Out of sight and out of mind, sewage can actually tell us a lot about health
PhD student Mariana Matus studies human waste to understand individual and community health.
New interdisciplinary center at MIT to focus on the microbiome and human health
Partnership with MGH, other institutions to foster regional ecosystem for rapidly evolving field.
Study identifies enzymes needed to mend tissue damage after inflammation
Findings may help predict colon cancer risk for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
How infection can lead to cancer
New MIT study offers comprehensive look at chemical and genetic changes that occur as inflammation progresses to cancer.