Consuming poo to live longer

by Guest Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:01 am

Youthful Poo Makes Aged Fish Live Longer
The gut microbes of young killifish can extend lifespans

It may not be the most appetizing way to extend life but researchers have shown for the first time that older fish live longer after they consumed microbes from the poo of younger fish. The findings were posted to the bioRxiv.org preprint server on March 271by Dario Valenzano, a geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany, and colleagues.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/youthful-poo-makes-aged-fish-live-longer

by Guest Wed Apr 05, 2017 12:22 pm

A fecal transplant is exactly what it sounds like: To treat certain gut disorders, doctors transfer stool from a healthy donor to a sick patient.

Just a few years ago, only a few doctors turned to fecal transplants, typically as a last resort. But in randomized trials, the procedure has proved remarkably effective against potentially fatal infections of bacteria known as Clostridium difficile.

The evidence has overwhelmed any squeamishness that physicians might have felt. “We’re doing this treatment almost weekly,” said Dr. Harry Sokol, a gastroenterologist at Saint-Antoine Hospital AP-HP in Paris.

Now scientists are testing fecal transplants against such diseases as ulcerative colitis, and even obesity and diabetes. A batch of new companies, well funded with venture capital, hope to commercialize the research.

Yet for all the excitement, scientists still know surprisingly little about why fecal transplants work.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/science/fecal-transplants-bacteria-viruses.html

Consuming poo to live longer

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