Wrongful death: Suit alleges that a residential care facility and associated medical providers failed to monitor and respond to a disabled resident's severe constipation, resulting in death from ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may be an effective adjunctive therapy for depression, especially in patients with symptoms linked to gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

ONE WAS HURT. WELL, IT’S LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS WELL. AND OF COURSE, THOUSANDS OF US ARE GOING TO HEAD TO THE BEACH. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, A LOT OF THOSE BEACHES ARE ACTUALLY WARNING AGAINST SWIMMING.

Some of the East Coast’s most popular beaches — from Long Island to Florida — will be off limits to swimmers this Labor Day weekend due to high levels of fecal contamination. Earlier in the week, ...

Despite their intimidating appearance, tarantulas are surprisingly fragile. In this YouTube video, a veterinarian cares for a tarantula that has become constipated (impacted) and is unable to excrete ...

Digestive health rarely dominates health headlines, yet irregular bowel movements pose serious risks that millions of Americans face daily. Medical professionals increasingly recognize that consistent ...

Just ahead of the long Independence Day weekend, beaches across the country have closed and issued advisories because of excessive levels of harmful bacteria. The culprit is fecal waste, a common ...

Fecal microbiota transplants have been touted as a potential treatment for a range of conditions, from inflammatory bowel diseases and obesity to type 2 diabetes and autism. But new research from the ...

Fecal transplants have been successfully used to treat gastrointestinal conditions. Researchers are currently studying whether they may also be used for weight loss and other metabolic issues. A fecal ...

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have found fecal transplants may be helpful in reducing drinking behaviors in those suffering severe alcohol use disorder (AUD). The work points to a ...

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed precisely measured human fecal material to foster a new era in gut microbiome research. According to the American ...