Health
Q&A: Can you make your gut healthier with probiotics?
To restore the intestinal balance they are sure they do not have, some people turn to probiotics.
Jun 5, 2023
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Colitis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers link environmental exposures to liver disease
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a diverse range of environmental chemicals in human bile in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare, chronic liver disease of the bile ducts. The study, published in Exposome, ...
May 24, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Microscopic colitis and the risk of acute pancreatitis
In a nationwide Swedish study of more than 12,000 patients with microscopic colitis (MC), researchers from Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet found an increased risk of acute pancreatitis compared to ...
May 24, 2023
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Medications
FDA approves first pill to treat moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease
Patients with Crohn's disease have a new treatment option, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a pill called Rinvoq (upadacitinib).
May 19, 2023
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Medical research
Fecal microbiota transplants: Two reviews explore what's worked, what hasn't, and where we go from here
Fecal microbiota transplants are the most effective and affordable treatment for recurrent infections with Clostridioides difficile, an opportunistic bacterium and the most common cause of hospital-acquired intestinal infections. ...
May 10, 2023
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Immunology
Researchers map the immunology of the gut in children with IBD
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital have mapped the immune system in the gut of children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The results, which were published in Cell Reports Medicine, ...
May 9, 2023
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Medications
Study shows melatonin, commonly used to improve sleep, can aggravate bowel inflammation
An article published in the journal Microorganisms shows that melatonin, despite its antioxidant effects and role in regulating sleep cycles, can worsen inflammation of the intestine and impair the action of gut microbiota. ...
May 9, 2023
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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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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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