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For Pediatric Crohn's Patients, MR Enterography As Good Or Better Than Standard Imaging Exams
Medical News Today (UK) - 01/05/2012
MR enterography is superior to CT enterography in diagnosing fibrosis in pediatric patients with Crohn disease and equally as good as CT enterography in detecting active inflammation, and a new study shows. The study, conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, found that MR enterography was 77.6% accurate in depicting fibrosis compared to 56.9% for CT enterography.
Invisible helpers: How probiotic bacteria protect against inflammatory bowel diseases
Science Daily (US) - 26/04/2012
Some lactic acid bacteria can alleviate inflammation and therefore prevent intestinal disorders. Scientists have now decoded the biochemical mechanism that lies behind the protective effect of the bacteria. In experiments with mice, the researchers succeeded in demonstrating that lactocepin – an enzyme produced by certain lactic acid bacteria – selectively degrades inflammatory mediators in diseased tissue. This new evidence might lead to new approaches for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
Crohn's Disease Outcomes Improved By Early Introduction Of Biologic Therapy
Medical News Today (UK) - 19/04/2012
A large-scale study of medical claims data shows that introducing sophisticated biologic therapies early in the course of treatment for Crohn's disease improves response to medication and reduces the need for surgery...
Improved Understanding Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease In First Nations People
Medical News Today (UK) - 12/04/2012
Inflammatory bowel disease is relatively rare in Canadian First Nations people but common in white people, possibly due to different genetic variants, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) that helps improve understanding of the mechanisms of the disease. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a painful chronic immune disease that includes Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, has a genetic predisposition...
Critical Mechanism Of Neuron Death Discovered In Intestinal Inflammation Has Implications For IBD
Medical News Today (UK) - 22/03/2012
Researchers from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine have discovered a pathway that may contribute to the symptoms related to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). This research is a major milestone in developing future drug therapies for those living with these debilitating disorders. The digestive process is complex...
Study finds higher death rate in calorie-restricted models of IBD
News Medical (Australia) - 21/03/2012
In a surprising result, Michigan State University researchers looking at the effects of diet on bowel disease found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet were more likely to die after being infected with an inflammation-causing bacterial pathogen in the colon.
Novel Therapy Discovered For Crohn's Disease
Medical News Today (UK) - 21/03/2012
The Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) research team at Virginia Tech has discovered important new information on the efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in treating Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). CLA is a naturally occurring acid found in meat and dairy products known for its anti-cancer and immune modulatory properties...
Why are so many seriously ill women misdiagnosed with IBS? GPs mix it with endometriosis, Crohn's and even cancer...
Daily Mail (UK) - 20/03/2012
It was only when Lisa Moss passed a blood clot that she was sent for a colonoscopy, a procedure where the entire bowel is examined via a tiny tube with a camera on the end.
Novel therapy discovered for Crohn's disease
Science Daily (US) - 20/03/2012
Medical researchers have discovered important new information on the efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in treating Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). CLA is a naturally occurring acid found in meat and dairy products known for its anti-cancer and immune modulatory properties.
NIH awards Avaxia $1.5M Phase II SBIR grant to develop antibody therapeutic for IBD
News Medical (Australia) - 19/03/2012
Avaxia Biologics, Inc., a privately-held biotech company using its proprietary platform technology to develop orally-active antibody therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, is proud to announce that it has received a second round of funding from the National Institutes of Health for its work in inflammatory bowel disease.
Despite Lack Of New Treatment Options, Network Approach Improves Outcomes In Crohn's Disease And Ulcerative Colitis
Medical News Today (UK) - 14/03/2012
Many children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis who received treatment through ImproveCareNow, a national quality improvement and research network, ceased to have symptoms and no longer needed to take steroids for disease management. These are the findings from a study appearing in Pediatrics that examined the ImproveCareNow network's quality improvement efforts and their impact on outcomes.
Crohn's Disease Risk Among Jews Of Eastern European Descent
Medical News Today (UK) - 09/03/2012
Five new genetic variants linked to Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines) in Jewish people of Eastern European descent (Ashkenazi Jews), have been identified by a team of researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. These findings will help to better understand why the prevalence of the disease is almost four times greater in Ashkenazi Jews than in other populations.
Five new genetic mutations linked with Crohn's disease in Ashkenazi Jews
News Medical (Australia) - 09/03/2012
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered five new genetic mutations associated with Crohn's disease in Jews of Eastern European descent, also known as Ashkenazi Jews.
Children With IBD Have Difficulty In School, Mostly Due To Absences
Medical News Today (UK) - 16/02/2012
Children with inflammatory bowel disease* (IBD) may have difficulty functioning in school, particularly because their tendency to internalize problems can impact attendance. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study appearing in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. "Both IBD and its treatment have the potential to disrupt school functioning," said Wallace V.
Crohn's disease: Doctors were certain I was anorexic but I had a chronic bowel disorder
Daily Mail (UK) - 14/02/2012
Between the ages of 16 and 19, Fiona Argo’s weight plummeted from 9½ stone to just 5st, extremely underweight for her 5ft 5in frame.
Doctors were certain I was anorexic. In fact, I was one of thousands with Crohn's
Daily Mail (UK) - 14/02/2012
Between the ages of 16 and 19, Fiona Argo’s weight plummeted from 9½ stone to just 5st, extremely underweight for her 5ft 5in frame.
Well Blog: Going to College With Crohn's Disease
New York Times - 13/02/2012
Traveling With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Medical News Today (UK) - 27/01/2012
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) travelers have an increased risk of illness during trips to industrialized countries, but not to developing or tropical regions, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. "Inflammatory bowel disease patients are often advised to avoid travel, especially to the developing world...
inflammatory bowel disease emerges as a global disease
Science Daily (US) - 04/01/2012
The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease are increasing with time and in different regions around the world.
Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease raises risk of blood clots
totalhealth - 18/10/2011
Patients suffering from inflammatory bowel diseaseA group of inflammatory conditions of the intestine. The two major forms are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. (IBDAn abbreviation for inflammatory bowel disease, a group of inflammatory conditions of the intestine.
