Invention Description Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a prevalent and multifactorial gastrointestinal disorder that affects 10-15% of the US population. Because the pathophysiology of IBS remains poorly understood, current diagnostic tools and treatments are limited, with diagnosis often relying on symptom-based assessments and exclusion of other...

Invention Description Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, presents significant clinical challenges due to its complex and heterogeneous nature, often leading to lifelong health complications. Current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are limited by an incomplete understanding of...

Single-cell proteomics is an emerging field for proteomic analyses of individual cells. Single-cell genomic analyses have greatly expanded our understanding of cell heterogeneity and disease progression; however, protein identification and quantitative cell-to-cell variation provide a deeper level of understanding of the biological regulators in the...

Approximately 9% of the general population will report the onset of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) over a one year period. Unfortunately, at present, there is no standard and reliable diagnostic test for IBS. IBS is currently diagnosed using symptomatic criteria, but because symptoms of IBS can overlap with other GI diseases, there is considerable uncertainty...