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

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

Research continues to show the influence your gastrointestinal (GI) system (or your “gut”) has on your overall health. While certain symptoms, such as indigestion, mood changes, and skin diseases, ...

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

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The results were even more disparate than the team had expected. Of the more than 1,200 taxonomic groups of microbes identified by all the tests combined, just three microbial genera were present in ...

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