Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s disease. Now they just need samples from the people living in the most ...

Plus, what to do about it.

The Cross River State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Evidence Action Nigeria, has announced a landmark achievement in the fight against Neglected Tropical ...

Tucked away in the majestic Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho’s northern panhandle, Wallace stands as a testament to preservation ...

In the heart of Baton Rouge sits a cavernous wonderland where savvy shoppers hunt for treasures, DIY enthusiasts discover ...

It is every pet owner’s worst nightmare: their beloved furry friend going missing. In 2025, a dog named Ziggy made a break ...

Virtually every aspect of your health can be traced back to your microbiome. But some tests are better than others.

Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was ...

That single vial—an unguentarium recovered from a tomb in ancient Pergamon, once a major medical hub—has now delivered rare, chemical evidence that human feces were used as medicine in the Roman world ...

But you’ll need to test more frequently, every one to three years instead of every 10 years for a colonoscopy. Anyone with an ...