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Phew — this much simpler habit is better at fixing your gut health than a poop transplant, say scientists
A new study suggests one of the best ways to optimize gut health is by doing something much simpler…and a lot more appetizing ...
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Young Dung Reinvigorates Old Mice
Researchers are working to identify the bacteria responsible for the anti-aging effects, and maybe develop a probiotic that can benefit ...
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Bidirectional modulation of Alzheimer’s disease via gut microbiota: rescue by fecal transplantation from healthy donors and aggravation by colitis-associated dysbiosis
To investigate the causal role of microbial communities in AD progression, we performed fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in APP/PS1 transgenic mice using donor microbiota from healthy wild-type ...
eLife16d
Chemostat culturing reduces fecal eukaryotic virus load and delays diarrhea after virome transplantation
Fecal virome transfer (FVT) has the potential to take advantage of microbiome-associated phages to treat diseases such as NEC. However, FVT is also associated with toxicity due to the presence of ...
eLife17d
Chemostat culturing reduces fecal eukaryotic virus load and delays diarrhea after virome transplantation
Metabolite production in cultures of piglet fecal microbiota during batch phase (0-24 h) and chemostat phase (24-75 h) between replicas (R) of cultivations with lactose (LAC) and lactose-milk ...
Frontiers18d
Fecal or bacterial transplantation in mice transfer environmentinduced brain plasticity and associated behavioral changes
Our results show that both bacterial and fecal transplants reduce anxiety-like behaviors in mice. Additionally, we observed increased expression of hippocampal neurotrophins and enhanced neurogenesis.
infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com21d
Recurrent CDI in FMT Recipients: Risk Factors for Inappropriate Antibiotic Exposure
In fecal microbiota transplant recipients, risk factors for antibiotic-induced recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) included prior CDI hospitalization, positive immunocompromised status, ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle22d
In mice, diet works better than fecal transplants to repair gut microbiome
The researchers also reintroduced microbes to the mice after antibiotics through fecal microbial transplants. The rationale behind using these transplants is that it can restore a healthy equilibrium ...
Kansas City Star23d
Long waiting lists and kidneys wasted: Organ transplants in Missouri and Kansas
But critics of the country’s sluggish organ transplantation system say there should be many more. Last year, surgeons in the United States transplanted 48,000 organs, more than ever before.
People27d
30-Year-Old Man Who Survived a Suicide Attempt at 19 Finally Receives Life-Changing Face Transplant: ‘He Had No Face’
Mayo Clinic/YouTube A 30-year-old Michigan man has finally received a life-changing face transplant after attempting suicide 11 years ago. In the early hours of March 5, 2014, Derek Pfaff was ...
Food Safety News29d
Optimal Carnivore recalls Bone & Joint Restore Capsules because of possible Salmonella contamination
Optimal Carnivore, LLC, of Cheyenne, WY, is recalling 1,483 bottles of its Bone & Joint Restore capsules because of potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall was initiated after the firm ...