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Gut Microbiome Signatures May Predict Kidney Transplant Rejection
A new study suggests that pre-transplant gut microbiome profiles could help predict early acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients, o…
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Diagnostics
Sequencing, at-home testing and reading the microbiome with enough rigor to act on it.
Diagnostics
16S vs shotgun: what your microbiome test actually reads
Two sequencing methods sit behind nearly every gut test on the market, and they don’t read the same book. One tells you roughly who is there…
Diagnostics
Your at-home gut test and your friend’s might disagree more than your guts do
A 2026 NIST study found direct-to-consumer microbiome tests so inconsistent that the noise between brands rivaled the real biological differ…
Diagnostics
Personalized nutrition gets its randomized trial — and a modest, real result
ZOE’s METHOD study put microbiome-informed, individualized diet advice up against standard guidelines in a 347-person RCT. The personalized …
Diagnostics
How microbiome testing works — and what a result can and can’t tell you
At-home gut tests turn a stool sample into a colourful report. A scientist’s guide to the methods behind them (16S vs shotgun), what the out…
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