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Virtually every aspect of your health can be traced back to your microbiome. But some tests are better than others.

The adjustment is projected to identify an additional 600 bowel cancer cases early each year, marking an 11 per cent increase ...

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 ...

When you’ve taken your dog in for a veterinary checkup, chances are you have heard the veterinarian discuss a fecal test and seen a fecal sample be collected as part of the exam. A fecal test for dogs ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Jay N. Yepuri, MD, ...

An AI-powered stool test designed to assess early autism risk in children will be piloted for free in Hong Kong, as its developers pursue international regulatory expansion. The Chinese University of ...

This recording was made using enhanced software. At-home gut microbiome tests are growing in popularity, marketed as tools to unlock insights into digestion, immunity and even mental health. But ...

Healthcare professionals consider a healthy pancreatic elastase level above 200 micrograms per gram (mcg/g). Pancreatic elastase is the digestive enzyme that the pancreas produces to help digest food.