At-home microbiome tests are booming, but the science behind them is too shaky to deliver the health answers people think ...

Some people are horrified by what I do, and run screaming from my office,” says Dr Elizabeth Hohmann, a Harvard-educated ...

A breakthrough in microbiome research could change how colorectal cancer is detected—no colonoscopy required. Scientists used AI to map gut bacteria at an unprecedented level of detail, revealing ...

The at-home colon test uses a stool sample to help look for any signs of colon cancer.

Doctors may soon be able to save lives by checking stool samples for evidence of cancer, researchers said on Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Share on Pinterest Could stool samples help researchers predict who is likely to develop Parkinson’s? Image credit: Zaharia_Bogdan/Getty Images. Researchers have investigated whether stool samples ...

ORLANDO -- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) reported mostly favorable responses with the use of mail-order kits for stool sample collections, according to a survey study. Among survey ...