The United States’ power structure can be thought of as a three-legged stool — each leg needing to be strong and independent for the whole to remain balanced and secure.

Forget checking your Oura ring data. If you really want insight into your health, you should check out your poop. Even if you don’t go to the lengths of mailing your excrement to a team of scientists ...

Have you ever noticed your stool looking greasy, floating unusually, or leaving an oily film in the toilet? While it may feel awkward to talk about, oily stools are not something to ignore. Medically, ...

The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 150,000 people will receive a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2025, and factors like gender, age, and family health history can increase your risk ...

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 ...

As well as blood, plasma and organs, you can now donate fecal samples to stool banks for research and use in transplants. One scientist from the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW Sydney) has ...

A large real-world study found that fewer than half of adults who started colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with an at-home stool test completed the recommended repeat test, creating gaps in ...

Scientists at the University of Geneva have created the first detailed catalogue of gut bacteria at the subspecies level, unlocking powerful new ways to detect colorectal cancer. By applying machine ...

The bathroom is a sacred space, a private place in your home where you can handle your business uninterrupted. But even if you’re doing everything right to keep your bowel movements regular, sometimes ...

It can be alarming when you go to the toilet for your daily business and notice that the color of your stool has changed. If you’ve introduced a new vitamin, mineral, or other type of supplement into ...

Patients often arrive in pain, miserable, and desperate for relief from constipation. Defined as fewer than three bowel movements per week lasting more than 4 weeks, chronic constipation affects about ...