Obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), is associated with an increased risk for Crohn disease (CD) but not ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a study published in the May issue of Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
May 18, 2022
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The more antibiotics that seniors take, the greater their risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study suggests.
May 13, 2022
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Our genome contains vast networks that regulate the activity of protein-coding genes. Variations in this regulatory DNA (which does not encode proteins) may affect both when and how much of a given protein a cell produces. ...
May 9, 2022
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Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at the production of colonic hydrogen sulfide—a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs—in people in response ...
May 3, 2022
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Extra resources are needed so more patients with bowel disorders can be treated without being admitted to hospital, experts plea.
Apr 14, 2022
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COVID-19 vaccines taken by people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects millions worldwide, safely and effectively protects them from the SARS-Cov-2 virus, a Rutgers study finds.
Apr 11, 2022
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Research in recent years has demonstrated the diverse roles that gut bacteria can play in health and disease, but what about contributions from viruses, which, like bacteria, perpetually reside within the human intestine? ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a nonspecific, chronic and recurrent inflammatory bowel disease. Alpinia plants (Zingiberaceae family) are the ideal materials for finding therapeutic agents against UC. Alpinia hainanensis is an ...
Mar 31, 2022
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For patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), large, unresected, multifocal low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and recent moderate/severe histological inflammation are associated with elevated risk of developing advanced neoplasia (AN), ...
Mar 25, 2022
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People who consume sugar and other carbohydrates in excess over a long period of time have an increased risk of developing an autoimmune disease. In affected patients, the immune system attacks the body's own tissue and the ...
Mar 22, 2022
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