Buruli ulcer is a tropical disease caused by the environmental bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans. The bacteria releases toxins ...

All of our bodies have exceptional sensory techniques which help us avoid embarrassing accidents and this is what helps us ...

Exact Sciences has a multipronged approach to cancer testing. Current products are Cologuard, its flagship stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer, or CRC, and Oncotype DX, its tissue-based ...

At a shocking 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and 5 centimeters (2 inches) wide, this coprolite is the largest intact piece of ...

The evidence is clear - screening for colorectal cancer may save one's life. Today, more and more people are choosing colorectal cancer screening. As a result, there is a steady decline in the number ...

Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to track diet using stool metagenomic data. This non-invasive, data-driven approach offers an objective alternative to traditional food diaries and ...

Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology have developed MEDI, a groundbreaking method that detects food-derived DNA ...

Most of it ends up in landfills, where it generates planet-warming methane. And poop bags can shed microplastics into the environment. Here is how you can reduce that environmental “poo-print ...

You’ll provide a sample of your poop in a small container. Analysts at a lab examine the sample for causes of digestive diseases. Analyzing certain stool proteins, such as calprotectin and ...

Some people experience no symptoms at all. Checking your stool (poop) for worms or eggs is one way to confirm their presence, but other tests may be needed. Serious complications can arise with some ...

When the researchers thought they'd finished developing the method, it could identify 97 percent of the proteins in each stool sample, which was a high rate, but the failure to consistently ...