PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Colorectal cancer has gained attention recently as well-known celebrities have died from complications of the disease. Colon cancer occurs when a polyp in the interlining ...

James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek; Catherine O’Hara of Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek; and Chadwick Boseman of Black Panther fame all had something in common: colon or […] ...

Study finds major methodological differences across seven direct-to-consumer stool tests, producing taxonomic profiles as variable as those between individuals — limiting clinical use.

Their makers claim they can detect dozens of cancer types — but some scientists say they could be missing many cancers or ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the cancers where, if found early, it has a 91% chance of survival for the patient. If you find ...

Have you ever heard of the gut-brain axis in domestic pets? As its name suggests, this two-way network links the gut with the brain, or the enteric nervous system with the central nervous system. The ...

Abstract: Machine learning and deep learning have been used extensively to classify physical surfaces through images and time-series contact data. However, these methods rely on human expertise and ...

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

If a blue-and-white box has arrived at your door, you’re not alone. Millions of adults across the U.S. now receive a use-at-home colorectal cancer screening test through their health insurance or ...

Identical stool samples sent to seven direct-to-consumer microbiome testing companies produced substantially different ...

US companies providing gut-microbiome home-testing kits can give consumers very different results. That’s the finding of ...

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