Saffron Cassidy suffered from ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, for 15 years before she allegedly cured it using her partner’s poop. “It’s been about three and a half years of ...

Older mice that received a faecal microbiome transplant from younger animals went on to have improved brain plasticity, which suggests their brains could overcome a neurological condition that is typi ...

A new frozen faecal bank that could save hundreds of lives and dramatically improve the quality of life of many more has been established at a Portsmouth hospital. The bank, at Queen Alexandra ...

Transplanting faecal matter from one person to another — the thought might turn your stomach, but it could be lifesaving. Some doctors are using the procedure to repopulate the gut with healthy ...

In a small laboratory at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital in London, Désirée Prossomariti is processing donations. Each is weighed, tested for pathogens, filtered, centrifuged and then freeze-dried, ...

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