A protein induced by gut microbes is vital in healing colons that have become inflamed due to a short-term form of colitis, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers discovered in a new study.
A single transplant of microbes contained in the stool of a healthy donor is a safe and effective way to increase diversity of good bacteria in the guts of patients with ulcerative colitis.
For gastroenterologist Dr. Randy Longman, having the greatest effect on his patients' lives means searching for new strategies to treat -- or even cure -- their disease.
