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Eight-week vegan diet linked to lower biological age, study finds
For eight weeks, the team followed 21 pairs of adult identical twins -- one half of each pair consu…
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A startup that's helping us better understand the microbes that live in and on each of us is now going to start developing drugs based on those bugs
uBiome isn't the only testing company that's moved into drug development. Consumer genetics company…
Lydia Ramsey  Â
The FBI reportedly just raided microbiome-testing startup uBiome as part of an investigation into improper billing
UBiome sells doctor-ordered tests including SmartJane, its test that looks at the vaginal microbiom…
Lydia Ramsey  Â
Sedentary, non-coffee drinkers at 60% more risk of dying! Know all about it here
In their study, the authors found that the risk of dying from any cause was lowered by 33% amongst …
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uBiome convinced Silicon Valley that testing poop was worth $600 million. Then the FBI came knocking. Here's the inside story.
It was around this time that uBiome began to attract the attention of investors, renowned scientist…
Erin Brodwin  Â
UBiome's founder repeatedly presented herself as years younger than she actually was in the latest sign of trouble at the embattled $600 million poop-testing startup
UBiome portrayed its tests as free to patients and claimed insurance companies would foot the bill.…
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I tried a test that let me peek inside my microbiome, the 'forgotten organ' that scientists say is the future of medicine - and what I learned shocked me
If you've ever taken a probiotic, eaten yogurt, or added pickles to your sandwich, you've taken a s…
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Embattled $600 million poop-testing startup uBiome once partnered with Nurx, a birth control company at the center of a New York Times expose
For about six months in 2017, uBiome had an arrangement with a medical startup called Nurx, several…
Erin Brodwin  Â
Dispensed: Troubles at uBiome, pharma giant Merck's plan to upend the $20 billion HIV market, and why insurers are starting to embrace brands like SmileDirectClub
I spent some time at Rock Health's Enterprise Insights Series event in NYC, where I moderated a con…
Lydia Ramsey  Â
Dispensed: Young blood startup is back, a scoop about CityMD, and telling remarks from Merck's CEO
Welcome to this week's edition of Dispensed, our weekly healthcare newsletter here at Business Insi…
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CVS just decided against selling uBiome's poop-testing kits, dealing another blow to the bankrupt startup
The company said in its bankruptcy filing that it hopes to entice an investor to purchase it for it…
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Bankrupt poop-testing startup uBiome just lost the government approval that's required to run key tests
uBiome's valuation depended heavily on the idea that its products could be considered health tools …
Erin Brodwin  Â
The cofounders of bankrupt poop-testing startup uBiome have been charged with fraud
The cofounders face criminal and civil charges. They are accused of giving a false impression to in…
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer  Â
BREAKING: Troubled poop-testing startup uBiome is laying off half its staff
Cofounders and co-CEOs Zachary Apte and Jessica Richman resigned, after having been placed on admin…
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An entrepreneur who worked with uBiome says the troubled poop-testing startup owes him $600,000
Last fall, things became even more difficult. In November 2018, Gutierrez's emails to uBiome starte…
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uBiome has stopped running its only lab test after the troubled poop-testing startup laid off half its workers
uBiome raised $105 million from investors on the promise of revealing new insights about individual…
Erin Brodwin  Â
uBiome convinced Silicon Valley that testing poop was worth $600 million. Then the FBI came knocking. Here's the inside story.
It wasn't until roughly three years later, at the end of 2014, that the company established a lab s…
Erin Brodwin  Â
Dispensed: CVS Health's plan to become a go-to spot for healthcare, uBiome's 75-person advisory boards, and an inside look at a massive generic drug lawsuit
A lot of people in the industry announced new roles this week. Merck's Adam Schechter is slated to …