Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human gut microbiome is something of a black box. We know it’s a community of bacteria, viruses, fungi and even parasites ...

Microbiota analysis is not ready for use in clinical practice to diagnose disease or guide treatment, a new expert consensus statement concluded. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts ...

New research has found that different gut health testing companies can provide wildly different results from the same fecal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trillions of microbes affect how our digestive system functions, but testing for them can be a challenge. (Kateryna Kon/Science ...

Identical stool samples sent to seven direct-to-consumer microbiome testing companies produced substantially different bacterial profiles and health assessments. Across 18 commonly reported microbial ...

At-home gut microbiome testing has exploded—pitched as the next frontier of personalized wellness, optimization, and even longevity. You mail a stool sample and get a breakdown of the bacteria living ...

Less than a year after its launch, microbiome profiling startup Jona has already given its user interface a makeover. After receiving feedback from users saying they were having some difficulty ...

Finding out what gut microbes a person carries may not be as easy as many companies advertise. Seven direct-to-consumer microbiome testing companies each got three identical fecal samples but returned ...

PacBio and Intus Bio have launched GutID, the first commercial human gut health test, showcasing their collaboration and innovation in microbiome research. GutID utilizes PacBio's HiFi sequencing ...

An illustration of blue cylindrical bacteria on a black background. At-home microbiome tests cannot provide consistent results, according to a new paper. Credit: Shutterstock Microbiome testing faces ...

From drinking celery juice to downing supplements to eating fistfuls of probiotic-rich foods such as kimchi, gut health is high on the wellness agenda. And as you are trying to help your own good ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evvy, the company closing the gender health gap through biomarkers in the vaginal microbiome, is introducing groundbreaking Fertility Insights within its flagship Vaginal ...