Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have been studying the mucus involved in defending the intestines and airways against infection for more than 30 years. To date, their work has focused very much on the large intestine, ...
Sep 23, 2022
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For many years, the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease, or SES-CD—a scoring method used in colonoscopies to measure healing and health of the gut—was the "gold standard" for evaluating Crohn's disease patients, ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Trillions of bacteria and other microbes thrive in our gut microbiomes, and over the last decade, scientists have become increasingly aware of the vital role that they play in creating a healthy gastrointestinal environment. ...
Sep 19, 2022
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An international consortium of researchers has identified genetic variants in 10 genes that elevate a person's susceptibility to Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.
Aug 29, 2022
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The structure of chromatin—the mixture of DNA and proteins that form chromosomes—can affect gene expression, and certain chromatin "readers" are important for monitoring this structure often in response to environmental ...
Aug 22, 2022
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Pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their babies face increased risks and complications compared to pregnant women without IBD. Those are the findings from a new University of Missouri School of Medicine ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Two new treatments for Crohn's disease showed roughly equal performance in a clinical trial, according to findings published in The Lancet.
Jul 18, 2022
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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.
May 24, 2022
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Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have identified immune cells in the intestine that are needed to prevent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colitis and Crohn's disease, which affect 3 million people ...
May 10, 2022
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A multi-year study of the role of E. coli gut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal inflammation liberates chemicals that nourish the bacteria's growth and promotes its ability to cause inflammation.
Apr 27, 2022
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