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Understanding your gut microbiome landscape

Explore the complex ecosystem living inside your digestive system and its impact on overall health
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The Hidden Challenge: Why Fecal pH Is Hard to Measure Outside the Lab
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The Hidden Challenge: Why Fecal pH Is Hard to Measure Outside the Lab

Measuring fecal pH may sound simple, but in reality, it’s a tricky microbiome marker to test for.
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A delicious ingredient for health: What is fiber?
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A delicious ingredient for health: What is fiber?

Fiber is not a powdery substance to be dissolved in water - it is found in delicious foods.
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How much fiber do you need? Let’s talk numbers
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How much fiber do you need? Let’s talk numbers

95% of Americans do not eat the recommended amount of dietary fiber.
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New Sugar, Same Problem: What Soda Does to Your Gut Microbes
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New Sugar, Same Problem: What Soda Does to Your Gut Microbes

Coca-Cola’s switch from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar is making headlines.
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Medical Journal Article Features our Technology
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Medical Journal Article Features our Technology

Thrilled that a peer reviewed study using Coprata’s Smart Toilet has been published in a prestigious medical journal.
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The Evolution of the Toilet: A Brief Story
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The Evolution of the Toilet: A Brief Story

Thomas Crapper is commonly miscredited for the invention of the western-style flush toilet, coined "the Crapper".
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Gut Microbiome and Overall Health: Why Should You Care?
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Gut Microbiome and Overall Health: Why Should You Care?

From digestion to immunity, the gut microbiome plays a central role in keeping you healthy—and it may be within your control.
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Healthy Gut, Healthy Heart: How Your Microbiome Impacts Cardiovascular Health
Gut Health
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Healthy Gut, Healthy Heart: How Your Microbiome Impacts Cardiovascular Health

Your gut and heart are more connected than you realize. Diet, gut bacteria, and fiber intake can contribute to cardiovascular resilience and reduced disease risk.
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Gut Microbiome and Cancer
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Gut Microbiome and Cancer

Can a healthy gut microbiome help protect against cancer? Cancer develops through a complex mix of genetics, lifestyle, and environmental exposures. For decades, the role of micro-organisms in this process was overlooked.
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The Hidden Challenge: Why Fecal pH Is Hard to Measure Outside the Lab
Science
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The Hidden Challenge: Why Fecal pH Is Hard to Measure Outside the Lab

Measuring fecal pH may sound simple, but in reality, it’s a tricky microbiome marker to test for.
Read more
Medical Journal Article Features our Technology
Science
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Medical Journal Article Features our Technology

Thrilled that a peer reviewed study using Coprata’s Smart Toilet has been published in a prestigious medical journal.
Read more
The Evolution of the Toilet: A Brief Story
Science
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The Evolution of the Toilet: A Brief Story

Thomas Crapper is commonly miscredited for the invention of the western-style flush toilet, coined "the Crapper".
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Nutrition
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A delicious ingredient for health: What is fiber?

Fiber is not a powdery substance to be dissolved in water - it is found in delicious foods.
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Nutrition
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How much fiber do you need? Let’s talk numbers

95% of Americans do not eat the recommended amount of dietary fiber.
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Nutrition
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New Sugar, Same Problem: What Soda Does to Your Gut Microbes

Coca-Cola’s switch from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar is making headlines.
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Founder Profiled in Duke Magazine
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Founder Profiled in Duke Magazine

The entrepreneurial journey of Coprata’s CEO and founder, Sonia Grego, is featured in theInput/Output Magazine, published by the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University.
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Can a toilet change the world?
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Can a toilet change the world?

Friday this week marks World Water Day, an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on the 22nd of March that highlights the importance of fresh water.
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Home-Based Pilot Results
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Home-Based Pilot Results

Results are in! Our sensor-equipped Smart Toilet with the capability to automatically track stool appearance and bowel habit patterns was piloted in three private homes and used by four individuals.
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