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Study identifies genetic marker which could personalize treatment for Crohn's disease

The largest study ever to look at why an expensive and commonly used group of drugs fails some patients with Crohn's disease has identified a genetic marker which could individualize drug treatment.

7 Oct 2019

Common genetic variant explains why immunotherapy often fails in Crohn's disease

The reason why a commonly used range of immunotherapy drugs is not effective in some patients with Crohn’s disease has so far not been identified, until now.

7 Oct 2019

Diet low in fermented carbs improves quality of life for patients with IBD

A new study has found that the FODMAP diet can improve gut symptoms and quality of life among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in just one month.

3 Oct 2019

Diet low in fermented carbohydrates improves health-related quality of life in IBD patients

New research from King's College London has found that a diet low in fermented carbohydrates has improved certain gut symptoms and improved health-related quality of life for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

2 Oct 2019

Common IBD drugs not linked to increased risk of serious infections in children

In a new register-based study, Swedish and Danish researchers show that common drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, so-called TNF-α inhibitors, are not linked to increased risk of serious infections in children. Previous studies have shown an increased risk in corresponding adult patients.

5 Sep 2019

Walnut consumption may offer protection against ulcerative colitis, study finds

Walnut consumption may offer protection against ulcerative colitis, according to a new study by researchers at UConn Health and Texas A&M University.

12 Aug 2019

Study evaluates the effect of smoking status on disease outcomes in ulcerative colitis

Because smokers are less likely to develop ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, patients with UC may be tempted to start smoking to lessen their symptoms.

7 Aug 2019

Edinburgh has highest known rates of inflammatory bowel disease

Edinburgh has some of the highest known rates of inflammatory bowel disease in the world and the figure is expected to rise in the next 10 years.

2 Aug 2019

Genetically tweaking gut bacteria reduces risk of colorectal cancer in mice finds study

Researchers have found that editing of the genes of the bacteria present in the guts of mice could help reduce the inflammation and associated risk of colorectal cancers.

31 Jul 2019

Researchers find a way to divide patients with ulcerative colitis into groups

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a way of using gene expression conserved across species to divide patients with the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis into two distinct groups.

29 Jun 2019

Scientists describe microbiome composition in patients suffering from IBD and PSC

In 2012, Professor Jeroen Raes launched the Flemish Gut Flora Project. Sequencing fecal samples of over 3,000 healthy volunteers, Prof. Raes and his team defined the boundaries of a normal, health-associated gut microbiota.

18 Jun 2019

Study: Biologic therapy did not reduce IBD-related hospitalizations and surgeries

The introduction of infliximab, the first biologic therapy approved for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, did not result in lower rates of hospitalizations or intestinal surgeries among patients living with IBD in Ontario, according to a study published by authors from several Canadian hospitals and ICES in the journal Gut.

13 Jun 2019

FAU researcher receives the Ernst Jung Career Advancement Award for Medical Research

The Jung Foundation for Science and Research has awarded the young gastroenterologist Dr. Sebastian Zundler from the Chair of Internal Medicine I at FAU the Ernst Jung Career Advancement Award for Medical Research 2019.

13 Jun 2019

Researchers map bone-marrow microenvironment to shed new light on leukemia

Stem cells are surrounded and protected by the stem-cell niche - the microenvironment - of the tissue in which they are found.

24 May 2019

EU-funded project works to better understand human and parasite interactions

Whipworms are parasitic roundworms that live preferentially in the human cecum, the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine. They tunnel through epithelial cells and cause inflammation, potentially resulting in trichuriasis, an infection similar to colitis.

23 May 2019

Onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood tied to higher mortality

While the onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood is tied to a higher mortality, the actual number of deaths has been falling, a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Gut reports.

20 May 2019

Adult-onset inflammatory bowel disease tied to higher mortality

While the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) in adulthood is tied to a higher mortality, the actual number of deaths has been falling, a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Gut reports.

17 May 2019

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Latest Ulcerative Colitis News and Research

Study identifies genetic marker which could personalize treatment for Crohn's disease

Common genetic variant explains why immunotherapy often fails in Crohn's disease

Diet low in fermented carbs improves quality of life for patients with IBD

Diet low in fermented carbohydrates improves health-related quality of life in IBD patients

Common IBD drugs not linked to increased risk of serious infections in children

Walnut consumption may offer protection against ulcerative colitis, study finds

Study evaluates the effect of smoking status on disease outcomes in ulcerative colitis

Edinburgh has highest known rates of inflammatory bowel disease

Genetically tweaking gut bacteria reduces risk of colorectal cancer in mice finds study

Researchers find a way to divide patients with ulcerative colitis into groups

Scientists describe microbiome composition in patients suffering from IBD and PSC

Study: Biologic therapy did not reduce IBD-related hospitalizations and surgeries

FAU researcher receives the Ernst Jung Career Advancement Award for Medical Research

Researchers map bone-marrow microenvironment to shed new light on leukemia

EU-funded project works to better understand human and parasite interactions

Onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood tied to higher mortality

Adult-onset inflammatory bowel disease tied to higher mortality

Over-fed bacteria in the gut promote disease development

Study reveals increased risk of cancer, early death in young patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Physicians turning to antibiotic alternatives for long-term acne treatment

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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