Oncology & Cancer
Colon cancer is on the rise in younger adults
A little over a year ago, Shannon Gregg noticed she was going to the bathroom more frequently and decided to see a gastroenterologist.
Mar 30, 2022
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Oncology & Cancer
Improved CRC outcomes with recent colonoscopy in IBD
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy within three years prior to colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis is associated with early tumor stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online Feb. 27 ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Investigators uncover small molecule to engineer intestinal cell types
Investigators at the Brigham and the Broad Institute have created specialized, tissue-like structures in the laboratory to model barrier tissues, such as the intestines, to identify new targets for treatment. Barrier tissues ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
Bacteria in the bile duct may provide a new clue for treating liver disease
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a disease in which inflammation causes scars in the bile duct, leading to liver failure, infections, and tumors. Up to 80% of PSC patients have inflammatory bowel disease. Major aspects ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
Toxin-producing yeast strains in the gut fuel inflammatory bowel disease
Individual Candida albicans yeast strains in the human gut are as different from each other as the humans that carry them, and some C. albicans strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
Cluster of new studies reveal how gut microbes work to tame intestinal inflammation
Bile acids made by the liver have long been known for their critical role in helping to absorb the food we ingest.
Mar 16, 2022
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Health
Long term exposure to air pollution linked to heightened autoimmune disease risk
Long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, finds research published online in the open access ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Immunology
Deciphering gut microbiome 'chatter' to combat IBD
Around 500,000 people in the UK live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a life-long, chronic condition characterized by sporadic bouts of gut inflammation causing debilitating symptoms. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Medications
Green synthesis of drug candidate for inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, is currently treated with steroids and antibody drugs. However, steroids have side effects, such as delayed healing, and antibody ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Genetics
Genetics of eosinophilic colitis revealed
A condition called eosinophilic colitis is distinct from other, similar eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a genetic analysis published in Gastroenterology.
Feb 25, 2022
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