Experts agree that the microbiome is important to human health. But many are skeptical about how useful these kits are.'Photograph: Kateryna Kon/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo ...

The human gut microbiome is something of a black box. We know it’s a community of bacteria, viruses, fungi and even parasites living in our intestines. And we know that each person’s gut bugs are ...

Should you get out your credit card to pay for one of the growing number of home microbiome test kits that come with big promises for what they will reveal about your health and how to improve it?

San Francisco-based uBiome, which makes a direct-to-consumer microbial genomic testing kit, has closed on a $22 million Series B funding round, led by 8VC with additional funding from Slow Ventures, ...

The science of our gut microbiome is often painted as one of the hottest new areas of medicine, but there have also been claims that the research is being overhyped. The latest aspect of this field to ...

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Lauren Silva, a freelance writer in New York City, believes in feeling good in your body and making that experience accessible to everyone across generations. The proof is in her ever-piling browser ...

Consumers simply prick a finger, place a drop of blood on a sample card, sealed into an envelope (provided) and mail it to ...

I’ve bombed a few tests in my life. This one was a real gut punch. My microbiome’s health was rated as “poor.” I had my gut microbiome—the collection of bacteria in the digestive tract—tested as part ...

There is a great deal of excitement around microbiome research as it confirms, and debunks, long-held beliefs. Investigators have shown, for example, that proton-pump inhibitors can alter the ...

You might shudder at the thought of PCR tests making a comeback, but pleasingly, the latest wave have nothing to do with covid. Quirky microbiome skincare brand Gallinée has launched an at-home test ...