News tagged with fecal samples

Fecal microbiota tx feasible for recurrent C. difficile in HIV

(HealthDay)—For HIV-infected individuals with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, fecal microbiota therapy is feasible, according to a letter published in the May 21 issue of the Annals of Intern ...

HIV & AIDS May 22, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Succesful results in developing oral vaccine against diarrhea

The University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine.

Medications May 22, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers undertake massive study of gut bacteria differences between people in different countries

(Medical Xpress) -- One area of human biology that is still a major mystery is the nature of the relationship between microorganisms (microbiomes) that exist in the gut and the health of the human host. Crohn's ...

Medical research May 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Fecal transplant studied for kids with bowel disease

(HealthDay)—Fecal transplantation—an innovative enema treatment—may help reduce or eliminate symptoms of ulcerative colitis in most children and young adults, according to a small study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 17, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Good bacteria may expunge vancomycin-resistant bacteria from your gut

Too much antibiotic can decimate the normal intestinal microbiota, which may never recover its former diversity. That, in turn, renders the GI tract vulnerable to being colonized by pathogens. Now researchers from Memorial ...

Immunology Feb 27, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Dietary fiber alters gut bacteria, supports gastrointestinal health

A University of Illinois study shows that dietary fiber promotes a shift in the gut toward different types of beneficial bacteria. And the microbes that live in the gut, scientists now believe, can support a healthy gastrointestinal ...

Health Jun 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Gastric bypass surgery alters gut microbiota profile along the intestine

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that gastric bypass surgery ...

Surgery Jul 10, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Host cholesterol secretion likely to influence gut microbiota

For more than half a century, researchers have known that the bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of mammals influence their host's cholesterol metabolism. Now, Jens Walter and colleagues of the University of ...

Medical research Dec 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 0