Researchers suggest stool transplants can battle serious infections

by University of British ColumbiaUBCO researchers Negin Kazemian and her supervisor, Assistant Professor Sepideh Pakpour, are investigating the internal dynamics of fecal matter donors and recipi

Updated on: April 09,2024

Researchers suggest stool transplants can battle serious infections

by University of British ColumbiaUBCO researchers Negin Kazemian and her supervisor, Assistant Professor Sepideh Pakpour, are investigating the internal dynamics of fecal matter donors and recipi

Updated on:April 09,2024

Target the microbiome to improve child undernutrition, say researchers

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCompositional and functional maturation of the gut microbiome of 335 infants from rural Zimbabwe from 1–18 months of age. PCoA of Bray-Curtis distances of speci

Updated on: April 07,2024

Target the microbiome to improve child undernutrition, say researchers

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCompositional and functional maturation of the gut microbiome of 335 infants from rural Zimbabwe from 1–18 months of age. PCoA of Bray-Curtis distances of speci

Updated on:April 07,2024

Researchers propose widespread banking of stool samples for fecal transplants later in life

by Cell PressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChanges in the way that humans live and eat have resulted in tremendous alterations in the gut microbiome, especially over the past few decades. The

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers propose widespread banking of stool samples for fecal transplants later in life

by Cell PressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChanges in the way that humans live and eat have resulted in tremendous alterations in the gut microbiome, especially over the past few decades. The

Updated on:April 07,2024

Researchers identify inherited gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudying genes in families with a propensity for certain diseases has led to many critical advances in medicine, including the d

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers identify inherited gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStudying genes in families with a propensity for certain diseases has led to many critical advances in medicine, including the d

Updated on:April 07,2024

Constipation is common, but with simple changes, you can manage and even prevent it

byTufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainChances are you've experienced constipation at some point in your life. It's one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints, affecting people of

Updated on: April 14,2026

Constipation is common, but with simple changes, you can manage and even prevent it

byTufts UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainChances are you've experienced constipation at some point in your life. It's one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints, affecting people of

Updated on:April 14,2026

Synthetic material could improve ease and cut cost of gut microbiome research

by Keith Hickey,Pennsylvania State UniversityDevelopment of double layer Fmoc-FFfibrillar gels. a) Conceptual schematic of Fmoc-FFassembly at fluorous-water interfaces to evolve perc

Updated on: March 30,2024

Synthetic material could improve ease and cut cost of gut microbiome research

by Keith Hickey,Pennsylvania State UniversityDevelopment of double layer Fmoc-FFfibrillar gels. a) Conceptual schematic of Fmoc-FFassembly at fluorous-water interfaces to evolve perc

Updated on:March 30,2024

Research shows patients and clinicians rated telemedicine care positively during COVID-19 pandemic

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfter surveying almost 800 gastroenterology and hepatology patients and their physicians at Penn Medicine,

Updated on: April 20,2024

Research shows patients and clinicians rated telemedicine care positively during COVID-19 pandemic

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfter surveying almost 800 gastroenterology and hepatology patients and their physicians at Penn Medicine,

Updated on:April 20,2024

Researchers attempting to study differing microbiomes more effectively

by Alissa Kocer,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityWe know fiber is good for us and is an important part of our diet. One way to get more fiber in our diets is to take fiber supplements, and

Updated on: April 07,2024

Researchers attempting to study differing microbiomes more effectively

by Alissa Kocer,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityWe know fiber is good for us and is an important part of our diet. One way to get more fiber in our diets is to take fiber supplements, and

Updated on:April 07,2024

Researchers gain an ecological understanding of what happens when two gut microbiomes clash together

by European Molecular Biology LaboratoryFecal Microbiota Transplantation as the confluence of a donor’s and recipient's gut ecosystems. The various “pipes” in the image represent human gastro

Updated on: April 09,2024

Researchers gain an ecological understanding of what happens when two gut microbiomes clash together

by European Molecular Biology LaboratoryFecal Microbiota Transplantation as the confluence of a donor’s and recipient's gut ecosystems. The various “pipes” in the image represent human gastro

Updated on:April 09,2024

Designing healthy diets with computer analysis

by Chalmers University of TechnologyA new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. The rese

Updated on: March 28,2024

Designing healthy diets with computer analysis

by Chalmers University of TechnologyA new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. The rese

Updated on:March 28,2024

Estrogen heightens gut pain sensitivity and may explain IBS gender gap

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCells lining the mouse colon. L cells, which produce PYY, are shown in green; serotonin producing EC cells in magenta; cell cytoskeleton in yellow. Credit: Arc

Updated on: December 25,2025

Estrogen heightens gut pain sensitivity and may explain IBS gender gap

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCells lining the mouse colon. L cells, which produce PYY, are shown in green; serotonin producing EC cells in magenta; cell cytoskeleton in yellow. Credit: Arc

Updated on:December 25,2025

New research on why 'poo' transplants effectively treat C. diff

by University of NottinghamThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive rod, is the mo

Updated on: June 17,2024

New research on why 'poo' transplants effectively treat C. diff

by University of NottinghamThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive rod, is the mo

Updated on:June 17,2024