Her son had been sick for four months when Blanca Morales started asking about a transplant. It had started with a case of strep throat from Mundo’s first-grade class — routine enough, treatable with ...

Qin Rao, MD, is a board-certified physician based in New York City. He currently works as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Manhattan Gastroenterology. Diarrhea and constipation are common ...

Fecal transplants from old female mice appear to boost fertility and ovarian health in younger ones. The findings, detailed in a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Aging, indicate a direct ...

If you have eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), you’re likely familiar with having some discomfort when you’re eating. The chronic condition — characterized by inflammation in the esophagus — can make ...

Researchers recently unveiled proof that Romans used a surprising ingredient in their medical treatments — and it's far from sanitary. The research focuses on a vessel that was unearthed in Pergamon, ...

Olga Neuwirth’s new opera, “Monster’s Paradise,” leans into the absurd to examine the phenomenon of the strongman leader (with added zombies). By Jeffrey Arlo Brown Reporting from Hamburg, Germany In ...

Fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) can dramatically improve cancer treatment, suggest two groundbreaking studies published in the Nature Medicine journal. The first study shows that the toxic side ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is no longer a rarity in European clinics. Diagnosed increasingly over the past three decades, EoE is commonly managed with pharmacotherapy, elimination diets, and, when ...

A BBC investigation has uncovered something that might make you reconsider your next drive-thru soda. Researchers from BBC Watchdog tested ice samples from 30 fast-food restaurants across the U.K., ...

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).

Yes, increasing how much water you drink per day can positively affect instances of constipation, relieving its symptoms like gas and bloating. Constipation is when you experience difficulty passing ...