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

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

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

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 colonoscopy is recommended every decade for people over 45. The screening is used to detect colon cancer. But roughly 40% of eligible Americans don't get a colonoscopy, often because they don't want ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...

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.