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New model developed to study inflammatory bowel disease in human biopsy samples

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2016 — Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition that requires a lifetime of care and increases a person’s cancer risk. But […]

On-the-go Diagnosis of HIV and HCV Co-Infections

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2016 – HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are among the leading causes of death worldwide, and an estimated one-third of people […]

Better Biopsies Through Biofluidics

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2016 – Biopsies are a gold standard for definitively diagnosing diseases like cancer. Usually, doctors can only take two-dimensional snapshots of the tissue, […]

Improving Accuracy in Genomic Mapping with Time-Series Data

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 29, 2015 – If you already have the sequenced map of an organism’s genome but want to look for structural oddities in a sample, […]

Device May Detect Urinary Tract Infections Faster

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 11, 2015 – Urinary tract infections can quickly move from being a merely miserable experience to a life-threatening condition. Untreated cases may trigger sepsis, […]

New IVF Device May Improve Fertility Treatment

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2015–For couples struggling to conceive the old-fashioned way, in vitro fertilization (IVF) provides an alternate route to starting a family. When eggs are […]

Detecting Cryptosporidium in China

WASHINGTON, DC, April 14, 2015 — For a healthy individual, an infection of Cryptosporidium parvum may mean nothing more than a few days of bad diarrhea. For […]

Bacteria Harbor Secret Weapons Against Antibiotics

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2014 – The ability of pathogenic bacteria to evolve resistance to antibiotic drugs poses a growing threat to human health worldwide. And scientists […]