ORLANDO -- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) reported mostly favorable responses with the use of mail-order kits for stool sample collections, according to a survey study. Among survey ...

When you’ve taken your dog in for a veterinary checkup, chances are you have heard the veterinarian discuss a fecal test and ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition characterized by a persistently low mood, a lack of ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

ABSTRACT: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has evolved from ancient Chinese medicine to a modern therapeutic intervention, gaining recognition in 1958 for treating pseudomembranous colitis.

The founders of the Microbiota Vault, a project that aims to preserve microbial diversity, have announced that they are ready to grow their frozen microbe collection to 10,000 samples by 2029. When ...

Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. Of the 216 children enrolled between Jan 13, 2020, and Dec 31, 2021, 215 were included in the study and ...

One afternoon, a Maine Coon owner noticed small, wriggling specks in their cat’s litter box. At first glance, they resembled scattered grains of rice. Concerned, they snapped a photo and rushed to ...

Staying on top of your pet’s health includes feeding a balanced diet, encouraging appropriate exercise, and providing mental stimulation on a daily basis. It also involves scheduling regular pet ...

Emerging data from a recent study reveal that the frequent misidentification of spurious parasites in canine feces may signal an elevated risk of true parasitism, emphasizing the importance of ...