Surveys show that a third of employees are scared to poop on the job, and nearly one in five “refuse” to entirely — citing ...

"How often do you poop?" might sound like a very personal question, but your answer could reveal quite a lot about your overall health. A study published in July 2024 investigated how often 1,425 ...

In a recent study published in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science and Technology Letters, scientists found 10 times more microplastic in babies’ feces than in adults’. Researchers ...

(NEXSTAR) – Minute bits of plastic permeate our environment – and can even be found inside our bodies – but a recent study found that the level of one type of microplastic found in the feces of ...

For young squash bugs, a sip full of feces can help the microbes go down. Squash bugs (Anasa tristis) are a major agricultural pest, and a bacterial partner called Caballeronia is essential for their ...

Gut transit time, a key biomarker for digestive health, varies significantly between individuals. The study in BMJ's Gut ...

Justine Calma is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It's typical baby behavior to crawl around on the ground, chew on toys and put a lot of things in your mouth that you shouldn't. But did you ever think about how much of that ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. (NEXSTAR) – Minute bits of plastic permeate ...