Insulin, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, poop. You likely don’t think of the latter as medicinal, but there are good reasons to think that’s about to change. Last month, the FDA approved a ...

A simple stool sample may hold a clearer record of what you eat than a food diary ever could. In a new study, researchers ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEDFORD, Mass. — It’s the middle of the day ...

In the fall of 2023, NIST’s scientists in Charleston, South Carolina, received a special shipment of containers packed with baggies full of frozen human feces. Teams of scientists there and at an ...

In the U.S., Clostridium difficile causes a quarter million hospitalizations and kills 14,000 people a year. These severe-diarrhea-causing bacteria resist treatment in many patients, and the rest of ...

Talking about poop (stool), especially its colour and consistency, is not really one of the most comfortable dinner-table ...

While diet and lifestyle changes can help constipation long-term, nutrition and gut health experts share drinks that provide ...

Bowel movements, while not usually a favorite topic of conversation, can be a great way to know more about what’s happening inside your body. Gastroenterologists say that there is not an ideal poop, ...

Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2018) -- Appealing to a concern for others is the best way to recruit most people to donate their stool for medicine, while cash rewards may be an additional motivator for ...

Medford, MA (CNN) -- It's the middle of the day for Eric, a 24-year-old research assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and nature is calling. Eric leaves his job and hops a train.

MEDFORD, Ma — It’s the middle of the day for Eric, a 24-year-old research assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and nature is calling. Eric leaves his job and hops a train. Then a ...