New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...

In the gut, beneficial bacteria support digestion and nutrient absorption — but their influence reaches far beyond that.

Study finds little agreement across 21 direct-to-consumer tests ...

A balanced gut affects more than just digestion - it influences everything from mood, metabolism and immunity. Dr Mrinalini ...

The results were even more disparate than the team had expected. Of the more than 1,200 families of microbes identified by all the tests combined, just three microbe families were present in all seven ...

Scientists have long known that vast colonies of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms—a population collectively called the microbiome—live on and inside the human body. In just the past few ...

Emerging evidence supports the skin microbiome as a promising avenue for precision medicine in the treatment of dermatologic diseases.

New research has found that different gut health testing companies can provide wildly different results from the same fecal ...

Despite the naysayers, research into the gut-autism axis is producing useful results and helping kids with autism feel less ...

Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could ...

A new UK study reveals that adults living in areas of higher social deprivation have markedly less diverse gut microbiomes ...