Send identical stool to seven different gut microbiome test companies and you will get seven wildly different answers. That ...

Before you overhaul your diet based on a stool test, here's what actually moves your gut health, no kit required.

Scientists blended one sample, split it, and shipped it out. What came back exposed a problem the whole industry shares.

Everyone's mailing in stool samples for a gut report, but can an at-home microbiome test actually tell you anything?

Companies selling gut microbiome tests directly to consumers offer up a variety of claims to promote their products. "We analyze the trillions of microbes in your gut microflora and craft a unique ...

Scientific research has linked a person's microbiome to everything from gut and mental health to immunity and predisposition to cancer. This research comes at a time when there is a burgeoning ...

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

Despite its popularity, the science and regulations surrounding microbiome testing are still catching up, highlighting the ...

That gut microbiome test calling you 'unhealthy' may be wrong. New research shows identical samples earned wildly different ...

At-home gut microbiome tests are trending, selling insights to the curious, empowerment to the chronically ill and a claimed path to longevity to the wellness-conscious. Private companies are offering ...

Research into the microbiome and how it affects our health has expanded rapidly in recent years. Unlike the gut microbiome, which has attracted widespread attention, the communities of bacteria, yeast ...

Farrah was fed up with her vagina. For the past two years, the 29-year-old dancer from Ohio had been dealing with severe pelvic pain and vaginal odor. “It was like 8/10, horrible core pain,” she says.