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Newly identified gut bacterial strains could pave the way for IBD and colon cancer prevention

Researchers have isolated five strains of gut bacteria that could pave the way for new inflammatory bowel disease treatments and potentially help prevent some forms of bowel cancer.

5 Jul 2022

New machine learning method may improve the identification of genes that cause diseases

A new machine learning method to model gene expression levels might improve the identification of genes that cause human diseases, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

28 Jun 2022

Lawmaker takes on insurance companies and gets personal about his health

Scott Wiener made a startling revelation at a spring legislative committee hearing: "I was in the hospital. I experienced the most intense abdominal pain that I could even imagine."

9 Jun 2022

People with inflammatory immune conditions had increased risk of COVID-19-related death before vaccination

People with certain inflammatory immune conditions affecting the joints, bowel and skin, such as rheumatoid arthritis, may have been more at risk of dying or needing hospital care if they got COVID-19 before vaccination compared with the general population, according to a new study published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

9 Jun 2022

Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist. Having just moved back to San Antonio, the 30-something searched for a doctor to manage her Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel condition that is successfully managed with medications and lifelong monitoring — including regular colonoscopies.

27 May 2022

Gut microbiota linked to immunocompromised people's variable response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed whether disturbances in the gut microbiota weaken the serological response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.

25 May 2022

Older adults taking antibiotics more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease

The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting antibiotic use could explain some of the growth in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in older people, according to a review of 2.3 million patient records in a study selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

24 May 2022

Serological biomarker predicts severe Crohn's disease seven years prior to diagnosis

An international team led by a University of Toronto researcher has found that an antibody detectable in blood predicts severe Crohn's disease and is detectable up to seven years prior to disease diagnosis.

24 May 2022

Synthetic biologists interrogate single-celled survivalists to understand stress response

Rice University synthetic biologists and bioengineers are preparing to interrogate some single-celled survivalists to find out how they deal with stress.

23 May 2022

Children who grow up with dogs may have protection from Crohn's disease later in life

Young children who grow up with a dog or in a large family may have some protection later in life from a common inflammatory bowel disease known as Crohn's disease, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

23 May 2022

Antibiotic use could explain the growth in inflammatory bowel disease in older people

13 May 2022

Report highlights the need for an office to support autoimmune disease research across NIH institutes

While the quantity and quality of research that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducts on autoimmune diseases is impressive, a strategic plan and a well-funded office to support the coordination of all autoimmune disease research across NIH institutes and centers are needed, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

10 May 2022

Crohn's Disease News and Research

Latest Crohn's Disease News and Research

Newly identified gut bacterial strains could pave the way for IBD and colon cancer prevention

New machine learning method may improve the identification of genes that cause diseases

Lawmaker takes on insurance companies and gets personal about his health

People with inflammatory immune conditions had increased risk of COVID-19-related death before vaccination

Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

Gut microbiota linked to immunocompromised people's variable response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Older adults taking antibiotics more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease

Serological biomarker predicts severe Crohn's disease seven years prior to diagnosis

Synthetic biologists interrogate single-celled survivalists to understand stress response

Children who grow up with dogs may have protection from Crohn's disease later in life

Antibiotic use could explain the growth in inflammatory bowel disease in older people

Report highlights the need for an office to support autoimmune disease research across NIH institutes

Predictive marker and potential treatment option for IBD discovered

Improving Medical Communication through Social Media

Intestinal inflammation liberates chemicals that nourish the growth of E. coli in Crohn's disease

New insight into lymphoid cell maturity could pave the way for more effective IBD treatments

Vaccines safely protect IBD patients from COVID-19

Imbalances in the intestinal virome may promote inflammatory bowel disease, research shows

Unique immune cell fingerprint can help rapidly identify better treatment for autoimmune disease

Study investigates the breast milk microbiome in HIV-positive mothers

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Crohn's Disease News and Research

Latest Crohn's Disease News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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