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 ...

Several companies offer direct-to-consumer test kits which promise to evaluate the microbiome, but experts say there is no way of defining a "healthy" microbiome and the kits need more regulatory ...

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 ...

COVID-19 saliva testing kits that include a novel preservative can also be used to measure microscopic organisms in the mouth, a Rutgers study found. This enables study of the relationship between ...

Some of this year’s hottest gifts measure blood glucose and gut microbiomes. There is the “judginess” factor to consider.

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 ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Aug 18, 2023 at 7:21 ...