The calprotectin fecal test is a non-invasive method for identifying intestinal inflammation. Collecting and analyzing a ...

New research from the University of Chicago cautions against the widespread use of fecal microbiota transplants due to the ...

Many stool banks already have opened worldwide, primarily to store healthy fecal samples so they can be available to patients with C. difficile, researchers noted. About half a million people in ...

They are hailed as a promising method to restore gut microbiomes, but a study suggests fecal transplants may bring unintended ...

Doctors are tapping into to the emerging field of the gut microbiome to try to treat some diseases differently.

A test for fecal occult blood looks for blood in your ... Other tests require you to collect stool samples on more than one day. You then send the samples, in a special container and envelope ...

Fecal samples identified differences in the gut microbiota of children with autism. The findings indicate that stool samples could be used to detect autism early, researchers said. Findings from a ...

UK doctors are attempting to clear dangerous superbug infections using "poo pills" containing freeze-dried faeces. The stool ...