that Lactobacillus GG significantly reduced the severity of rotavirus diarrhoea associated with the use of antibiotics.
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A fermented milk high in bioactive peptides has a blood pressure–lowering effect in hypertensive subjects
TL;DR: In a randomized placebo-controlled study, 39 hypertensive patients received 150 mL/d of either L. helveticus LBK-16H fermented milk or a control product for 21 wk after a 2-week run-in period.
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Effect of Long–Term Consumption of a Probiotic Bacterium, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, in Milk on Dental Caries and Caries Risk in Children
L. Näse,Katja Hatakka,Emma M. Savilahti,Maija Saxelin,A. Pönkä,Tuija Poussa,Riitta Korpela,Jukka H. Meurman +7 more
TL;DR: Milk containing the probiotic LGG bacteria was found to reduce the risk of caries significantly and may have beneficial effects on children’s dental health.