Development of an effective, noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test has long been a priority. Although fecal DNA testing has shown potential in preliminary studies, the current report is the ...

A recent prospective cross-sectional study in Thailand demonstrates that multitarget stool DNA testing is highly sensitive ...

Fecal samples from wild animals, such as dogs, deer, cats, birds, and raccoons, were also included in the experiment to test ...

Stool DNA testing is not superior to FOBTs. CT colonography is more sensitive than FOBTs but, in addition to involving radiation exposure, requires subsequent colonoscopy for confirmatory biopsy ...

Researchers from South Korea developed a novel microbial source tracking method using CrAss-like phages, abundant viruses in ...

Older adults on Medicare Advantage had improved adherence and odds of a test return when a stool test was mailed to them for screening of colorectal cancer (CRC). Improving outcomes in CRC ...

To test the efficacy of this method, the researchers collected fecal samples from selected human volunteers. DNA extraction and sequencing was performed to detect and classify CLP viral genes.