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

Scientists are storing backup copies of the bacteria, viruses, archaea, protists, and fungi that keep our planet healthy ...

Overall, the incidence of colorectal cancer has decreased over the decades, largely in part due to the use of screening modalities, such as colonoscopy.

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 ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index. By Ben Casselman Federal Reserve policymakers have stressed that their ...

Pairing diagnostic innovation with improved patient experience, ColoSense aims to streamline the screening process and increase compliance ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geneoscopy, Inc., a life sciences ...

One afternoon, a Maine Coon owner noticed small, wriggling specks in their cat’s litter box. At first glance, they resembled scattered grains of rice. Concerned, they snapped a photo and rushed to ...

Giardia duodenalis is a flagellated protozoan parasite that infects millions of hosts around the world 1 causing intestinal disease in humans, companion animals and livestock 2-4. Giardia cysts are ...

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 ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) alters the gut microbiome. This study aimed to assess the association between the disease severity of COVID-19 and changes in stool microbes through a seven-month ...