by | Sep 21, 2020 | Kaiko, Gerard, Liu, Ta-Chiang, Stappenbeck, Thaddeus
— Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) has been identified as a specific biomarker that is significantly elevated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is correlated with disease severity. It could be used to both diagnose the disease (including ulcerative colitis and colonic Croh…
by | May 18, 2020 | Stappenbeck, Thaddeus, VanDussen, Kelli
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Researchers in the Stappenbeck lab have discovered an objective histologic biomarker on intestinal cells that can predict a patient’s response to ustekinumab treatment for Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Specifically, the length of microvilli (MV) could pr…
by | May 11, 2020 | Gordon, Jeffrey, Patnode, Michael
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a bead-based method to understand the functional states and metabolic capabilities of individual members of the human gut microbiota. The gut microbiota is increasingly linked to multiple aspects of human healt…
by | May 11, 2020 | Gordon, Jeffrey, Raman, Arjun
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to stratify gut microbiota dysbiosis and monitor treatments to correct it. In order to efficiently treat microbiota imbalance, it would first be beneficial to understand the healthy organization and in…
by | Dec 6, 2019 | Cloonan, Paige, Kamath, Ashwin, Leuthardt, Eric, MacEwan, Matthew, Moore, Amy, Moran, Daniel, Qin, Yidan (Ida), Ray, Wilson, Zhang, Christopher
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A team of researchers at Washington University have developed “SIMPEL”, a small, implanted electrode device designed to manage a variety of conditions (such as asthma, hypertension or neuropathy) by delivering current from a defined, fixed position near specific …