New Model Developed to Study Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Human Biopsy Samples
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 08:31
in Health & Medicine
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition that requires a lifetime of care and increases a person's cancer risk. But its origins are still a mystery. Now, a team of researchers have created a new culture model of the human intestine where living tissue from a patient biopsy can be preserved and studied for days. They describe their work in this week's Biomicrofluidics.