Medications
Crohn's disease has no cure, but new treatments bring hope
Anyone newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease likely has a lot of questions—and probably some anxiety—about having a chronic ailment for which there's no cure.
May 8, 2023
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Ulcerative Colitis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Crohn's disease: What it is, symptoms and treatment
Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, has no cure. But there are many treatments, specific to type, and it is possible to keep the symptoms under control.
May 8, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study hints at potential for health conditions to be diagnosed earlier
Conditions such as celiac disease and Parkinson's disease could be detected in principle up to 10 years earlier than they are currently, suggests a new study by UCL researchers.
May 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients with IBD found to be at higher risk of lymphoma
The risk of developing lymphoma is slightly elevated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and has increased in recent years in patients with Crohn's disease, report researchers from Karolinska Institutet in a study published ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Severe bowel condition on the rise in the UK
Experts, including academics at the University of Liverpool, have raised concerns about the number of people suffering with undiagnosed microscopic colitis, a debilitating bowel condition thought to affect thousands of adults ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Medications
New hope for patients after vedolizumab found effective to treat chronic pouchitis
A new study led by Oxford researchers has found vedolizumab can induce remission in patients who have chronic pouchitis after surgery for ulcerative colitis.
Mar 31, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Personalized gut microbiome analysis for colorectal cancer classification with explainable AI
The gut microbiome comprises a complex population of different bacterial species that are essential to human health. In recent years, scientists across several fields have found that changes in the gut microbiome can be linked ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Survey highlights growing need for psychosocial support in IBD care amid high rates of anxiety and depression
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released new data highlighting how emotional and social challenges of living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Health
Researcher uncovers link between ultra-processed foods and Crohn's disease
McMaster University professor Neeraj Narula has discovered that consuming large amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can increase the risk of Crohn's disease, but not ulcerative colitis (UC).
Mar 3, 2023
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Gastroenterology
AI used to predict future flares of ulcerative colitis activity
Ulcerative colitis assessment could be improved after new research shows that an artificial intelligence model could predict flare-ups and complications after reading biopsies.
Mar 3, 2023
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