After tracking biosynthetic gene clusters in 86 adults for a year, researchers found that stable gene groups predict which donor microbes persist after fecal microbiota transplantation.

A new study shows that oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a feasible and safe addition to preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for blood ...

Scientists have identified why some gut microbes successfully stay in the gut after fecal transplants, while others are much more transient. The King's College London discovery could help make the ...

A meta-analysis of randomized trials suggests fecal microbiota transplantation can ease depressive symptoms, with stronger effects reported for endoscopic or enema delivery, according to researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . FMT appeared as effective as vancomycin in curing first-time C. difficile infection. Findings show FMT has ...

Fecal microbiota transplant was noninferior to vancomycin as the initial treatment for C. diff in a randomized, open-label trial. Transplant showed slightly higher cure rates without recurrence and ...

Clinical cure and no disease recurrence within 60 days without additional treatment was observed in 66.7% of 51 patients receiving FMT vs 61.2% of 49 patients receiving vancomycin. HealthDay News — ...

The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining host health and liver function. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), an emerging therapeutic modality, has demonstrated promising potential in ...

(a) Potential mechanisms by which a disturbed gut microbiome contributes to cancer pathogenesis. (b) Proposed mechanisms by which FMT restores the gut microbiome and reestablishes microecosystem ...

There was improvement in the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Impact Scale score, from 108 to 140 with fecal microbiota transplant and from 77 to 92 with placebo. HealthDay News — For patients with type 1 ...

A non-randomized clinical trial examining the safety and acceptability of fecal microbiota transplantation in long-term acute care hospital patients revealed that the intervention is safe and ...