A patient’s stool sample, containing information about the gut microbiome, can be used to diagnose nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people's homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-year-olds went ahead with cancer ...

Researchers at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York have collected stool samples from healthy donors as part of a multi-center pilot study researching therapies for patients with irritable bowel syndrome ...

Although colon cancer screening is recommended by many organizations, less clear is which method is best to detect tumors and precancerous lesions. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine ...

Sending Unsolicited Stool Test Kits The Best Way To Boost Colon Cancer Screening, Study Argues By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Automatically mailing a ...

A scientific study exploring the appropriate interval for colorectal cancer screening via non-invasive multi-target stool DNA testing for individuals with average risk for the disease reported finding ...

A genetic signature of 27 microorganisms in stool defines the high-risk population for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common pancreatic cancer, and could be used for early detection of the ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - a condition that can lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer - isn't typically detected until it's well advanced. Even then, diagnosis requires an invasive liver ...

COLUMBUS, OHIO (CBS) – You've seen the viral ad (unicorn poop and all) for the Squatty Potty, but does it actually work? A new study in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology says having a toilet ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The first generation of a stool DNA test to identify early colorectal cancer has limitations, according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of ...

One the many reasons to be concerned about the monumental problem of plastic pollution is the uncertainty around its effects when consumed by organisms, including us humans. Scientists have suspected ...