It is widely known that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is effective for the treatment of recurring Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, but new research supports the procedure’s efficacy for helping patients with ulcerative colitis (UC).
read more(CNN) A 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman showed the presence of a rare kind of E. coli infection, the first known case of its kind in the United States. It is a superbug that is resistant to many antibiotics, even Colistin, which doctors use as a last resort when other antibiotics fail.
read moreA team of investigators at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has found evidence that suggests that bacteria living in the gut may remotely influence the activity of cells in the brain that are involved in controlling inflammation and neurodegeneration.
read moreThis is a very informative and interesting video presented by Dr. Alexander Khoruts, MD, of the University of Minnesota Microbiota Therapeutics Program. He addresses the relationship humans have with our microbial communities and how our diet and antibiotic usage have affected our microbial composition. The decrease in our microbial diversity could have huge ramifications, and he is actively pursuing innovative research to address this problem. This video was published by the University of Minnesota.
read moreDrug resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year worldwide - more than currently die from cancer - by 2050 unless action is taken, a study says.
read moreNothing could keep Gopher linebacker Peter Westerhaus off the football field. Well, almost nothing. Minnesota’s Mr. Football 2010, who as a kid slept in a helmet while cradling a football, had an unrivaled passion and work ethic. But in 2013, a brutal case of ulcerative colitis took him away from the game he loved.
read more"Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues found that as nations industrialize, a species of bacteria critical in the early development of infant gut microbiomes fades away."
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