What is the gut virome? The gut virome is a diverse community of viruses that inhabit the intestinal ecosystem. The gut virome is dominated by bacteriophages that infect and regulate bacteria, along ...

In a novel study that identified male chromosome genetic material in the intestines of female patients undergoing fecal transplants, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significantly ...

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. —D. H. Lawrence Yes, fecal transplants are a thing. And they are just as cringeworthy as you might imagine. But to ...

Joseph Brasco, MD, spent a year and a half convincing the board of directors of the Huntsville (Ala.) Center for Colon and Digestive Disease to allow him to perform fecal microbiota transplant in the ...

CHICAGO — Although results from the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of fecal microbiota transplant in patients with active ulcerative colitis are negative, study investigators remain ...

Scientists at Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) of St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) are the first in the world to study fecal transplants ...