Saffron Cassaday, right, pictured with her husband and stool donor, Al Mukadam. Cassaday did fecal microbiota transplantation, which involves transferring stool from a healthy donor to a patient to ...

Changes in the way that humans live and eat have resulted in tremendous alterations in the gut microbiome, especially over the past few decades. These changes have been linked to increased rates of ...

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A fecal fat test measures the amount of fat in a person’s stool. The test assesses the digestive function and absorption of fat in the gastrointestinal tract. Several medical conditions cause poor fat ...

Research continues to show the influence your gastrointestinal (GI) system (or your “gut”) has on your overall health. While certain symptoms, such as indigestion, mood changes, and skin diseases, ...

A new study suggests that endometriosis could be detected using a simple stool test, which could accelerate diagnosis rates. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Pancreatic elastase is the digestive enzyme the pancreas produces to help digest food. Doctors can measure elastase levels by testing a stool sample. Low levels could indicate exocrine pancreatic ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers assessed the impact of the gut microbiome on the host's bile acid metabolism and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). Study: ...

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According to Oliver Fiehn, a metabolomics researcher at the University of California, Davis, people are much more than meets the eye. “We are not just human,” he said. “We are an ecosystem.” The ...

CINCINNATI, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO), a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today two new ...