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 ...
A single transplant of microbes contained in the stool of a healthy donor is a safe and effective way to increase diversity of good bacteria in the guts of patients with ulcerative colitis, according ...
Wang Y, Wiesnoski DH, Helmink BA, et al. Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis. Nature Med. 2018;24 (12):1804-1808. Narula N, Kassam Z, Yuan Y, ...
As Dr. Jordan Axelrad of NYU Grossman explains in detail, the process of maintaining remission and curbing relapse in patients hospitalized because of ulcerative colitis begins with the question "What ...
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can induce remission in patients with ulcerative colitis, yet its efficacy needs improvement. We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the current literature ...
Hamilton researchers are conducting a ground-breaking new trial looking at fecal transplants to help treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children. Fecal transplant treatments have been found to ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Human waste is not always held in the highest regard, but a procedure known as a "fecal transplant" is drastically changing the lives of sick patients. Sami Montella said her ...