Colon cancer rates are spiking among young people: Here's why, and how to lower the risk
Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.
Jan 7, 2026
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Digestive System Diseases: News and Research on Colitis, Ulcerative
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Simple tool predicts mental health burden, treatment needs in newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease patients
More than half a million patients in the UK have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and research suggests that up to 30% experience mental ill health as a result. Now, a new study outlines how many of the 25,000 new patients ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Survey reveals more than 1/3 of young adults with IBD face step therapy insurance barriers
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation revealed compelling new research pointing to major health care access challenges and financial burdens disproportionately affecting young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The ...
Jan 6, 2026
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Gut bacteria shift early in inflammatory bowel disease, study reveals
Patients experience significant changes in gut bacteria at the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new international study has found—offering new hope for earlier diagnosis and future treatments.
Dec 23, 2025
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Addressing the psychological impacts of inflammatory bowel disease
Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse and colleagues have found that cognitive behavioral therapy reduced disability for patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and that psychologists ...
Dec 18, 2025
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The role emotions play in inflammatory bowel disease
Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from abdominal pain even between acute inflammatory flare-ups. Altered processing of pain in response to fear may be involved. This is the conclusion of a research ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Gut cells aid intestinal healing, hope for IBD patients
A team led by scientists at King's College London, in collaboration with national and international partners, has discovered how a specific group of immune cells in the gut—Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC3s)—promote intestinal ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Fighting Crohn's with algae—can it heal the gut?
The first week of December marks Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week. Since 1990, cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have nearly doubled. It has risen fastest among those aged 15–39. IBD is a chronic inflammation of the ...
Nov 26, 2025
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Macrophage-killing bacterial toxin weakens the gut's defenses against ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the most common inflammatory bowel diseases, a lifelong condition that can cause chronic inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the large intestine. This can lead to symptoms such as rectal ...
New healthy, hopeful, care guidelines for pregnant women with IBD: Q&A
Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are three times more likely to forgo having children than people without the condition—it's a trend driven by fear and confusion about what the disease would mean for their pregnancies ...
Nov 19, 2025
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