Your Poop May Hold the Secret to Long Life

Your Poop May Hold the Secret to Long Life

Sept. 13, 2022 – Lots of things can disrupt your gut health over the years. A high-sugar diet, stress, antibiotics – all are linked to bad changes in the gut microbiome, the microbes that live in your intestinal tract. And this can raise the risk of diseases. But what if you could erase all that … Read more

Smart Toilets: Next Tool Against Diseases (Including COVID)

Smart Toilets: Next Tool Against Diseases (Including COVID)

April 27, 2022 – Every day, vital information about your health is flushed down the toilet – literally. Bowel movements contain a veritable treasure trove of biomarkers that can uncover a wide array of conditions, from things you lack in your diet to deadly diseases, including COVID-19. “Assessing fecal matter can help doctors detect certain … Read more

The Truth About Baby Poop: Colored Stool and Diarrhea in Infants

The Truth About Baby Poop: Colored Stool and Diarrhea in Infants

New babies don’t come with an instruction manual, but they do leave clues about the state of their health. Hiding in a baby’s diaper is a wealth of information, and many new parents understandably find themselves spending a lot of time and energy trying to decode the messages left for them — the amount, the … Read more

Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell

Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An infant will generate a lot of poop during the first year of life, but the very first one may offer key clues about the risk of developing allergies. Researchers analyzed samples of meconium from 100 babies enrolled in the CHILD Cohort Study, … Read more

‘Aerosolized Droplets’ Hang in the Air After Toilet Flush

By Cara Murez               HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re in a public restroom, you may not want to hang around too long, because lots of airborne pathogens are hanging around, too. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science conducted flush … Read more

Neanderthal Poop Shows Clues to Humans’ Microbiome

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What can poop from ancient Neanderthals tell us? It turns out that it harbors valuable information about modern-day gut health. An international research group led by the University of Bologna in Italy analyzed ancient DNA samples extracted from 50,000-year-old sedimentary feces, … Read more