Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Fecal transplants may be best answer to antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Unlike antibiotics, which are destructive by definition, fecal transplants or microbial replacement therapies, repopulate the gut with a diverse group of microbes that may block the C. diff's spore from germinating and propagating disease via its toxins. Transplants have several delivery methods, including enemas, capsules and direct instillation, to replace the diverse flora that maintain health and improve metabolism.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2IPnXZA

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Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer’s plaques

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