Study finds little agreement across 21 direct-to-consumer tests ...

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...

The results were even more disparate than the team had expected. Of the more than 1,200 taxonomic groups of microbes identified by all the tests combined, just three microbial genera were present in ...

Scientists have long known that vast colonies of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms—a population collectively called the microbiome—live on and inside the human body. In just the past few ...

A new nationwide study led by the University of Maryland is seeking volunteers to help document and analyze the full range of human flatulence.

If a blue-and-white box has arrived at your door, you’re not alone. Millions of adults across the U.S. now receive a use-at-home colorectal cancer screening test through their health insurance or ...

When given the opportunity to complete a use-at-home cancer screening kit, more people get screened for cancer. For example, ...

KOCHI: Kerala high court on Monday granted permission to the special investigation team (SIT) probing the alleged gold heist at Sabarimala temple to collect samples again from the gold-clad doors of ...

From at-home microbiome testing to personalised diets and drug discovery ambitions, Bengaluru-based deeptech startup Leucine Rich Bio is shifting healthcare from treatment to prevention.

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for adults under 50, yet it remains one of the most preventable since polyps ...

US companies providing gut-microbiome home-testing kits can give consumers very different results. That’s the finding of ...

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