October 24/Newark, N.C./UPI -- College students, who took probiotics had shorter, less severe colds than students who did not take the beneficial microorganisms, U.S. researchers found.
Registered dietitian Tracey J. Smith, an adjunct professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--School of Health Related Professions, randomized 198 college students ages 18-25 living on-campus in residence halls at Framingham State University in Massachusetts.