Health
Walnuts show protection against ulcerative colitis in early study
Walnut consumption may offer protection against ulcerative colitis, according to a new study by researchers at UConn Health and Texas A&M University.
Aug 12, 2019
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Ulcerative Colitis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The impacts of smoking on patients with ulcerative colitis
Because smokers are less likely to develop ulcerative colitis (UC), a type of inflammatory bowel disease, patients with UC may be tempted to start smoking to lessen their symptoms. Researchers found no beneficial effects ...
Aug 7, 2019
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Inflammatory disorders
Edinburgh is global hotspot for inflammatory bowel disease rates
Edinburgh has some of the highest known rates of inflammatory bowel disease in the world and the figure is expected to rise in the next 10 years.
Aug 1, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Precision editing of gut bacteria reduces cancer in mice
UT Southwestern researchers have shown that precision editing of the bacterial populations in the gut reduces inflammation-associated colorectal cancer in mice.
Aug 1, 2019
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Medications
FDA: blood clot, death risk up with higher dose of tofacitinib
New warnings about an increased risk of thrombosis and of death among ulcerative colitis patients taking the 10 mg twice daily dose of the drug tofacitinib (Xeljanz, Xeljanz XR) have been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Jul 29, 2019
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Inflammatory disorders
Single-cell atlas reveals underlying building blocks of ulcerative colitis
Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic, painful disorders of the intestine that afflict roughly 1.5 million people in the United States. Yet the underlying mechanisms of these diseases, which include ulcerative colitis and ...
Jul 26, 2019
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Medications
New method divides patients with ulcerative colitis in groups
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a way of using gene expression conserved across species to divide patients with the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis into two distinct groups. The findings ...
Jun 28, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Immuno-PET precisely diagnoses IBD inflammation without invasive procedures
Inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be quickly and precisely diagnosed using a new type of nuclear medicine scan, according to research published in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Using ...
Jun 17, 2019
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Inflammatory disorders
Are we using biologic therapy properly?
The introduction of infliximab (Remicade), the first biologic therapy approved for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), did not result in lower rates of hospitalizations or intestinal surgeries among patients ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Immunology
Research deepens understanding of gut bacteria's connections to human health, disease
Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important advance in understanding the roles that gut bacteria play in human health.
May 31, 2019
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