In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re highlighting an ongoing study being conducted at the Smithsonian Environmental ...

By identifying the microbes and metabolic pathways responsible for a rare, gut-induced condition known as auto-brewery ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

You might pass a large stool after eating a big meal. But if it occurs with other symptoms, such as pain or going a few days without pooping, the cause may be another health condition. It’s not ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in Applied ...

Most people don’t think much about when they poop, but the timing reveals how their gut and metabolism are working together. Our bowel movements follow a circadian rhythm, the same internal 24-hour ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

Our bowel movements reveal a lot about our digestive health. One aspect that sometimes catches a lot of people's attention is a floating stool. It is generally said that a healthy stool sinks to the ...

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