NIST's fecal RM helps standardize microbiome research to ensure accuracy, consistency, comparability, and reproducibility in the field.

A unit of RM 8048 consists of four vials each from two dietary pools: omnivore and vegetarian. Credit: NIST The National ...

No matter the type of test, colorectal cancer screening helps to find ... blood-in-the-stool-rectal-bleeding-in-adults-beyond-the-basics Penner RM. Patient education: Blood in the stool (rectal ...

To find out what's causing black stool, your healthcare provider can perform a fecal occult blood test. If you have black or tarry stools ... Blood in your stool. Penner RM. Patient education: Blood ...

Across eight study arms, the highest return rate was seen with a 2-week deadline without a problem-solving planning tool, with 68% of usable FIT kits returned by 3 months compared with 66% in the ...

No one likes getting a colonoscopy. The procedure, used to check for colon cancer, is uncomfortable, expensive, and sometimes ...

There is a new and less invasive option to test for colon cancer and it doesn’t require a stay at the hospital or mailing a stool sample.

If you have a positive result, that means that it showed blood in the stool. (In this case, “positive” is not necessarily good!) A negative test result means that no blood was found in the ...

A surgeon is pleading with Generation Z to get a basic test to avoid a future cancer battle and let go of embarrassment ...

Researchers have found that adding a deadline to bowel screening invitation letters boosted test returns, with the largest ...