Virtually every aspect of your health can be traced back to your microbiome. But some tests are better than others.

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Spruiked by online influencers as a way of gaining insight into our health, experts say at-home tests oversimplify complex factors and can cause unnecessary distress ...

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A major new review of human studies finds consistent differences in gut bacterial communities between people with mild ...

Evvy, a women’s health company, is now offering fertility insights through its vaginal microbiome test, the company announced on Tuesday. New York City-based Evvy is a direct-to-consumer company. Its ...

At-home gut microbiome tests are trending, selling insights to the curious, empowerment to the chronically ill and a claimed path to longevity to the wellness-conscious. Private companies are offering ...