Scientists have created a probiotic to restore bile salt metabolism found in the gastrointestinal tract, to counter the onset and effects of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI). Scientists from the ...

Twin Cities biotech start-up Rebiotix has treated its first patient in what the company hopes will be the last leg of the race to develop the first approved microbial therapy derived from human waste ...

On the left, large intestine tissue from a healthy person; on the right, from a patient with active C. difficile infection. The white areas show the cells that line the intestine (epithelial cells).

Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection—a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called “stomach flu.” A ...

Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection -- a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called 'stomach flu.