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Home products company Kohler is launching a new Kohler Health division, and its first product is a $599 camera for your toilet. The item, dubbed Dekoda, is equipped with sensors that analyze whatever liquid or solid waste goes into the toilet bowl with “validated machine learning algorithms.” The data, which can offer insights on hydration and gut health as well …

Kohler is expanding its line of bathroom products with Dekoda, an iPhone-connected device that’s designed to be attached to a toilet rim (via The Verge). The device’s included “sensors” point into the toilet bowl, allowing it to analyze what goes on in the bathroom. According to Kohler, Dekoda is a health tracker that can monitor gut health and hydration, as …

Knowing what’s coming out of your body can be just as useful for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as being choosy about what goes into it. As part of a new initiative focused on “turning the bathroom into a connected, data-informed health and wellness hub,” Kohler has announced a health tracker called the Dekoda you attach to your toilet. It’s designed …

Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside. CNET reports that the Dekoda analyzes these images in order to provide updates on your gut health and hydration, and to potentially detect blood. It also comes with a rechargeable …

Naked mole rats may have specific roles, including “toilet cleaners” and “garbage collectors,” new research suggests. The findings, published Wednesday (Oct. 8) in the journal Science Advances, hint that naked-mole-rat colonies are even more complex than scientists previously thought. “Our findings reveal the distinct roles of breeders and the remarkable behavioral diversity among nonbreeders, underscoring the complexity of naked mole-rat …

It’s comfy, it’s private – and hey, you’ve got your phone in hand. Many of us treat the bathroom as a mini-retreat where we catch up on news, social media, or emails while seated on the toilet. It seems harmless. But recent reports and medical experts are raising red flags: this habit can carry dangers beyond mere hemorrhoids. A new …

We use our smartphones just about everywhere, even in the bathroom, though we may not want to talk about that part. A recent study of colonoscopy patients revealed that most used their phones on the toilet at least once a week — and that those phone-on-the-toilet users showed a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids. The cause and effect are clear. Caught …

We use our smartphones just about everywhere, even in the bathroom, though we may not want to talk about that part. A recent study of colonoscopy patients revealed that most used their phones on the toilet at least once a week — and that those phone-on-the-toilet users showed a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids. The cause and effect are clear. Caught …

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