Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an ongoing or chronic health problem that causes inflammation and swelling in the digestive tract. The irritation causes bleeding sores called ulcers to form along the digestive tract. This in turn can cause crampy, abdominal pain and severe bloody diarrhea.
What is Ulcerative Colitis?

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic condition that affects the large intestines, particularly the colon. It is classified as one of the two inflammatory bowel diseases along with Crohn’s disease.

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Latest Inflammatory Bowel Disease News and Research

Gut transit time and pH shape microbiome individuality and dietary responses

Gut transit time and pH shape microbiome individuality and dietary responses

Fungus found in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution in the gut

Fungus found in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution in the gut

Specific protein patterns can predict IBD up to 16 years before diagnosis

Specific protein patterns can predict IBD up to 16 years before diagnosis

More than 100,000 young people in the US live with inflammatory bowel disease

More than 100,000 young people in the US live with inflammatory bowel disease

New molecule promotes gut healing and suppresses tumor growth in colorectal cancer

New molecule promotes gut healing and suppresses tumor growth in colorectal cancer

New atlas maps 1.6 million human gut cells in unprecedented detail

New atlas maps 1.6 million human gut cells in unprecedented detail

Electrical stimulation of vagus nerve could combat inflammatory bowel disease

Electrical stimulation of vagus nerve could combat inflammatory bowel disease

Landmark study highlights growing pediatric IBD rates across the U.S.

Landmark study highlights growing pediatric IBD rates across the U.S.

Microbial density in our gut shapes how diseases are linked to gut health

Microbial density in our gut shapes how diseases are linked to gut health

Study provides new insights into the central role of goblet cells

Study provides new insights into the central role of goblet cells

Traditional and cutting-edge endoscopic modalities in colorectal cancer diagnosis

Traditional and cutting-edge endoscopic modalities in colorectal cancer diagnosis

New biomarker could predict response to IBD treatment

New biomarker could predict response to IBD treatment

How bacteria trigger colon cancer

How bacteria trigger colon cancer

How a ketogenic diet could reduce autoimmune disease severity through host-microbiome interactions

How a ketogenic diet could reduce autoimmune disease severity through host-microbiome interactions

Binghamton University joins groundbreaking $42.8 million inflammatory disease treatment project

Binghamton University joins groundbreaking $42.8 million inflammatory disease treatment project

New insights on the association between genes, gut microbiota, and mental health

New insights on the association between genes, gut microbiota, and mental health

Link between inflammatory bowel disease and spondyloarthritis revealed

Link between inflammatory bowel disease and spondyloarthritis revealed

Study sheds new light on p53 tumor suppressor gene's role in ulcerative colitis

Study sheds new light on p53 tumor suppressor gene's role in ulcerative colitis

Genetic variant identified as potential predictor for severe ulcerative colitis

Genetic variant identified as potential predictor for severe ulcerative colitis

Blood test predicts preeclampsia risk in laboring women

Blood test predicts preeclampsia risk in laboring women

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