Considering a gut microbiome test? Read this first.

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...
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FDA-cleared GI test detects ‘most likely causes’ of diarrheal syndromes

The FDA has cleared a multiplex polymerase chain reaction test designed to detect 11 clinically relevant gastrointestinal pathogens from a single stool sample.The Xpert GI Panel (Cepheid) can identify ...

Testosterone increases severity of bacterial skin infections, researchers discover

Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for ...
Science Daily

Can bacteria make stronger cars, airplanes and armor?

Biological systems can harness their living cells for growth and regeneration, but engineering systems cannot. Until now.Researchers are harnessing living bacteria to create engineering materials that ...

A human mini-bladder shows the culprit of recurrent infections

Researchers at EPFL, Heidelberg University and Roche have built a human mini-bladder to show how urine composition weakens bladder tissue, helping infections recur even after antibiotics. The work was ...
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Direct-to-consumer gut-microbiome companies cannot provide consistent results

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