Everyone's mailing in stool samples for a gut report, but can an at-home microbiome test actually tell you anything?

Before you overhaul your diet based on a stool test, here's what actually moves your gut health, no kit required.

At-home microbiome tests are having a moment. You mail in a stool sample and get back a report on your gut bacteria, along ...

Scientists blended one sample, split it, and shipped it out. What came back exposed a problem the whole industry shares.

Despite its popularity, the science and regulations surrounding microbiome testing are still catching up, highlighting the ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using just a stool sample, doctors may now be able to detect colon and many other cancers of the digestive tract including stomach, pancreatic, bile duct and esophageal cancer, U.S ...

A newer type of test that looks for hidden blood in the stool is an effective way to screen for colon cancer, a research review suggests. The tests, called fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), are done ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A study of more than 21,000 average risk patients at 186 sites across the U.S., led by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientist Thomas ...