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 study published November 29, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...

The intestinal epithelium of our body consists of a myriad of elongated villi microarchitectures which increase the total surface area of the inner wall for better absorption of digested nutrients.

A new Dutch study available on bioRxiv uses differentiated human small intestinal organoids in vitro to demonstrate that intestinal epithelium supports the replication of severe acute respiratory ...

Human 'mini-guts' generated from crypt-based or induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells functionally recapitulate normal intestinal transport physiology and model pathophysiologic changes following ...

VivoSim’s NAMkind™ intestine model is a physical wet lab model of intestine made using cells from human donors. VivoSim is also developing what it believes will be industry-best in silico predictions ...

The difficulties of conducting research on the human gut are substantial: the presence of trillions of bacterial cells interacting with human cells and each other, constant environmental changes every ...

This news release is available in German. Research efforts on the intestine have increased in recent years. Owing to its enormous surface area - comparable to that of a one-bedroom apartment - and the ...

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fractyl Health, a life sciences company dedicated to developing novel therapeutic interventions aimed at reversing the metabolic disease epidemic, including type 2 ...

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 ...