Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inflammatory bowel disease biologic blunts immune response to COVID-19
Careful monitoring of patients treated with infliximab needed after COVID jab
Mar 22, 2021
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Gut
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Link between IBD and Parkinson's might allow doctors to slow down condition
Doctors may be able to modify or slow down the progress of the neurological condition Parkinson's disease in the future by spotting signs of it in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggest a study published ...
May 21, 2018
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Medical research
Researchers find biological explanation for wheat sensitivity
A new study may explain why people who do not have celiac disease or wheat allergy nevertheless experience a variety of gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms after ingesting wheat and related cereals. The findings ...
Jul 26, 2016
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159
Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D protects against colorectal cancer by boosting the immune system
A new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators demonstrates that vitamin D can protect some people with colorectal cancer by perking up the immune system's vigilance against tumor cells.
Jan 15, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in women under 50
Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a link between ...
May 6, 2021
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Gastroenterology
Distinct gut bacterial profile highly responsive to IBS dietary therapy identified
People who respond well to the recommended dietary therapy of restricting intake of fermentable carbs for irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS for short, have an abundance of particular types of bacteria in their gut, reveals ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Gastroenterology
Diet rich in animal foods, alcohol and sugar linked to 'inflammatory' gut microbiome
A high dietary intake of animal products, processed foods, alcohol and sugar is linked to a gut microbiome that encourages inflammation, finds research published online in the journal Gut.
Apr 13, 2021
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Vaccination
Common IBD treatment blunts COVID-19 vaccine response
People who take a commonly prescribed drug for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should not assume they are protected after a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, after a large-scale study found many had poor antibody responses.
Apr 26, 2021
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Diabetes
Viruses from poo can help combat obesity and diabetes
Obese mice with unhealthy lifestyles gain significantly less weight and avoid type 2 diabetes when they receive viruses transplanted from the stool of lean mice. These are the findings of a new University of Copenhagen study.
May 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adult-onset IBD linked to higher mortality
While the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) in adulthood is tied to a higher mortality, the actual number of deaths has been falling, a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet published ...
May 17, 2019
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