Research from the University of Wisconsin adds to the evidence that gut inflammation may be linked to cognitive decline.

Fecal calprotectin is a highly sensitive assay that measures inflammation present in the intestinal tract. Gastroenterologists are increasingly ordering fecal calprotectin to screen and monitor ...

This prospective study in a large cohort of patients examined the use of calprotectin measurement in feces as a diagnostic test to identify clinically significant gastrointestinal findings in patients ...

Several technologies that measure the level of calprotectin in stool samples (faecal calprotectin) were evaluated, including fully quantitative laboratory-based tests, fully quantitative rapid tests ...

The Diagnostics Advisory Committee discussed the focus of the evaluation and the evidence available for faecal calprotectin testing. It noted that evidence existed on faecal calprotectin testing in ...