Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases.
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An international placebo-controlled study led by Cedars-Sinai suggests that a targeted drug therapy that was developed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai is safe and effective at helping people with moderate to severe ulcerative ...
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In a study published in Science Advances, Dr. Shai Bel and his research team at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have uncovered crucial insights into how antibiotic use increases the risk of inflammatory ...
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic conditions that significantly impact patients' quality of life. While significant advancements have been made in treatment options, ...
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Helping people with inflammatory bowel diseases to get a better night's sleep could help keep the condition at bay and improve their quality of life, say Flinders University and Flinders Medical Center researchers, as they ...
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A healthy gut helps lower your risk of developing inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic condition that causes inflammation in the digestive tract.
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Removing a nuclear bile acid receptor that regulates glucose and lipid stability from the intestine blocks gut inflammation in mice, according to researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Their findings are published ...
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes irritation, inflammation, and ulcers in the tissues lining the large intestine. Known to be a long-term condition, UC can result in significant discomfort, ...
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Almost 2.4 million Americans are thought to suffer from the pain and disability of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD), a type of autoimmune illness that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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A newly developed imaging method, granzyme B PET, can non-invasively detect inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and provide a real-time picture of active inflammation in the tissue, according to new research published in the ...
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In medicine, colitis (pl. colitides) refers to an inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe an inflammation of the large intestine (colon, caecum and rectum).
Colitides may be acute and self-limited or chronic, i.e. persistent, and broadly fit into the category of digestive diseases.
In a medical context, the label colitis (without qualification) is used if:
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