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At-home microbiome tests are having a moment. You mail in a stool sample and get back a report on your gut bacteria, along ...

At-home gut health tests use DNA or RNA sequencing from a stool sample. Testing your gut health cannot replace an official diagnosis from a doctor. Your results may provide insights into gut ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army today announced the implementation of the new Combat Field Test (CFT), a major update to its physical readiness program designed to align fitness standards with the ...

Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CT in identifying small and large bowel obstruction and associated complications, including ischaemia and perforation, in adult patients. Design ...

Researchers have found that a bacterium isolated from kimchi can bind to nanoplastics in the gut and carry them out of the body. The finding reframes fermented-food microbes as potential tools for ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Abstract: Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction in children (CIPO) comprises a group of ultra-rare and debilitating diseases characterized by severe motility defects affecting the entire digestive ...

Small intestine cancer is rare, with adenocarcinomas being the most common type, often occurring in the duodenum. Diagnosis involves imaging, endoscopy, and biopsy, with staging determined by the TNM ...

The US humorist Christopher Morley once described the human body as “an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing”. He wasn’t wrong: from our cardiovascular and lymphatic systems to our guts and urinary ...

Doctors use laboratory tests, imaging studies, and endoscopic procedures to help diagnose short bowel syndrome, which affects nutrient absorption in the small intestine. Short bowel syndrome (SBS) ...