Scientists at Tufts University have created a 3D model of the human small intestine—an “organ on a chip” that they believe could be used to study inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and infectious ...

A stem cell-derived in vitro model displays key small intestine characteristics including innate immune responses, according to a new study. A stem cell-derived in vitro model displays key small ...

Research on a 3D microfluidic model highlights gut-brain interactions, offering new insights into inflammatory processes ...

In this White Paper, MatTek, now part of Sartorius, details a highly differentiated 3D small-intestine tissue model that uses primary human stem cells to provide a more accurate alternative to animal ...

Vaccines and antimicrobials have done more to transform medicine and extend the average human lifespan than any other scientific breakthrough, yet infectious diseases remain the world’s No. 1 leading ...

Working with gut stem cells from humans and mice, scientists have successfully grown healthy intestine atop a 3-D scaffold made of a substance used in surgical sutures. Working with gut stem cells ...

Infectious microbes have evolved sophisticated means to invade host cells, outwit the body's defenses and cause disease. While researchers have tried to puzzle out the complicated interactions between ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some of the most intractable gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, are motility disorders, where the contents of the intestines ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — John Geibel, MD, DSc, AGAF, discusses his presentation at the American Gastroenterological ...

A stem cell-derived in vitro model displays key small intestine characteristics including innate immune responses, according to a study published November 29, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...